2nd car, MOT expired

AdrianC

Well, the other alternative would be to un-tax (SORN) the car...

Hasbeen

nottsphil said:

MalMonroe said:

andygb said:

facade said:

If it isn't in the way, just leave it there, and in 5 or 6 years the scrapman can take it.

Should you need a car in the next 12 months or so, you only need to insure it and take it for MOT.

Much longer and you are going to have to replace brake discs etc before you can use it.

From the sound of it, it owes you nothing and is worth pennies at the moment, wheras getting another car would cost.

I assume it is SORN'd and meets the requirements.

Still taxed, so not SORN'd.

Why did you insure it? You still have no MOT and have said you can't afford to run it. Now it's half and half, insured and taxed with no MOT.
 
This just sounds crazy. You could have SORNd it and got your tax back, left it uninsured and without MOT and tax off the road until you were able to do something with it. Now, I'm just confused.

I very much suspect it's because of this

AdrianC said:

andygb said:

facade said:

I assume it is SORN'd and meets the requirements.

Still taxed, so not SORN'd.

It's been illegal since 2011 to have a taxed but uninsured car, even if it's off the road.

andygb said:

Cheers for the heads up, now insured.

these being consecutive posts. I believe the OP has acted on this to avoid  breaking the Law (his car being both taxed and off-road).
Oh dear, Adrian is normally so dependable! 

The OP was told multiple times by others as well as Adrian to SORN the car.

The OP for own reasons decided to ignore  and insure.

The OP is not a Newbie so must have reasons to go down the insurance route.

AdrianC

Hasbeen said:

nottsphil said:

MalMonroe said:

andygb said:

facade said:

If it isn't in the way, just leave it there, and in 5 or 6 years the scrapman can take it.

Should you need a car in the next 12 months or so, you only need to insure it and take it for MOT.

Much longer and you are going to have to replace brake discs etc before you can use it.

From the sound of it, it owes you nothing and is worth pennies at the moment, wheras getting another car would cost.

I assume it is SORN'd and meets the requirements.

Still taxed, so not SORN'd.

Why did you insure it? You still have no MOT and have said you can't afford to run it. Now it's half and half, insured and taxed with no MOT.
 
This just sounds crazy. You could have SORNd it and got your tax back, left it uninsured and without MOT and tax off the road until you were able to do something with it. Now, I'm just confused.

I very much suspect it's because of this

AdrianC said:

andygb said:

facade said:

I assume it is SORN'd and meets the requirements.

Still taxed, so not SORN'd.

It's been illegal since 2011 to have a taxed but uninsured car, even if it's off the road.

andygb said:

Cheers for the heads up, now insured.

these being consecutive posts. I believe the OP has acted on this to avoid  breaking the Law (his car being both taxed and off-road).
Oh dear, Adrian is normally so dependable! 

The OP was told multiple times by others as well as Adrian to SORN the car.

The OP for own reasons decided to ignore  and insure.

The OP is not a Newbie so must have reasons to go down the insurance route.

I think Phil is aware of that, since he edited a line out of the post of mine he quoted...

AdrianC said:

andygb said:

facade said:

I assume it is SORN'd and meets the requirements.

Still taxed, so not SORN'd.

SORN it NOW. No, NOW.

It's been illegal since 2011 to have a taxed but uninsured car, even if it's off the road.