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What should I do?
My car is currently missing it's front end and suspension. When I finish my exams I'm going to respray it and rebuild it over the summer, I hope it will be finished some time in august before I go to uni in september.
It's currently MoTed and taxed till october however the MoT expires mid June . Does this mean I'll have to declare it SORN for the couple of months over the summer or will I be able to get away with it as it's still taxed?
It's currently MoTed and taxed till october however the MoT expires mid June . Does this mean I'll have to declare it SORN for the couple of months over the summer or will I be able to get away with it as it's still taxed?
Andy W____________1961 2-door 948cc (Sidney)_____________1963 2-door 1275cc (Emily)_______
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Obviously you're not allowed to use it on the road without MOT (or insurance) even though it is taxed, but that's it. If it's taxed till October then you don't need to do anything regarding SORN until October.
If the car is still not MOT'd when the tax runs out then you'll need to SORN it but that's completely painless if you do it via the internet.
If the car is still not MOT'd when the tax runs out then you'll need to SORN it but that's completely painless if you do it via the internet.
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So it's definitely legal to just leave it taxed with an expired MoT? I won't be driving it at all until it goes to the MoT station.
Andrew, I'm not doing any big jobs on the car until my exams are over (16th June), once i start working on the car I will be putting in many late nights however I want my paint job to come out looking half-decent so I really don't want to end up rushing the prep work etc (and I need to rely on weather conditions )... Besides, I have the other car for shows in the summer so that's another reason not to rush it.
Good idea though...
Andrew, I'm not doing any big jobs on the car until my exams are over (16th June), once i start working on the car I will be putting in many late nights however I want my paint job to come out looking half-decent so I really don't want to end up rushing the prep work etc (and I need to rely on weather conditions )... Besides, I have the other car for shows in the summer so that's another reason not to rush it.
Good idea though...
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As BG said - as long as it's OFF ROAD there is no problem - which is good as I seem to get into that situation a few times every year.So it's definitely legal to just leave it taxed with an expired MoT? I won't be driving it at all until it goes to the MoT station.
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2013... managed to seize my 1275 just by driving it round the block
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That's good news. I'll be leaving home before the tax runs out anyway so I really have to get the car finished before then.
Not declaring it SORN will make it easier when I finish just to get an MoT and be off with the old insurance and tax.
Thanks all for your input.
Not declaring it SORN will make it easier when I finish just to get an MoT and be off with the old insurance and tax.
Thanks all for your input.
Andy W____________1961 2-door 948cc (Sidney)_____________1963 2-door 1275cc (Emily)_______
Is this really the case , it goes against all other advice I have been given.canterburyalan wrote: A car can be left on the road with no MOT or Insurance but no not have any Ignition Keys with you when you get near the Car
We have had a customer who had his traveller in a brick garage, taxed and insured but with no MOT . Unfortunately the car caught fire and the insurance company washed their hands of it saying that it was uninsureable due to lack of MOT. This left the customer £9K out of pocket and car less as the estimated repair cost was in excess of £12K.
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Correct. It is a criminal offence to have a car on "THE QUEEN'S HIGHWAY" without a current MOT or insurance. Car can be towed and crushed.you need tax, mot and insurance for the vehicle to be on the road
It is a criminal offence not to display a road tax disc, but a civil offence not to buy a tax disc.