SORN at different address

[moyabrit]

Hi all, I'm going away for 6 months and want to SORN my car while I'm gone. I've got nowhere to put it offroad at my house, but my mum has drive space I can use. She lives 200 miles away. New to SORN so would someone mind pointing out what I should do, and in what order please? I've got a V14 form.

A few questions:

• What address needs to be on the logbook, and can I make a SORN before I get it back with the address changed?
• Do I keep insurance at my address, change it to my mum's, or try to cancel it? Don't think I'll get a refund coz I had a no-fault claim, but was going to let it expire in 2 months.
• MOT will expire while I'm away. Will I be able to drive 200 miles back home for a prebooked test, coming straight off a SORN?
• I've got a breatheable fitted car cover from Ebay, but should I be doing anything else to prepare it? Worth putting it up on blocks?

Edited by moyabrit on Wednesday 9th July 01:12

[MrPicky]

Try to get it MOT'd before you go, that's one worry gone. You would need to insure it to drive it to an MOT test from your mum's house.

The vehicle does not need to be insured while SORNED unless you drive it.

Leaving the insurance to run out shouldn't do any harm, it might add 1 to your NCB depending on the circumstances of your claim.

[TooMany2cvs]

Location is irrelevant. Make sure the V5C is pointing to somewhere DVLA can get in contact with you - so if your post's just building up behind the door, you might want a redirect or to change the address.

If it's SORNed, that's all it needs. MOT it if you want to, insure it if you want to, but they're not needed. When you get back, re-insure it, drive it for an MOT, then tax it. Job jobbed.

For six months? I'd just park it, with the battery disconnected (or on a smart/trickle charger). Mebbe leave it in gear and handbrake off, but it won't be a big problem.