Moving house with a SORN car

BaileyB

http://www.shiftacar.com/

Dave_®f©

You could book the BMW car in for an MOT at a garage near the destination address 200 miles away and drive it there with the SORN still in force.....





Driving to an MOT test when a SORN is in place

You can drive your vehicle to and from a pre-arranged test at an MOT test station provided you have adequate insurance cover in place for that vehicle.

slyracoon

Dave_®f© wrote: »

You could book the BMW car in for an MOT at a garage near the destination address 200 miles away and drive it there with the SORN still in force.....





Driving to an MOT test when a SORN is in place

You can drive your vehicle to and from a pre-arranged test at an MOT test station provided you have adequate insurance cover in place for that vehicle.

And when he goes through an ANPR and is pulled by the police do you think they'll allow him to continue?

Although technically legal they'll tell him he is taking the mick and find any reason they can to fine/get him off the road. Don't forget that even on the way to an MOT the car still needs to be in a road worthy condition. If he was stopped in this situation I am sure the police would go over the car with a fine tooth comb.

TrickyWicky

rxbren wrote: »

basically if you tow a car with a dolly it is treated as a trailer

Lets just hope the op isn't a skim reader because if they are, what you've just said would give them the green light even though you cover the technicalities further down.

Using a dolly isn't legal for a SORN'd car. It's only legal for a car thats taxed, insured and MOT'd. You'd probably get away with just insurance if you're off to an MOT but then you'd be better off driving it.

Any vehicle on a dolly is classed as a vehicle as its wheels are still in touch with the road. Only if all 4 wheels are on the trailer or flatbed is it classed as goods. What you carry on a trailer or flatbed / lorry is none of the states concern as long as it's legal and not nicked obviously.

If its going 200 miles the op has two options:
Recovery vehicle (£Mega)
Get it legal and drive it

Paradigm

slyracoon wrote: »

And when he goes through an ANPR and is pulled by the police do you think they'll allow him to continue?

Although technically legal they'll tell him he is taking the mick and find any reason they can to fine/get him off the road.

Maybe they would, maybe not but as long he had current insurance he would not be doing anything illegal.

slyracoon wrote: »

Don't forget that even on the way to an MOT the car still needs to be in a road worthy condition.

This applies at all times, with or without MOT

Foxy-Stoat_3

I hired a recovery lorry not so long ago for £70 plus fuel.

Got to be the cheapest way.

TrickyWicky

Foxy-Stoat wrote: »

I hired a recovery lorry not so long ago for £70 plus fuel.

Got to be the cheapest way.

What.. for 200 miles? Seriously? - That would barely cover the diesel.

rxbren

^it says plus fuel

and tricky the op did read the whole post and any vehicle towed on a dolly is treated as a trailer

rxbren

a quick goolge and this is the result

'A' frames and Dollies
Q. What is a trailer?
A. A road vehicle, usually (but not necessarily) two wheeled, towed by a motor vehicle.Given the above dictionary definition, it is fairly clear that anything attached to the towball and having wheels in contact with the ground is a trailer. This includes cars on �A� frames and dollies. Bearing in mind that the unbraked towing limit of 750 kgs refers to Maximum Gross Weight (i.e. the figure on the towed cars VIN plate) and not to actual weight, it severely restricts the options. The only cars I know of with a MGW of less than 750 kgs is the Aixam range. These are around 450 to 550 kgs.

There are strict regulations on braked trailers and, whilst a braked �A� frame attached to a towed car constitutes a braked trailer, it is not legal for transportation as it cannot comply with EC71/320. With car dollies, the situation is somewhat different. Under regulation 83 of the Road Vehicles (construction & Use) Regulations 1986 (SI.1986/107 Amending Regulations, a car dolly, with a car in place, will be considered as two trailers. This is legal for recovery but, under the Road Traffic Regulations Act 1984 (Schedule 6) the combination is limited to 40 mph on motorways and dual carriageways and 20 mph elsewhere.

Note that there is a very specific difference between recovery and transportation. Recovery is the removal of a broken down vehicle to a place of safety. It does not include removing a rotor arm (for instance) and travelling the length and breadth of the country. The police are well aware of the difference due to the regulations covering Tachographs and Operators Licences. Recovery vehicles are exempt.

rxbren

if your a member of a aa, rac greenflag etc give them a ring and see if the transportation could be included in your policy