Getting from SORN to driving it!

Hillbilly1

Hi all,

OH is buying an elderly relatives car. As they have been unwell it is in his garage and SORN.

Am trying to explain how getting it on the road again to OH, he has only had company cars..

Need MOT and V5 to get road tax?

Need insurance before driving it to MOT. Then need to take MOT cert to Post Office and get roadt tax?

Does that sound right? Does the PO give a tax disc there and then? I always get mine via internet!

Thanks for any help.

worried_jim

Insure it. Book MOT. Drive to MOT. Once passed drive to P.O. and tax it. Job done.

trollopscarletwoman

you need insurance but not tax for mot. 1 day insurance will suffice. You need to book mot test and have proof of it,

TrickyWicky

What neither of the previous posters have told you is that you need to take the insurance certificate with you to the PO.

So, here's a quick recap:
Insure it
MOT it
Take V5, insurance cert and MOT to post office and then buy the tax.

Don't be surprised if you get tugged by the rozzers, your road tax won't show up online instantly.

Hillbilly1

Thanks everyone. That is what I thought. Just a pain as we can really only do weekends, so need a bit of planning, with garages and early closing POs!!

forgotmyname

MOT at 8am plenty of time to tax it the same day. But they may not allow you with 1 days insurance.