moving a inherited car with no tax

coltaz

my father recently passed away and we are selling his house and car for probate. it looks like the house will sell first so i need to move the car. its got an mot but no tax. the plan is for me to drive it to my son's driveway and he can get a SORN ( he wants the car but is saving up for the tax and insurance). can i drive it without tax if its got SORN? and will my own insurance cover me? The DVLA site doesn't seem to cover this type of thing? Thanks.

foxy-stoat

If you register it to your Son then the SORN will be removed. Your Son will either have to tax it or re-SORN it.

Your not allowed to keep or drive the car on the road while it is SORN'd - up to you if you want to take the risk or not.

How far do you need to drive it?

tacpot12

You could tax the car for six months the new claim the unused tax back when you sell the car. Remember a buyer will likely want to take it for a test drive which means you will need it to be taxed for more than just the drive to your son's.

a.turner

Why is your son saving up to tax and insure a car you're selling?

d0nkeyk0ng

a.turner wrote: »

Why is your son saving up to tax and insure a car you're selling?

Where does it say he's selling the car?


OP, you can hire a trailer to move the car. Otherwise I'd tax it and then declare sorn and reclaim the tax which will probably cheaper than a trailer.

a.turner

d0nkeyk0ng wrote: »

Where does it say he's selling the car?

In the first line of the OP.

coltaz wrote: »

my father recently passed away and we are selling his house and car for probate. it looks like the house will sell first so i need to move the car. its got an mot but no tax. the plan is for me to drive it to my son's driveway and he can get a SORN ( he wants the car but is saving up for the tax and insurance). can i drive it without tax if its got SORN? and will my own insurance cover me? The DVLA site doesn't seem to cover this type of thing? Thanks.

AdrianC

No, you cannot drive it without tax while it's SORNed - unless it's to a pre-booked MOT.

Your insurance might cover you, but it's nowhere near a cert. Even if you have "driving other car" cover, it will probably require the car to be covered in its own right.

Your cheapest and easiest safe solution is to insure it - then cancel the policy within the 14 day cooling-off period. Once it's insured, tax it. Then cancel the tax before the month changes. That'll mean it's cost the estate (it's hard not to argue it as an allowable expense) a grand total of a pro-rata of the annual insurance premium, and just one month's tax.

oscarward

AdrianC wrote: »

Your cheapest and easiest safe solution is to insure it - then cancel the policy within the 14 day cooling-off period. Once it's insured, tax it. Then cancel the tax before the month changes. That'll mean it's cost the estate (it's hard not to argue it as an allowable expense) a grand total of a pro-rata of the annual insurance premium, and just one month's tax.

Be an interesting calculation to see if a recovery truck will be cheaper?

MovingForwards

Pay the tax by monthly direct debit, cancel it after you've moved it. Means you only lose a month.

Make sure you, or your son, are insured to drive it, be aware DOC requires the car to be insured under a policy else DOC doesn't cover you.

ariba10

You could tow it.?

Ebe_Scrooge

ariba10 wrote: »

You could tow it.?

Not if it's not taxed you can't - unless it's on a trailer. If all four wheels are on the ground, it needs to be taxed & insured.