Multiple fines from DVLA

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mark1959 wrote: »

At worst I reckon a fine, don't know how much but shouldn't be much. There shouldn't be any back payment as that relates to vehicle tax and yours being on the road, which yours wasn't.

But the DVLA didn't know it wasn't on the road as they didn't sorn it, that's entirely down to the OP.

Mr.Generous

Apodemus wrote: »

I think without a SORN they could want the tax back to date of purchase. You may also get a fine if it wasn't insured during this period. However, since they have not caught up with you, I would just submit it now and hope for the best (but insure it first!)

I taxed my wife's car a few years ago - but not my own. When I thought about it - well - I thought, oh yeah I remember doing it, I went to the post office on my day off. Anyway I noticed it was out and tried to tax it. It was 1 full month and about 2 weeks overdue.

I would willingly pay the back tax, it was my mistake. Unfortunately you can only use the standard form or online if there is no gap between last tax expiring and new tax starting.

Any gap between those dates requires you to fill in the details of your SORN, which obviously I and the OP didn't have.

There was an advertising campaign at the time saying they knew every vehicle that was untaxed and not declared SORN and you would get an automatic fine. SORN was fairly new.

You either have to come clean and tell them what you have done, or fill the form in online and make up (copy from the internet somewhere?) a SORN number and hope for the best.

That is not advice, its just that there is no way to just tax it. If there was I'm sure you would.

sheramber

Who did you buy the car from?

If DVLA have not contacted you it looks like they have not been told that the car was sold to you.

mark1959

Colin_Maybe wrote: »

But the DVLA didn't know it wasn't on the road as they didn't sorn it, that's entirely down to the OP.

They [the dvla] don't know if it was or not, and certainly can't prove it was on the road [because it wasn't] and won't do anything. [probably]

Rover_Driver

mark1959 wrote: »

They [the dvla] don't know if it was or not, and certainly can't prove it was on the road [because it wasn't] and won't do anything. [probably]

Unless exempt, (eg.SORN), a registered vehicle is required to be licensed wherever it is, on a public road or not.

AdrianC

mark1959 wrote: »

They [the dvla] don't know if it was or not, and certainly can't prove it was on the road [because it wasn't] and won't do anything. [probably]

Whether it was actually on the road or not is irrelevant. It wasn't declared as SORN - so the assumption is that it was available to be.

[Deleted User]

AdrianC wrote: »

Whether it was actually on the road or not is irrelevant. It wasn't declared as SORN - so the assumption is that it was available to be.

Which is what I meant to say but your version is clearer.