DVLA Fine SORN

halibut2209

Now you are using a false analogy. A fixed penalty is most certainly not the same as an out of court settlement.

crazylegsr65

peter_the_piper wrote: »

Actually, to me this is even more worrying than before. There have been a few cases similar to this recently where the poster has just driven onto the road and back again in a quiet cul-de-sac or similar. Either the dvla have millions of anpr cameras down every road or something else is going on. I can't believe that they are just cruising around looking for untaxed cars.

Actually they do.

DVLA patrols regularly in My Town - the vans are bristling with ANPR cameras - any stationary vehicles on the road are clamped and moving vehicles get a FPN.

Re the question of MOTing and how the DVLA knows whether or not it was attempted it's very simple - the PNC. The PNC shows all data for the car i.e.
When it was first registered
Who the current Registered Keeper is (and when they registered it)
What the engine size is
Chassis No.
Engine No.
SORN/Tax details
MOT dates
Insurance - to what address/to who/what class.

However there mere act of getting an MOT performed on a vehicle is not sufficient grounds to issue an FPN for the SORN offence as a valid MOT is required for a VEL. Your vehicle must have been seen to be driving.

peter_the_piper

So what you are saying is that as they patrol, they automatically check all parked cars and driven ones and the computer goes "beep" when they make a hit and the paperwork just follows. Coo. They can't do anything about the insurance unless they pass the details to the BIB.

crazylegsr65

peter_the_piper wrote: »

So what you are saying is that as they patrol, they automatically check all parked cars and driven ones and the computer goes "beep" when they make a hit and the paperwork just follows. Coo. They can't do anything about the insurance unless they pass the details to the BIB.

Pretty much, but if the car is parked it gets clamped (and a note of its location is made) IF the fine isn't paid then the car eventually gets towed.

The reason why they don't do anything about the insurance aspect is because they're not the prosecuting authority, that's down to the police.

Rover_Driver

halibut2209 wrote: »

Now you are using a false analogy. A fixed penalty is most certainly not the same as an out of court settlement.

That's why I said 'like' not 'the same as', but the end result is the same - no court appearance but you still receive the penalty as if you had.

Wig

mike1983 wrote: »

Dear all,

My car was declared SORN, and I agreed to sell it to a garage that is right next to my house. So I drove the short drive (1 minute literally) to the garage and have now been fined for taking the car onto the road that day.

Does anybody know if the DVLA allows you to drive an off road car to the garage in order to sell it?

Thank you very much in advance.

Did the car have a failed MOT status?

If so then not only can you take it on the road to and from a place for a pre booked MOT appointment (which unfortunately can all be checked on computers these days), but you can also take in on the road to and from a place of repair for the failed items on the MOT failure slip by prior arrangement (which can't be checked on computers). Just get the garage to agree it was taken there to repair the failed MOT item in preparation for a test. If they can do this you might be ok. However perjury is a much more serious offence and you should think carefully.