DVLA SORN Confusion...
 

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[Closed] DVLA SORN Confusion?

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Do you need to sorn every year? Or is it now sorn until you wish to put vehicle back on the road?

Online and Telephone Both have no records but I received a reminder. I am vaguely aware there was a change recently? The telephone system says SORN is now indefinite?


 
Posted : 31/01/2014 12:33 pm
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Pretty sure it stays SORN until you tax it again.


 
Posted : 31/01/2014 12:34 pm
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Sorn till its unsorn


 
Posted : 31/01/2014 12:35 pm
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Smashing. Thanks


 
Posted : 31/01/2014 12:54 pm
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used to be the case you had to sorn it each year - they stopped it this year.


 
Posted : 31/01/2014 12:59 pm
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I was fined one year for not re-SORNing 🙁


 
Posted : 31/01/2014 1:22 pm
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Unless the DVLA monitor STW, you're better off contacting them directly.


 
Posted : 31/01/2014 1:27 pm
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When I SORN'd my car it was for 12 months, you then get a renewal form to tax or SORN the vehicle for another 12 months. It doesnt stay SORN indefinitely.
This was only about 4 years ago.


 
Posted : 31/01/2014 1:32 pm
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[url= https://www.gov.uk/register-sorn-statutory-off-road-notification ]SORN[/url]

I'd read that as SORN until re-taxed or scrapped.


 
Posted : 31/01/2014 1:34 pm
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yeh its indefinite now. I got a renewal in a couple of weeks ago and its not very clear that you don't need to renew on the document or the dvla website.


 
Posted : 31/01/2014 1:41 pm
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alot changes in 4 years .

i have 2 land rovers on sorn at the moment.


 
Posted : 31/01/2014 1:51 pm
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the other thing to bear in mind, is that you must SORN if you are not insuring the vehicle too.

It's a bit of a swizz, but they are using the SORN mechanism to capture non-insurance.

This particularly applies to classic cars with 0 rated VED where you fancy getting a new £0 disc each year, but you have the car off the road - say garaged for restoration work. You dont have it insured, but it is nominally "taxed". By not having it SORN'd and not having insurance on it you are automatically fined. Stupid system.


 
Posted : 31/01/2014 1:56 pm
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Definitely indefinite now...

I tried unsuccessfully to re-sorn mine with the reminder document online. I eventually gave up and rang them only to get an automated message saying I didn't need to do anything. Why they couldn't put that on the website is a mystery.


 
Posted : 31/01/2014 1:59 pm

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