Tax running out end of Sep not yet got renewal reminder

wealdroam

74tnemele wrote: »

I have thought of another option to save 25quid.

Can I declare it sorn without log book? Then I get a confirmation of this and next month use that to retax it?

No. You cannot use the SORN Acknowledgement Letter to tax your vehicle.

If you SORN it, you will need the V5C to retax it, or wait for next year's reminder.

leoren

Mine reminder only arrived today. Contact number on the letter is 0300 1234321. Are you sure you every got a log book or reminder? perhaps it's all still going to the previous keepers adress?

74tnemele

Thanks all.

Can someone just confirm, if I get form to declare sorn couple days before end of month, hand in my tax disc and declare sorn.

Then keep car off road couple of weeks (no probs we have another car).


I should then get a letter to confirm it has been declared sorn. Can I use this letter with MOT and insurance certificates to tax the car again? If this plan will work I think I will wait a month and tax it for November.

Will this plan work?

taffy056

wealdroam wrote: »

No. You cannot use the SORN Acknowledgement Letter to tax your vehicle.

If you SORN it, you will need the V5C to retax it, or wait for next year's reminder.

You don't need the log book to tax the car, all you need is the reference number from it, so if you sorn the car you will get a letter I believe with this reference number on it, I have noted down this number down elsewhere just in case my log book is mislaid for some reason, and always tax online.

[Deleted User]

What is all this about SORNing a car to get around paying for a new log book! Just man up and pay for it! You can't continue for the rest of your life without a logbook. What will you do if the police ask you to produce it? Or if you decide to sell/scrap the car in future?

wealdroam

taffy056 wrote: »

You don't need the log book to tax the car, all you need is the reference number from it, so if you sorn the car you will get a letter I believe with this reference number on it, I have noted down this number down elsewhere just in case my log book is mislaid for some reason, and always tax online.

As I said earlier...

wealdroam wrote: »

You cannot use the SORN Acknowledgement Letter to tax your vehicle.

Your belief is wrong. That letter does not have the appropriate reference number on it.
I have one of these letters, V956, in front of me and the only 'numbers' on it are the registration number and a telephone number.

So I stand by my assertion...

wealdroam wrote: »

If you SORN it, you will need the V5C to retax it, or wait for next year's reminder.

Indeed the V956 letter finishes by saying...

If you want to use or keep the vehicle on a public road before the SORN runs out, you will need to tax it. You can do this, using your V5C:

• online at www.direct.gov.uk/taxdisc;
• by phoning 0300 123 4321;
• at some Post Office branches: or at any DVLA local office.

sookipeaspud

gordikin wrote: »

You can do it online.

I prefer to do it with a real woman thank you! LOL....:rotfl:

74tnemele

taffy056 wrote: »

You don't need the log book to tax the car, all you need is the reference number from it, so if you sorn the car you will get a letter I believe with this reference number on it, I have noted down this number down elsewhere just in case my log book is mislaid for some reason, and always tax online.

Does the number not change though? Is the one from last year the same as this year?

I still havent got letter from them.


Quick question what happens if I do not sorn it, but take it off the road because I have no way of taxing it until I get my number?

custardy

74tnemele wrote: »

Does the number not change though? Is the one from last year the same as this year?

I still havent got letter from them.


Quick question what happens if I do not sorn it, but take it off the road because I have no way of taxing it until I get my number?

its an fineable offence
to those panicking about reminders
my reminder arrived yesterday
so the DVLA must have just sent them

flyer64

74tnemele wrote: »

My cars tax runs out end of this month and I havent got my reminder yet.

How long before the end of the month should you get it?

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Just to jump into this thread - see my earlier post about expired tax disc. I'm still waiting on my reminder and my tax expired at end of August.

I only noticed the bloomin thing yesterday and am panic stricken - but did a little investigating and discovered on various sites that they don't always send out reminders. Then say the onus is on you to get it taxed (which of course it is) so you shouldn't really need a reminder.

I won't get caught out like this again.:(