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Removing a SORN
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My father has SORN'd his car recently but has decided he wants to use it again.
He said when he SORN's it he filled out some paperwork at the Post Office, they tapped away in to their computer and it was all done. does anyone know if it can be "un-SORN'd" the same way and just as quickly?
He said when he SORN's it he filled out some paperwork at the Post Office, they tapped away in to their computer and it was all done. does anyone know if it can be "un-SORN'd" the same way and just as quickly?
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Or, if you get the car crushed or whatever, I think you just send the certificate of destruction to doovla.
It's already got a tax disk on it, which runs out at the end of the month. He wasn't expecting to use the car for a while which is why he SORN'd it but something has come up and he needs to drive in the next few days if possible, The DVLA website isn't very helpful and I'm tired of being passed from pillar to post by their phone system.
When you un-SORN a car, you are taxing it, and you pay for a year/6 months tax.
Is this not correct? You sound as if the car is magically being taxed and untaxed without paying anything.
Assuming your father has just re-taxed it, he may as well leave it taxed in case he needs it again.. otherwise he will be forever taxing and untaxing and losing money..
Or have I totally misunderstood?
Yes, you have. You can only claim the tax back if there's more than 30 days left on it. It's up at the end of the month.
Actually this is a strange one. Why should your father have to buy a new tax disc when he already has one? Hmmm.
Thanks everyone.
As a matter of interest, OP, what appears for the vehicle's status if you do an online enquiry?
http://www.taxdisc.direct.gov.uk/EvlPortalApp/application;JSESSIONID_EvlPortalApp=JZMxQWpwwXPgH2lTvyGT10FpvXJ6ly2btjnnLT0lJLnB815Z6mwx!-1808533086!1459995830?origin=vnav_bar.jsp&event=bea.portal.framework.internal.refresh&pageid=Vehicle+Enquiry
Edit: I was a bit late with that, wasn't I?