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I'm abroad with my car for the next few months. I was intending to declare SORN but it says on the form that it can't be done of the car is abroad. Does anyone know how they can tell?!
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Well i think thats a bit cheeky as it would not be actually layed up of the road , and I'm sure you have to provide a place that its kept . Its not worth getting in trouble just to be a tight asre .
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Well i think thats a bit cheeky as it would not be actually layed up of the road , and I'm sure you have to provide a place that its kept . Its not worth getting in trouble just to be a tight asre . Anything is worth it to be a tight  ! |
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Supposed to be taxed if it's used on the road while it's abroad, if it's off the road just SORN it online them tax it before it's used again.
If it's out of MOT it's a pain.....
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Car has to comply with all UK rules - MOT, tax & insurance if an EU country.
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Car has to comply with all UK rules - MOT, tax & insurance if an EU country. It's parked up at the moment (and will be for the next couple of months). Just wondering if there would be a problem if I try and SORN it. |
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Car has to comply with all UK rules - MOT, tax & insurance if an EU country. It's parked up at the moment (and will be for the next couple of months). Just wondering if there'll be a problem if I try and SORN it. |
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Sounds like you want someone to say its ok because your going to do it anyway . If you sorn it the dvla will want to know why its still insured and will send you a fine . Your not allowed to be insured on a untaxed vehicle .
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Sounds like you want someone to say its ok because your going to do it anyway . If you sorn it the dvla will want to know why its still insured and will send you a fine . Your not allowed to be insured on a untaxed vehicle . I probably am going to do it anyway, yes, but I am wondering how they know that the car is abroad. Are you sure that you can't have a vehicle insured and not taxed? I thought it was the other way round. |
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Your not allowed to be insured on a untaxed vehicle . Thats not correct mate, all my bikes are fully comp insured and SORN'd - some have been for years |
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indeed, the ruling is the other way round, no issues with being insured and parked up, you won't find many expensive cars not insured at all times!
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Sounds like you want someone to say its ok because your going to do it anyway . If you sorn it the dvla will want to know why its still insured and will send you a fine . Your not allowed to be insured on a untaxed vehicle . I probably am going to do it anyway, yes, but I am wondering how they know that the car is abroad. ANPR. |
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I probably am going to do it anyway, yes, but I am wondering how they know that the car is abroad. ANPR. Can the DVSA access European cameras? |
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Your not allowed to be insured on a untaxed vehicle . Thats not correct mate, all my bikes are fully comp insured and SORN'd - some have been for years Correct correct my mistake . I had it still taxed and not insured and got a letter threatening fine. My mistake . I do think its a bloody silly thing to do to save £25 and not sure its legal/right with insurance . Would the insurance be void if its not taxed ? |
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Thats not correct mate, all my bikes are fully comp insured and SORN'd - some have been for years Correct correct my mistake . I had it still taxed and not insured and got a letter threatening fine. My mistake . I do think its a bloody silly thing to do to save £25 and not sure its legal/right with insurance . Would the insurance be void if its not taxed ? The car is off road so why shouldn't I do it? Do you leave tax on your car if it's off road? I'm sure the no SORN abroad rule is to stop people driving their car on European roads but mine is parked on a driveway. And it's for 2 months so is more than 25 quid. |
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Well phone your insurance company and email the dvla about it then
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Well phone your insurance company and email the dvla about it then I've got 90 days European cover so my insurance is irrelevant. |
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At the end of the day you want us to say its ok to do something the DVLA have said not too , which you are going to do anyway .
I hope you get abroad and you cant log in to the dvla from there to cancel your tax . If you do you will be lying [ is that fraud ?] by saying its on your drive at home !
Good luck with that muppet !
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If its parked up and off the road, exactly where it is is pretty much irrelevant surely? As long as it is taxed again before using it on the road all should be good?
I guess the no SORN abroad is to try and avoid exported vehicles ending up on SORN'd
I very much doubt you will get the DVLA to commit to anything, I tried several years ago when i was planning an overland trip and the MOTs would expire whilst overseas so we would be unable to re-tax and they had no answers apart from you will have to ship it back to re MOT or risk a fine.
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At the end of the day you want us to say its ok to do something the DVLA have said not too , which you are going to do anyway . I hope you get abroad and you cant log in to the dvla from there to cancel your tax . If you do you will be lying [ is that fraud ?] by saying its on your drive at home ! Good luck with that muppet ! Wow. You seem to be taking this very personally! I never asked anyone to say it was ok. I asked how the DVSA would know the car was abroad Who said I'd be telling them it's on my drive at home? I'd be declaring SORN. You don't need to give a location for the vehicle. As others have (helpfully) pointed out, the likely reason for the no SORN abroad rule is to stop people driving in Europe with no tax. And as others have (helpfully) said, the DVSA can be pretty useless when it comes to being asked questions they're not expecting. |
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