SORN - no need to renew from 16-12-2013

Basically if they scan the renewal form or v5c and computer says no then you cannot tax it.

Obviously if you gave trade ins that covers it without putting the reg on the database then they would need to see docs.

It's a pain in the rear renewing them all the time. Normally I get about 15 ish come through in one envelope as there all due round the same time. Then the rest come through every month one by one.

The joys of owning loads of cars
The sickening factor with a lot of mine is that half of them are mot'd but I can't afford to tax/insure them all at once

so suppose someone forgot to sorn a car a few years ago then moved address a few times but never bothered to change the address on the log book if they register the car now will they be still liabel and get a fine?

The DVLA have gone to pot. Last year I put a private plate on my car, when I re-moted it, they sent me a letter a couple of weeks later saying there's a discrepancy with the chassis number when MOTed. So I checked the MOT certificate and checked the chassis number. Baffled that they matched up, I suddenly thought I'll check the V5. Low and behold there was a number missing from the chassis number. Wrote back giving them a round of what for, as just the previous month they had returned another V5 to me with a number plate change and spelt my Surname wrong. Reguarding the fact alot of their information is "lawful", I was quite appalled of so many mistakes especially as the only information that they had to change were registration marks

Yes but only once unless retaxef

Me too, I'd completely forgotten about the new continuous SORN and received a reminder this morning. Went to SORN it using the number on the reminder and it kept telling me to enter the right number. I then tried it manually with the reg number and ref. number from the V5 and it said my vehicle details weren't recognised.

It was only when I phoned up, frustrated that I couldn't do it online, that the automated message told me about the continuous SORN. I checked in the vehicle details and, as you say Ian, 'SORN in place' was written in the tax status box. Hoorah!

if you write to dvla telling them you have scrapped the vehicle yourself they should send a letter back confirming its removal from their database

Hmmmm Log book...............

just tried to SORN my Capper online, ref number on the reminder came up with errors, tried off the log book and it says the car is already on SORN

so looks like this is now in effect?