more than one car stuck at home, declare SORN and get some VED back

cypher007

just declared 2 of our cars SORN. nice saving. would suggest you leave at least one car on the road for emergencies.

forgotmyname

Wouldn't know what to spend my £2.50 on so may as well leave it running. 

Supersonos

I thought about this.  Must be a great time to be an insurance company.  Everyone paying their premiums but not actually going out.

Hasbeen

cypher007 said:

just declared 2 of our cars SORN. nice saving. would suggest you leave at least one car on the road for emergencies.

As long as your 2 cars are not on the road but in your garage/driveway?

KimJongUn88

Hasbeen said:

cypher007 said:

just declared 2 of our cars SORN. nice saving. would suggest you leave at least one car on the road for emergencies.

As long as your 2 cars are not on the road but in your garage/driveway?

Yes, I think most people know what SORN stands for thank you.

Herzlos

forgotmyname said:

Wouldn't know what to spend my £2.50 on so may as well leave it running. 

It all depends on how long you think the lockdown will last - there's cars out there running to £200/month in tax by the looks of it (!)

It might not be worth it for 1 month but maybe for 6 months.

Though at 6 months I wonder if it'll become more viable for a lot of people to just sell cars and rebuy them later and what that'll do to used car values. If we had a spare car and were paying off a loan on it I'd be pretty tempted to just get rid of it if the price was decent enough.

Supersonos

Herzlos said:

If we had a spare car and were paying off a loan on it I'd be pretty tempted to just get rid of it if the price was decent enough.

Is going out viewing/test driving second-hand cars considered essential?

I was thinking about selling my car this spring, but have put that on hold figuring no-one will be looking to buy.

KimJongUn88

Herzlos said:

forgotmyname said:

Wouldn't know what to spend my £2.50 on so may as well leave it running. 

It all depends on how long you think the lockdown will last - there's cars out there running to £200/month in tax by the looks of it (!)

It might not be worth it for 1 month but maybe for 6 months.

Though at 6 months I wonder if it'll become more viable for a lot of people to just sell cars and rebuy them later and what that'll do to used car values. If we had a spare car and were paying off a loan on it I'd be pretty tempted to just get rid of it if the price was decent enough.

I don’t think you’d be getting a decent price in this day and age. WBAC have stopped buying cars so what do
you think that tells you about the market?

Aylesbury_Duck

Two car household here, and whilst we could make a saving by SORNing one of them, I'd rather keep both taxed and give them a run on rotation to keep batteries charged and everything moving.  We have to make a trip once a week to shop and deliver supplies to two vulnerable relatives, so each car will get a fortnightly trip.

Herzlos

Supersonos said:

Herzlos said:

If we had a spare car and were paying off a loan on it I'd be pretty tempted to just get rid of it if the price was decent enough.

Is going out viewing/test driving second-hand cars considered essential?

I was thinking about selling my car this spring, but have put that on hold figuring no-one will be looking to buy.

I'd expect you could justify a car purchase as essential for a key worker that needs a car, but that's not a huge market.

I expect used car prices will have dropped hard at the moment, even if you can find someone to buy it.

cypher007

weve got three cars. one classic which is £278 on Direct Debit per year. the other a 2.0 2005 TDI that is £160 per year.
so big saving.
i think i might start a petition to try and get VED put on fuel. then people cant avoid it by non payment or buying cars that have cheated the tests, eg Audi A5 2.0 TDI 187bhp and only £30 VED (yeah right), and its far more effective in curbing climate change as people will consider the distance they live from work etc.