Can I park sorn car in a council lesquire carpark

111222

The local sports centre has a large carpark could I leave a sorn car there for a couple of weeks?

giraffe69

Perhaps this depends on their rules and who patrols the car park. Unlikely I would think.

RichardD1970

Don't think so, no. Thread about it here,

https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/4626667/sorn-ok-for-vehicle-in-private-car-park

foxy-stoat

111222 wrote: »

The local sports centre has a large carpark could I leave a sorn car there for a couple of weeks?

You can do whatever you like, you may or may not get fined and you may or may not get it towed away.

Keep us updated.

iolanthe07

If the car is SORNED, how are you going to get it there? You cannot drive it on a public road.

111222

iolanthe07 wrote: »

If the car is SORNED, how are you going to get it there? You cannot drive it on a public road.

Mot due tomorrow turns out I need a part that I can't get for a week or so, a sensor haven't sorned it yet so car would be sitting on road with no mot, I thought sorning it would be a better option.

agrinnall

I'd be quite surprised if any council car park would let you stay there for what may look to them to be an indefinite period - if the car isn't taxed they may decide it's abandoned so don't be surprised if it ends up in a pound somewhere.


Why not take it to the garage and ask them to keep it off road for you until the part turns up so that you can get the MOT done? I guess they'll charge you but it'll probably be less than the cost of retrieving it if it gets towed.

sevenhills

111222 wrote: »

Mot due tomorrow turns out I need a part that I can't get for a week or so, a sensor haven't sorned it yet so car would be sitting on road with no mot, I thought sorning it would be a better option.

They often do not allow overnight parking, tax it today and just park it on the road.
Even if an ANPR police car did drive past your car, they need you to be driving it, to issue a fine.
You are allowed to drive it to an MOT center without an MOT.

Geodark

Is the car taxed and insured? if so, just leave it on the road. having not MOT does not mean you need to SORN it

Car_54

sevenhills wrote: »

They often do not allow overnight parking, tax it today and just park it on the road.
Even if an ANPR police car did drive past your car, they need you to be driving it, to issue a fine.
You are allowed to drive it to an MOT center without an MOT.

No, the offence is 'using' the vehicle on a road, not 'driving' it. There is case law to establish that a parked vehicle is being used.


Also, you are only allowed to drive to an MOT center if you have made an appointment.

facade

You don't need to SORN it just for no MOT.


It is a major crime to "use" (includes parking) a vehicle on a public road without a valid MOT (except whilst driving it directly to a pre-booked MOT). However it is just a fine (could be upto £1000), and no points.







The simplest is to get that part quicker, you could pay a lot more for it and still be better off than with a fine for no tax/breach of SORN or no MOT.