Sorn for 2 days?

[HotJambalaya]

Just wondering, my car tax runs out today, but I won't be back for a couple more days. Can I sorn the car, then when I get back re tax it? Would also give me the benefit of an extra month tax, which is about £60 a month!-car is off road anyway.

I know there is a grace period, but was wondering in general too

[750turbo]

Tax it on line?

No one will give 2 hoots if it parked up with the old disc.

[HotJambalaya]

Yes, but given we're into the next month, I'd rather get that extra month of road tax!

So can I just SORN, then tax straight away, and get tax that expires end of September, instead of end of August ?

[Bill]

HotJambalaya said:

Yes, but given we're into the next month, I'd rather get that extra month of road tax!

So can I just SORN, then tax straight away, and get tax that expires end of September, instead of end of August ?

To get tax that expires at the end of September you'd have to buy it at the start of October...

[vit4]

If it's parked off-road, I personally wouldn't worry just for a couple of days. I've had a car go in for work just before the tax ran out, it wasn't taxed for a week or two with no repercussions.

[mnkiboy]

You can't get a free months worth of tax just by SORNing it for 5 minutes.

You can maybe buy forward dated tax later in the month, but it's only valid from the 1st of October.

[Puddenchucker]

What are you trying to achieve?

If you want to use the car on the road this month (September) the tax disc must start from 01/09/2013 and will expire 31/08/2014 (assuming you tax for 12 months).

If you want the tax to start from 01/10/2013 you will need to SORN the car to remain legal and the car cannot be used on the road until a new disc is purchased covering the month in which you wish to start using the car on the road.

[sandman77]

HotJambalaya said:

So can I just SORN, then tax straight away, and get tax that expires end of September, instead of end of August ?

no

[Snowboy]

I was going to write a long description.
But instead I think I'll keep it short.

:facepalm:

[Bill]

We need some kind of Ambiwlans arriving gif

[HotJambalaya]

Puddenchucker said:

What are you trying to achieve?

If you want to use the car on the road this month (September) the tax disc must start from 01/09/2013 and will expire 31/08/2014 (assuming you tax for 12 months).

If you want the tax to start from 01/10/2013 you will need to SORN the car to remain legal and the car cannot be used on the road until a new disc is purchased covering the month in which you wish to start using the car on the road.

Ah got you.

First car I've actually had to buy road tax on in 10 years, since others have been from non tax disc countries, never paid attention when it was £50 a year or whatever it was, but now the dirty sods want £500 from me I thought it would be worth a look -and the dealer bought my first years road tax so never thought about. Thought that if I bought the tax disc in september it would last through to 30th september 2014.

Thats that then!