oh ffs, dvla sorn problem

[damz]

At the moment i have two bikes, one on the road and one off the road. the one i use is with me in england and the one thats off the road is in scotland in a garage in a million pieces.

anyway i got a tax/sorn reminder for the bike and got my mum to post it down to here so i can sorn it. filled out the form and posted it. this was back in october. I received a letter (sent from my other home in scotland) today saying that i now owe them £80 (£40 if i pay now) plus a £5.50 arrears duty.
sadly since it was ages ago i dont even have the receipt showing that i sent it so they can just claim i didnt send it.

im going to give them a call in the morning but seing as its a government establishment i imagine that im fucked.
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Current Bikes RVF400 - 94
Cars: RX7 FD, Eunos Roadster
Former Bikes: FZR 250R 89, ZX7R 98

[CaNsA]

There was a thread about this a few months back. I think they have to prove that you didnt post it.

hth

[damz]

well i've filled in another sorn declaration form that i got with the letter and wrote on the return letter that i applied for a sorn back in november (tax ran out on halloween) and that the bike is in several peices since july and hadnt been on the road for nearly a year and told them i am sending them a second decleration form.

only problem i can forsee is that they say if you dont receive a confirmation and you dont respond you are at fault
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Current Bikes RVF400 - 94
Cars: RX7 FD, Eunos Roadster
Former Bikes: FZR 250R 89, ZX7R 98

[CaNsA]

Sickpup kicked them in the nads over the same thing in 08/09.

check it out.

The Beginning
https://www.bikechatforums.com/viewtopic.php?t=161679

The result and helpful info
https://www.bikechatforums.com/viewtopic.php?t=185543&highlight=sorn

hth

[Hetzer]