andylancaster3000
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| posted on 9/8/15 at 10:15 AM |
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Tin-top MOT and SORN advice
Looking for a bit of advice regarding MOTs and SORN. Expect the masses here are quite familiar this!
Living out of the UK at the moment and have a road car laid up at home, which is due for an MOT next week. Until now I’ve kept it MOTd, insured and
taxed for a couple of reasons but I now cant MOT it until I return to the UK in October. I was planning to SORN the car, let the MOT lapse and deal
with it in October. But I wondered whether I can avoid the SORN hassle, allow the MOT to lapse and then just put it through an MOT when I return (with
a pre-booked appointment of course)?
I.e. If it’s not being used and its not on public land, are there any implications with leaving it taxed and insured but without MOT? Financial
benefit in SORNing it is minimal.
Any advice appreciated.
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CosKev3
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| posted on 9/8/15 at 10:35 AM |
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Not that I understand,only needs MOT to be driven on the road surely?
Its just insurance and tax that are linked,ie if its taxed it must now be insured.
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chillis
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| posted on 9/8/15 at 01:14 PM |
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So long as its not being used on the road, then a car can be insured and taxed without mot, but if the tax runs out then it must be sorned ( can still
be insured)
If the insurance runs out or is stopped then you must sorn and any remaining eligible tax will be refunded.
If the mot lapses then you must have insrance before driving the car to an mot station but I guess you already knew that.
Never under estimate the ingenuity of an idiot!
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blakep82
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| posted on 9/8/15 at 01:24 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by CosKev3
Not that I understand,only needs MOT to be driven on the road surely?
Its just insurance and tax that are linked,ie if its taxed it must now be insured.
And you can't re-tax it if its got no not, if that's due before October?
I'm not sure what the sorn hassle is though? Just go online and do it?
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BenB
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| posted on 9/8/15 at 01:44 PM |
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I thought un-SORNing was going to be a hassle but it wasn't. Even though I'd lost the V5 (or rather "misplaced" it- it's
there somewhere) I just rang the DVLA who took the money over the phone for the tax. Job done! Got my Locost through an MOT, road-taxed, job done.
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Vmax1974
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| posted on 9/8/15 at 08:41 PM |
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Sorry benb will try that again here instead of u2u
I put my citroen back on the road and I was able to insuse amd tax the car before I took it for test so you may be ok till you get back
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andylancaster3000
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| posted on 16/8/15 at 12:46 PM |
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Thanks, chaps.
Just decided to SORN. As you say - very easy!
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