SORN vehicles and MOT

Ken2000

Hi,

I've got a vehicle, that I'm looking to sell, that I've declared SORN for the past few months, as I've just not had the time to prepare it for sale. Its MOT was due in February, but does declaring a vehicle SORN put that MOT due date back for the same duration as the vehicle is SORN for?

I.e. MOT was originally due in February, vehicle was declared SORN at the beginning of January. If I tax the vehicle at the beginning of April (vehicle has therefore been declared SORN for 3 months), will the MOT then be due in May? Or do I need to MOT it as soon as it's back on the road?

wongataa

Declaring SORN has no effect on MOT dates. If the MOT expired when the vehicle was SORN then it will need a new one when it is taken off SORN.

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Without an MOT you will not be able to tax it, you need to get the MOT done first.


But you don't need to MOT it while it is SORN, only when you want to return it to the road.

AdrianC

Ken2000 wrote: »

I've got a vehicle, that I'm looking to sell, that I've declared SORN for the past few months, as I've just not had the time to prepare it for sale. Its MOT was due in February, but does declaring a vehicle SORN put that MOT due date back for the same duration as the vehicle is SORN for?

I.e. MOT was originally due in February, vehicle was declared SORN at the beginning of January. If I tax the vehicle at the beginning of April (vehicle has therefore been declared SORN for 3 months), will the MOT then be due in May? Or do I need to MOT it as soon as it's back on the road?

The MOT expires on the date on the certificate (or on https://www.check-mot.service.gov.uk/ ). That's a year from the date of the test, unless there was less than a month of the previous test remaining when that last test was done, in which case that remaining time was added - so the absolute longest an MOT can be valid for is 13 months.

SORN is saying "my car isn't taxed, but I promise it's not on the road". It has zero relationship to MOT.

Car_54

ilikethesimpsons wrote: »

Without an MOT you will not be able to tax it, you need to get the MOT done first.


But you don't need to MOT it while it is SORN, only when you want to return it to the road.

On the contrary, it has to be MOTd while SORN, since it can't be taxed until it has a valid MOT.


The OP can drive it while SORN to a pre-booked MOT.

paddedjohn

Car_54 wrote: »

On the contrary, it has to be MOTd while SORN, since it can't be taxed until it has a valid MOT.


The OP can drive it while SORN to a pre-booked MOT.

It doesn't need to be mot'd while Sorn unless it is to be taxed and un-sorned

AdrianC

Car_54 wrote: »

On the contrary, it has to be MOTd while SORN, since it can't be taxed until it has a valid MOT.

I think your wording there might be causing confusion.

No, a SORNd car does not have to have an MOT.

But... to take a SORNd car for an MOT - yes, it must be done while still SORNd, because it can't be taxed without a valid MOT.

The only interrelationship between SORN and anything else is that any car that isn't currently insured MUST be under a SORN.

alan_d

But, if you're planning to sell it, maybe don't bother taxing it, as the tax is not transferred with the sale - but you do get a refund for unused months - eventually.

Car_54

paddedjohn wrote: »

It doesn't need to be mot'd while Sorn unless it is to be taxed and un-sorned

Which it is, acording to the OP.