Unable to SORN car, do I really need a post office...

[P.]

I loathe post offices, especially round here, queues of museum pieces paying for stamps because I can has no email.

Unfortunately I need to SORN my lovely blown engine on wheels but my gov.uk, he says no.

Apparently due to tax class or recent vehicle change etc. I bought it 12th December and have the V5 here so...

I've seen this before on here, can't remember the resolution!

[mjn51]

yep you'll just have to queue up with us museum pieces, because we still need stamps, as paper still needs to be sent physically to certain offices.

[Aff]

I've had this on every vehicle I have tried to Tax/SORN since they went electronic.

Only option is the Post Office.
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[MarkJ]

I had this problem too, I think I went to the post office and they couldn't do it either. I think the person behind the desk just said they use the same web system that we use!

I ended up sending off some form stating I'm the new owner, and that I want SORN. Got a letter back a few weeks later saying all was sorted.

Found the letter, V890: https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/360126/V890_250714.pdf

[Rogerborg]

Presumably they've 'streamlined' the system until it broke.
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[P.]

[Rogerborg]

Wild thought.

“the required declaration” means a declaration in writing made to the Secretary of State [for Transport] by a person surrendering a vehicle licence or the keeper of a vehicle to the effect that (except for use under a trade licence) he does not for the time being intend to use or keep the vehicle on a public road and will not do so without first taking out a vehicle licence (or if appropriate a nil licence) for the vehicle;

“the required particulars” in relation to a vehicle are particulars furnished in writing to the Secretary of State of—
(a) the registration mark of the vehicle;
(b) the make and model of the vehicle; and
(c) the address of the premises at which the vehicle is to be kept

At the time of writing the Secretary of State for Transport is Patrick McLoughlin, the MP for Derbyshire Dales.

patrick.mcloughlin.mp@parliament.uk

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Web_bug#Email_web_bugs for confirmation of delivery. I wonder how DVLA would argue against that.
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GONE: HN125-8, LF-250B, GPz 305, GPZ 500S, Burgman 400 // RIDING: F650GS (800 twin), Royal Enfield Bullet Electra 500 AVL, Ninja 250R because racebike

[ScaredyCat]

[P.]

[Joncrete Cungle]

When the big bad computer in Swansea said NO, I ended up writing to the DVLA instructing them to SORN one of my bikes forthwith. I kept a copy of the letter and the free proof of postage to troll them with when demands to pay a bribe began to hit the doormat.

[Commuter_Tim]

[P.]

[Joncrete Cungle]

[Rogerborg]

https://38.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_mc5j4mNejN1qbzm56o5_250.gif
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Biking is 1/20th as dangerous as horse riding.
GONE: HN125-8, LF-250B, GPz 305, GPZ 500S, Burgman 400 // RIDING: F650GS (800 twin), Royal Enfield Bullet Electra 500 AVL, Ninja 250R because racebike

[Joncrete Cungle]

DVLA make me mad, especially after I renewed my photocard / replaced lost counterpart and it came back with 3 years less full motorcycle entitlement than I have had. Should be fun when the insurance cartel start demanding papers please before even giving a quote at some point in the future.

[Commuter_Tim]

[kramdra]

[P.]

I doubt the overpaid miserable sack of puss will reply but if he does, lol.

Thing is. It's taxed now without insurance. I've put as much effort in as I can be bothered with....and I'd like to test out rogerborgs idea if they take me, once again, to court. Wiggas got my address and number on speed dial by the looks of it.

[andyscooter]

i had no trouble

i must of broke it

sorry peeps
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[sickpup]

[P.]

[sickpup]

There is actually precedent for serving papers by electronic means, in the case of TFS~V~Fabio Massimo De Biase. See here. the court papers were served via facebook.

It is in my opinion an irrelevance whether the email is read, it has been 'served' regardless. There are various bits of case law to back up this opinion, they mostly concern fax machines running out of paper but the contracts were upheld.

[Pete.]

[P.]

It most definitely has arrived...

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