My tintop was in the garage for a few months having the engine fixed, now it's back I realise it's missed 2 months tax without being sorn.
What's the penalty and what's the best way to sort it? Sadly dvla don't seem to have any mechanism for back dating the tax...
Cheers.
Just tax it from now worst that can happen is a 2 months back tax Dont think they thought about this when they got rid of the tax disc that clearly stated wneh it ran out
I did a similar thing so just phoned them. They let me pay the arrears but this was before the 'new' no-disc system was in force so I don't know if that makes any difference.
Either sorn it or tax asap, it will come up with a warning saying about the gap in tax.
Then just hope the department that gets notification of the gap are too busy/can't be arsed to fine you!
Don't think you have any option other than just putting the new tax on it and waiting to see if they fine you, best to go asap as the longer it
is not taxed, the more likely the fine will be high.
I missed it one month (I did not receive the Sorn reminder but is my fault apparently) but the fine was not extorionate, the max fine is £1000?
Tax, or Sorn it immediately!
I missed putting my bike on SORN by a couple of weeks, got a £70 fine which was not much less than taxing it for a year, sometimes you just fall
unlucky
I've no training in law... but...
I'd say that if the DVLA are unable to accept payment for back tax or SORN just either tax the car or SORN it from today and leave it at that.
If you have made an honest mistake, and upon it's discovery have made reasonable efforts to correct the situation, in my opinion you should not
be liable for a fine. Of course if you have used the car on a public road during that period then you should of course pay the back tax, but unless
it can be proven that you purposely tried to avoid this (as opposed to being unable to due to no mechanism being it place for you to do so) I would
suggest that any fine should be overturned by a Court.
As with everything in civil law, this is all about acting in a reasonable manner. Despite best intentions, people do genuinely forget things.
[Edited on 20/3/2015 by ChrisW]
Just yesterday I got a "Last Chance" reminder to tax our daily driver. Tax ran out 1st March, but I am certain we never got a reminder at
the time.
If DVLA is now sending these letters (maybe in response to issues over the end of tax discs etc) at least they are hopefully trying to help now.
I paid online yesterday, and assume I won't be getting a fine. We shall see.
I took a detour to go for a drive after getting a non taxed car MOT'ed a few years ago, car got impounded and cost me nearly £700 in fines and
back tax which they took back to when I bought the car, even though I had picture evidence the car had been un-road worthy until the week it was
MOT'ed the court stated 'ignorance is no defence'
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Originally posted by cliftyhanger
Just yesterday I got a "Last Chance" reminder to tax our daily driver. Tax ran out 1st March, but I am certain we never got a reminder at the time.
If DVLA is now sending these letters (maybe in response to issues over the end of tax discs etc) at least they are hopefully trying to help now.
I paid online yesterday, and assume I won't be getting a fine. We shall see.
i got done by a ANPR camera getting of the ferry one year from le mans. (no tax for 4+ months via a genuine but stupid mistake)
got a letter warning of doom, crusher, fines etc.
went to post office and asked to buy tax, expecting a fine, or at least all the arrears to be due immediately only for the lovely lady to say
'sorry dear, you will need to buy this from the beginning of this month, is that ok?' YES"! Thank you very much. Fully expected and
deserved a fine or at least the back tax, but they didnt seem bothered, or to realise.
Just get some tax from today! I have done this before and as above they will probably just tax it at the post office from the start of the month. I would do it at the post office rather than online though.
Cheers everyone. I taxed it this morning, will have to see what arrives in the post!
I don't think it will make any difference doing at PO or online, as both ways are part of the same system.
You will do very well not to get fined.