Vehicles require insurance unless you've notified the DVLA its off the road
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you didn't have to previously tell the DVLA its SORN with insurance, that only applied to Vehicle Excess Duty (Road Tax)
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as shaenei notes, i have a situation where my mondeo is now uninsured and unused but still taxed. as it is uninsured i have got it off the public highway as i know you can't leave it parked on the road with road tax but no insurance. what this means for me is i have to declare it sorn, and get some money back on the unused months on the tax disc. great in theory but it is a spare car and sometimes i insure it with dayinsure or my existing insurance company for a few days and will be unable to do that now as i'll have to go through the rigmarole of waiting for the ASKMID database to be updated then buy some road tax. if you only use it for a week and cash the tax back in you lose the rest of the month.
bit of a pain, but as with most things i am sure there are ways around it.
bit of a pain, but as with most things i am sure there are ways around it.
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Eagerly awaits the fallout in Bradford. Expect police auctions to soar.
As much as it's a pain in the circumstances rossy describes, it will sure as hell kerb the number of fvckheads driving uninsured cars under "traders" policy's.. Or using the old "drive any other car 3rd party" clause on insurance policy's for 1litre micra's, then stating "I can drive any car, innit bruv, getting a golf gti, sick cars"
As much as it's a pain in the circumstances rossy describes, it will sure as hell kerb the number of fvckheads driving uninsured cars under "traders" policy's.. Or using the old "drive any other car 3rd party" clause on insurance policy's for 1litre micra's, then stating "I can drive any car, innit bruv, getting a golf gti, sick cars"
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two ways to get round this;
1) get a friend to put your car reg on their traders policy they then update with MID. with the understanding if the car ever goes on the road it will be insured like normal. means you don't have to sorn it.
2) or my favourite as it is more devious, when buying the car put a fake name & address on the main part of v5c that gets sent off. goes on the system, all shitty letters go there, car is parked up off the road anyway. when you need to tax the car you can just insure like normal then get tax online, or take tear off green slip empty to post office. when car is to be sold get buyer to apply for lost v5 form v62 for £19 or you do just prior to sale with legitimate details.
1) get a friend to put your car reg on their traders policy they then update with MID. with the understanding if the car ever goes on the road it will be insured like normal. means you don't have to sorn it.
2) or my favourite as it is more devious, when buying the car put a fake name & address on the main part of v5c that gets sent off. goes on the system, all shitty letters go there, car is parked up off the road anyway. when you need to tax the car you can just insure like normal then get tax online, or take tear off green slip empty to post office. when car is to be sold get buyer to apply for lost v5 form v62 for £19 or you do just prior to sale with legitimate details.
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Traffic police cars have ANPR cameras in them.
I got stopped about 4 years ago in Belfast and whilst I was sitting in the car getting a rollocking, it caught 3 or 4 cars with either no MOT or tax.
The traffic cop said the computer automatically prints out the fine
I got stopped about 4 years ago in Belfast and whilst I was sitting in the car getting a rollocking, it caught 3 or 4 cars with either no MOT or tax.
The traffic cop said the computer automatically prints out the fine
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put MR ALI 123 BRADFORD on the main part of V5 when buying. then leave tear off blank. then when you finally go to tax or insure it for whatever reason (normally you been pulled by plod and they recovered your car to the pound) then fill in the name on the tear off then. tip ex after.
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Its a pain for people who have an occasional track car
This is a stupid law. Just had it all explained to me by my insurance company as I didn't want to insure the civic till before Japfest in May. The car is taxed and on private land but I still have to insure it to stay legal. Not impressed at all
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funky did they say when this law was becoming active. i was on direct.gov the other day and it still says "early 2011"? thanks.
this is their site that still says early 2011 http://www.direct.gov.uk/en/Motoring/OwningAVehicle/Motorinsurance/DG_186696.
this is their site that still says early 2011 http://www.direct.gov.uk/en/Motoring/OwningAVehicle/Motorinsurance/DG_186696.
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She said January on the phone. Now I'm frantically calling insurance companies while a head full of cold trying to get a decent quote before my renewal tomorrow.
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another year or so has passed, i'm interested if anyone has ever received angry DVLA letters for not being in compliance with the mandatory SORN or insured law? i know somebody who currently has a car that is not sorn (with tax still ticking down), but not insured either and they haven't recieved any letters. i think this is scare tactic and am interested if anyone has any non-anecdotal evidence.
reminds me of the m25 speed cameras not being active.
reminds me of the m25 speed cameras not being active.
