SORN but car parked on road = fine?

empfun

Is my understanding correct that a SORN'd vehicle must be kept off of public roads at all times or face a fine. Cheers!

iseethestrals

yeah it must be kept off public roads. U can be fines up to 1000quid if it is found to be on the road

Bossyboots

I think you can drive it to a pre-booked MOT test and back but otherwise it must be off the public road.

Chris4817

Do you have to keep it off public roads? The clue is in the title (SORN) statutory OFF ROAD notification.

pingu

is their a place where you can report vhicles without road tax???



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hjb123

pingu wrote:

is their a place where you can report vhicles without road tax???



thanks

Try the following link:

http://www.dvla.gov.uk/public/unlic_veh/report_online.htm

How do I report a vehicle that appears to be unlicensed?
There are three methods available to you if you wish to report a vehicle that appears to be unlicensed:-

1. Online
Report a vehicle that appears to be unlicensed online.
2. Telephone
You may make a free telephone call to our Enforcement Telephone Hotline on 08000 325 202. Please ensure you have the following details, as you will be asked for this information:-
the registration mark;
location of the vehicle;
the make/model, colour;
3. In writing
You may send the details in writing to your nearest DVLA Local Office.
The details must include:
The registration mark.
Location of the vehicle.
The make/model, colour.
Wherever possible, please provide:
The time it can be seen on the public road.
Name and address of the owner.
The information provided can then be used for further investigations by an Inquiry Officer, who will make a formal sighting of the vehicle and complete a witness statement.

xycom1

empfun wrote:

Is my understanding correct that a SORN'd vehicle must be kept off of public roads at all times or face a fine. Cheers!

Yes, otherwise the DVLA may come and 'steal' it and crush it.

Mookfish

would it be legal to store a SORN'd car on a trailer in the street?

The way I see it track cars and the like that are striped down to an extent that they couldn't pass an MoT can be transported on a trailer so it should be okay to store a donor car on a trailer in the street.

Poppy9

You can also ring the police. Not on 999 but on their main switchboard number. Many forces have a dedicated Police Community Support Officers (PCSO) who will arrange lifting of offending vehicle.

pingu

thanks

its just sometimes selfish people and their selfish relatives park their cars/vans with no tax and leave them there for a long time and it causes parking problem!

its nice and quiet close off the main street so a police officer will not be able to see them

Poppy9

If that's the case you can also ring your local council and tell them there is an abandoned car!!