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Retaining Number Plate from SORN'd Un-Tested Car???
scootz - 21/11/12 at 08:01 PM

If I've understood the DVLA guidelines right, then you can't put a number plate on retention if it's to be taken from your SORN's non-MOT'd car.

Does anyone know of any tricks to get round this (other than MOT the bugger... it's not financially viable to do so!).

Cheeeers!

loggyboy - 21/11/12 at 08:06 PM

No tricks, you need an MoT.

Edit: You need a friendly MoT man who will do you a ticket without seeing the car who is happy to know you wont be using the car, you just want the plate

[Edited on 21-11-12 by loggyboy]

vanepico - 21/11/12 at 08:14 PM

I thought it was a car that has had an mot in the last year?

scootz - 21/11/12 at 08:15 PM

It's been off the road for three years.

vanepico - 21/11/12 at 08:19 PM

Is it completely fubar'd then? will it not pass an mot? Maybe it would be a way of selling the car

scootz - 21/11/12 at 08:30 PM

It would cost a small fortune to MOT it (Jaguar) and it's just not worth it as I just want the drivetrain out of it.

It's the previous owner who wants the plate... he gave me that car for now't on the understanding that he'd get the number plate if I decided to MOT the car, rather than strip / scrap it.

I'd like to help him out if I reasonably could.

vanepico - 21/11/12 at 08:32 PM

yeah slipping a fiver into the mot blokes hand'd probably be the only option!

froggy - 21/11/12 at 10:37 PM

I'm sure there are plenty of test stations willing to risk getting struck off for a fiver

loggyboy - 22/11/12 at 08:07 AM

I will have a word with my mot mate next time i see him..
How much is it worth bearing in mind it will need insurance and tax too?

[Edited on 22-11-12 by loggyboy]

Hellfire - 22/11/12 at 12:34 PM

I can't see any MOT test stations being willing to help. It might be worth calling the DVLA in the first instance and explaining your circumstances, without being too specific about the car registration number. If that doesn't help, put all the details into a letter/e-mail and send it to them. Worst case, you need to get it MOT'd and are back to square one......

Phil

JoelP - 22/11/12 at 08:33 PM

No mot man would just send you an mot for it, you'd probably have to find one prepared to register the car to themselves, then they could strip it to remove evidence that it was not roadworthy at the time they issued the cert. But what a lot of effort! Realistically, i think its not going to happen.