Hi Folks,
One that's got me scratching my head.
I've just re-imported my car from europe and put it through the HMRC import clearance (fine, the fastest and most friendly government process
I've ever interacted with). However I now need to register it with the DVLA. The question is..... when I do, do I have to tax/MOT/insure it
immediately or can I just immediately SORN it?
I only brought it back because I couldn't sell it there easily, so keeping it here is at my risk/loss and I want to minimise it!
I guess I asked a niche question!
Not a definitive answer, but anything else you buy in the UK you can SORN immediately, I don't see why it should be any different?
At worst you might have to pay 6 months road tax along with the registration fee when you register it, but should then be able to immediately SORN
& claim it back, should only cost one months tax - I don't think insurance & MoT come into it anymore, they always used to, but pretty
sure I taxed a car that was currently not MoT'd or insured a year or so back
quote:
Originally posted by russbost
Not a definitive answer, but anything else you buy in the UK you can SORN immediately, I don't see why it should be any different?
At worst you might have to pay 6 months road tax along with the registration fee when you register it, but should then be able to immediately SORN & claim it back, should only cost one months tax - I don't think insurance & MoT come into it anymore, they always used to, but pretty sure I taxed a car that was currently not MoT'd or insured a year or so back
quote:
Originally posted by coyoteboy
I guess I asked a niche question!
quote:
Originally posted by russbost
Not a definitive answer, but anything else you buy in the UK you can SORN immediately, I don't see why it should be any different?
At worst you might have to pay 6 months road tax along with the registration fee when you register it, but should then be able to immediately SORN & claim it back, should only cost one months tax - I don't think insurance & MoT come into it anymore, they always used to, but pretty sure I taxed a car that was currently not MoT'd or insured a year or so back