Buying something that's SORN'ed

[UnknownStuntm...]

So, if you purchase a vehicle that's been SORN'ed and you've seen the paperwork to prove it, what's the deal? Do you need to SORN it yourself straight away or tax it, or is there a certain time limit in which you must do something.

I'm thinking of buying a bike that's been laid up for a while and will not necessarily go through an MOT, so I will need to work on it first. Think the last MOT it had was in 2006, so there's a little bit of checking to do.

[Nick 50]

I would SORN it online once you have received the V5 back from the DVLA just to be on the safe side.
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[andy_uk]

Yes, you'll need to SORN it again.
As soon as there's a change of keeper, the current SORN is removed.


//edited to add a missing word
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[dungbug]

[Kickstart]

Hi

As above. A fairly common way of the DVLA scamming people for more money.

All the best

Keith
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[UnknownStuntm...]

Cheers - is there a grace period? I mean, it could be a couple weeks to get the V5 back, and nobody wants to tax before the beginning of a month...

Has anyone here ever been stung for tax (or had a bribe invited ) when buying something that's been off the road for a while?

Realistically, I think I will tax it within a month, but that does depend on the MOT going through. It's going to be in a lockup, so there's no chance of it being seen by the way.

[dungbug]

[Kickstart]

Hi

Think you will be able to do an online SORN declaration using the details on the new keepers slip.

All the best

Keith
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[Rogerborg]

[yaigi]

I've just said this on another thread but it may be helpful for you to know my partner didn't SORN his bike when it was off the road in a garage and when he got a letter about it from DVLA he replied saying he had sent the SORN declaration in on [date] and as far as he was concerned his end of the deal was done. They can't prove he didn't and by law he doesn't HAVE to prove he did. I'm just trying to dig out where he found that little nugget of info, cos he never heard from them again, it's CERTAINLY worth a try
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[Quornholio]

Interpretations Act by any chance?

[lozzypop1]

[Rogerborg]

Interpretations Act 1978 Section 7, as tried and tested by sickpup in front of the beak, hip hip huzzah.

However, that's not a precedent, and you may come up against a new bunch of DVLA prosecutors who fancy their chances in front of some different magistrates.
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[yaigi]

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[symonh2000]

I am trying to declare a SORN on a bike I have just bought right now.

Without the SORN/Tax reminder or the V5C reference number you cannot do it.

The little green slip that is given to you when you buy a bike doesn't have the V5C reference on it so you have to wait until the Main V5 comes back...
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[yaigi]

[symonh2000]

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