SORN query

[Freddyfruitba...]

I've just bought a new used car on behalf of my offspring (yeah I know, but what can you do - doesn't like bikes), but he doesn't want to use or insure it yet (he's not actually here anyway) and just wants to leave it on my drive for a week uninsured while he sorts out insurance etc.

I've told him he will have to do a SORN even for this short period... I don't know how hot the polis are on following up untaxed/uninsured vehicles but it's not worth the risk, is it.

Am I right in thinking that it would be quick and easy to do SORN online and then to retax next week (which also saves a month's-worth of tax, innit)? Or do you first have to wait for the paperwork to catch up with you etc? Also, does there any 'stigma' attach to the vehicle in the future for having been SORN'ed? ie, are future purchasers able to find out and maybe worry about it?

Basically what I want to know is should he just go ahead and tax and insure the thing now regardless?
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[stinkwheel]

You posted this on the end of another thread which had nothing to do with the subject so I've split it off for you.

I'll answer your question with another one:

How's he getting it from wherever it is to your drive with no tax or insurance?
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[Freddyfruitba...]

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[Freddyfruitba...]

[Ben90]

If you tax it now you'll get five days of tax for the cost of a month.

SORN it.
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[skatefreak]

VED has become an infuriating scam.
Tax it on the last day of the month and you get charged a full month for that one day,
sorn it on the first day of the month and you don't get a penny for the rest of that month,
Sell a car and sorn it and you don't get a penny back for that month and the person buying pays for the whole month .

Am pretty sure I read somewhere they were making at a cool £17 million a year or there about's in double charged VED.

Pure legit scam.

PS. In relation to not having an insured vehicle, I heard you will get a notice at the 1 month mark warning you and you have a couple of weeks to tax/sorn from there. I've had a vehicle taxed and not insured on at least 2 occasions since for < a month and not heard anything from anyone about it

[Rogerborg]

I had a clear month uninsured/non-SORNed before I got my first nastygram, but that was a couple of years ago.
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