SORN

[mayevora]

If tax has expired on a vehicle, and you have not declared it SORN. Does anybody know the procedures and timescale then taken to enforce a fine? Are you notified after a week? a month? Two months? or does a fine just arrive through the letterbox post haste?

You should recieve an acknowlegment letter within a month after declaring it SORN but unsure what happens if not declared.

Edited March 7, 2008 by mayesprit

[Tentenths]

The car needs to be taxed or declared SORN by the first day of the month after your current tax expires. However the DVLA who can issue a civil fine for not doing this will give you fourteen days before issuing said fine.

The DVLA carry out a computer check each month to identify those vehicles without a valid tax disc. Keepers who fail to re-license their vehicle (or declare SORN) will incur an automatic penalty of

Edited March 7, 2008 by Tentenths - Mod
Clarity

[esprit350]

I think you are also liable for any back tax for the period between being taxed and declaring SORN

[molemot]

You can now do it all on-line, renew tax or declare SORN..system works well. DVLA.gov or somesuch.

[Tentenths]

Ian, pretty sure Andyclements has been through this recently. Expect he'll spot this thread and post anyway but if not probably worth sending him a PM.

[esprit22]

Gone are the days when a beer mat used to suffice....

[Bibs]

http://www.direct.gov.uk/taxdisc

[Jonathan]

I got a fine - even though they didn't remind me.

The GT2 wasn't taxed when I bought it so I declared it SORN when I tx'd the ownership over.

Every year it expires and you have to tell them (car HAS to be in 1 of 3 states - On road, SDORN or scrapped).

It's upto YOU to make sure that declation is upto date if not it's a

[martynv]

I think you are also liable for any back tax for the period between being taxed and declaring SORN

Yes Howard is right. When I bought me SE there was a problem with the registration document and I couldn't tax it even though I wanted to, I also assumed that because the previous owner had SORNed the car everything would be Ok till it was re-taxed. However as soon as a car changes hands the SORN is canceled, something the nice lady at the DVLA just happened not to mention when I called them for advice. I ended up having to pay an entire months back tax at the top rate and a bit on top and the car was only un-taxed for a bit over two weeks. What a bunch of B*******

Martyn.