Transferring a Private Plate from SORN Car

Mike-Graham · 5 March 2015 at 12:24PM

Hi,

I'm pretty sure I already know the answer to this, but before I start spending money to get my old Fiesta back roadworthy, which has been declared SORN for 7 years now, is there any way of transferring my private plate to a new car without getting the other taxed, MOT'd and insured?

Regards
Mike

Foxy-Stoat_3 · 5 March 2015 at 12:42PM

Conditions for transferring a registration number

You can’t transfer a registration number:

starting with ‘Q’ or ‘NIQ’ for Northern Ireland registered vehicles
if it will make the vehicle it’s being transferred to look younger

Both vehicles must be:

registered with DVLA
available for inspection
of a type that needs an MOT or heavy goods vehicle (HGV) test certificate

Pre-1960 vehicles need a valid MOT to transfer a registration number.

Both vehicles should be currently taxed. However, if the vehicle that currently has the registration number is not taxed, you can still apply as long as:

its vehicle tax has run out in the last 12 months
there’s no break between the date the vehicle tax runs out and the start of the SORN (Statutory Off Road Notification)

Taken straight from www.gov.uk.

You can get tax without insurance now though ! WIN !

Mike-Graham · 5 March 2015 at 12:46PM

!!!!!! lol!

Good about insurance tho!

I guess for tax u need a valid MOT, and for that it must be roadworthy, still money to spend then!

Foxy-Stoat_3 · 5 March 2015 at 12:49PM

Mike-Graham wrote: »

!!!!!! lol!

Good about insurance tho!

I guess for tax u need a valid MOT, and for that it must be roadworthy, still money to spend then!

Unless you know some one who does MOT's by post.

Without insurance you won't be able to get it to and from the MOT place unless you hire a trailer or the garage can collect and drop off for a fee, so probably easier and maybe cheaper to take out one day insurance when the time comes.

Mike-Graham · 5 March 2015 at 1:01PM

Foxy-Stoat wrote: »

Unless you know some one who does MOT's by post.

Without insurance you won't be able to get it to and from the MOT place unless you hire a trailer or the garage can collect and drop off for a fee, so probably easier and maybe cheaper to take out one day insurance when the time comes.

Yeah, I'll be able to sort that out.

First though I need to drop the fuel tank to replace the pump! All good fun lol