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Bitumen Boy
Joined: 26 Jan 2012
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Location: Above the snow line in old Monmouthshire
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 Posted: Mon Feb 20, 2012 3:45 pm Post subject: SORN rules? |
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Has anyone had any recent experience with declaring SORN? My insurance is due to expire in a week or so but the tax disc is good till July and I'm planning on laying the car up. I know you're supposed to declare SORN now - or get a big fine for being uninsured - but what's the procedure? I guess I have to surrender the tax disc, but do I need a form from the post office - can't use the tax reminder as of course haven't got one. Or can I do it online?
Remember when everything was nice and simple?  |
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Roger-hatchy
Joined: 07 Dec 2007
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Location: Tiptree, Essex
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Bitumen Boy
Joined: 26 Jan 2012
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Location: Above the snow line in old Monmouthshire
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Thanks for that Roger, I've been going round in bloody circles looking for that. That Directgov website works about as well as the rest of the government...  |
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Julian
Joined: 19 Apr 2010
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Location: Warrington
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| Posted: Mon Feb 20, 2012 10:46 pm Post subject: |
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Don't forget to send the old tax disc back for a refund, (unless it's nil value?) you can download the refund form, print it off and send it to Swansea - no need to go to a Post Office.
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RobMoore
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Location: Peterlee
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Inglewood
Joined: 28 Dec 2010
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Location: Stone, Staffordshire
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| Julian wrote: | Don't forget to send the old tax disc back for a refund, (unless it's nil value?) you can download the refund form, print it off and send it to Swansea - no need to go to a Post Office.
Julian. |
Even if your tax disc is £nil duty paid you should still send it back to the DVLA if you take the car off the road - otherwise, under the continuous insurance regulations the car needs to be insured. |
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Riley Blue
Joined: 18 Jun 2008
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Location: Derbyshire
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| Posted: Wed Feb 22, 2012 3:17 pm Post subject: |
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| Inglewood wrote: | | Julian wrote: | Don't forget to send the old tax disc back for a refund, (unless it's nil value?) you can download the refund form, print it off and send it to Swansea - no need to go to a Post Office.
Julian. |
Even if your tax disc is £nil duty paid you should still send it back to the DVLA if you take the car off the road - otherwise, under the continuous insurance regulations the car needs to be insured. |
My Riley is currently SORNed and it's also insured, I've too much invested in it to take any chances. |
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Julian
Joined: 19 Apr 2010
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Location: Warrington
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| riley541 wrote: | | [My Riley is currently SORNed and it's also insured, I've too much invested in it to take any chances. |
What's the theory behind that? If it's insured and 'historic' or nil tax you may as well keep it taxed - for that odd sunny day in winter 
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Riley Blue
Joined: 18 Jun 2008
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Location: Derbyshire
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| Posted: Wed Feb 22, 2012 4:33 pm Post subject: |
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| Julian wrote: | | riley541 wrote: | | [My Riley is currently SORNed and it's also insured, I've too much invested in it to take any chances. |
What's the theory behind that? If it's insured and 'historic' or nil tax you may as well keep it taxed - for that odd sunny day in winter
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It's being restored and doesn't have a current MoT so taxing it will be a bit difficult. Its insurance (when on the road) costs less than £100 a year, not worth losing theft cover by cancelling it. |
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