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Sorn rip off.
I don't know if this has been covered here before, I've searched but did not find anything.
I needed to put my campervan on a SORN notification as the tax was up, and I 'm not using it, for obvious reasons.
I went online to do it, and just clicked the first obvious link which came up.
Luckily I checked as this was a scam company, charging £££ to put a SORN notice on a vehicle!
How are these people allowed to do this?
I needed to put my campervan on a SORN notification as the tax was up, and I 'm not using it, for obvious reasons.
I went online to do it, and just clicked the first obvious link which came up.
Luckily I checked as this was a scam company, charging £££ to put a SORN notice on a vehicle!
How are these people allowed to do this?
Register Your Vehicle As Off Road. Protecting Your Vehicle While Off Road Is Important. We Can Provide A Quote Today. Car Sorn. Motorbike Sorn. Motorhome Sorn. Highlights: Online Application Available, Customer Services Team Available.
Free Sorn Advise Centre - £0.00 - Need Advice For Sorn · More
Tax It or Lose It. To Qualify For SORN, Your Vehicle Must Be Off Road, E.G. On A Drive Or Private Land. You Need To Meet All Legal Obligations For Drivers Before You Can Drive. Change Vehicle Tax Class. Check Vehicle Tax. Calculate Tax Rate.
Online Application To Register a Vehicle As Off The Road. Easy Online Application To...
“If you trust in yourself, and believe in your dreams, and follow your star. . . you'll still get beaten by people who spent their time working hard and learning things and who weren't so lazy.”
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Use the DVLA website directly. It is within .gov.uk3
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That's what I did. But an elderly, or less savvy, person could be ripped off by these scammers.“If you trust in yourself, and believe in your dreams, and follow your star. . . you'll still get beaten by people who spent their time working hard and learning things and who weren't so lazy.”0
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Why are 'elderly' persons automatically assumed to be 'less savvy' and easily ripped off?
As for why are such things allowed, well I guess because they are offering a service. There are similar websites offering a similar service for passport renewals.
Just because they are offering to do something that you can do yourself for free does not necessarily constitute a 'rip off'. Is a plumber ripping you off for changing a tap washer when you could do the job for free? Is a garage ripping you off for changing a wiper blade when you could do it yourself for free?
Sharp practice? Certainly. Illegal rip-off? Not really. Caveat emptor.12 -
Also, their very visible disclaimer is a pretty big clue . . .
Disclaimer
SORN Registers collates and processes the correct vehicle information required to complete SORN. Vehicle information You supply is checked for accuracy prior to submission. If you do not provide all the correct information our Customer Services Team will contact you to ensure SORN is completed correctly. We comply fully with the Data Protection Act to ensure that the information collected will only be used to process your application. You will receive e mail notifications that we have received Your request and thereafter on completion of SORN. By using SORN Registers, you have agreed to our Terms and Conditions, these and our Privacy Statement are available within the Web Site. The Application processing fee is only payable on completion of the form on this website. Our service is not connected to or affiliated with the DVLA OR GOV.UK
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fatbeetle said:I don't know if this has been covered here before, I've searched but did not find
This has been covered numerous times already and there are even standing/sticky and advice threads in the appropriate forums.
This is much wider than a motoring issue..!
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So you have suffered no loss.......your post title "SORN RIP OFF" implies you've been fleecedfatbeetle said:That's what I did. But an elderly, or less savvy, person could be ripped off by these scammers.2 -
Saw post with Rip Off title immediately thought new Op as they like Scam, Rip Off in the title. LOLfatbeetle said:I don't know if this has been covered here before, I've searched but did not find anything.
I needed to put my campervan on a SORN notification as the tax was up, and I 'm not using it, for obvious reasons.
I went online to do it, and just clicked the first obvious link which came up.
Luckily I checked as this was a scam company, charging £££ to put a SORN notice on a vehicle!
How are these people allowed to do this?Register Your Vehicle As Off Road. Protecting Your Vehicle While Off Road Is Important. We Can Provide A Quote Today. Car Sorn. Motorbike Sorn. Motorhome Sorn. Highlights: Online Application Available, Customer Services Team Available.Free Sorn Advise Centre - £0.00 - Need Advice For Sorn · MoreTax It or Lose It. To Qualify For SORN, Your Vehicle Must Be Off Road, E.G. On A Drive Or Private Land. You Need To Meet All Legal Obligations For Drivers Before You Can Drive. Change Vehicle Tax Class. Check Vehicle Tax. Calculate Tax Rate.Online Application To Register a Vehicle As Off The Road. Easy Online Application To...
Was surprised it was not new OP.
Yes, people use these sites because they are gullible and lazy and want it all done for them. It is well known and is on this forum and been covered many many times.
These companies provide a service and the disclaimers these days are very BIG.
Because of this you did not proceed. So you were not ripped off.
By the way the second one down on your rip off scam company links is the actual Gov.uk site?
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What search term did you use to get to those links? I've never seen any of them, just done search for Sorn my car and the only ad is official .gov sitefatbeetle said:I don't know if this has been covered here before, I've searched but did not find anything.
I needed to put my campervan on a SORN notification as the tax was up, and I 'm not using it, for obvious reasons.
I went online to do it, and just clicked the first obvious link which came up. ..Remember the saying: if it looks too good to be true it almost certainly is.0 -
Martin has also covered it on his show and elsewhere.pogofish said:fatbeetle said:I don't know if this has been covered here before, I've searched but did not find
This has been covered numerous times already and there are even standing/sticky and advice threads in the appropriate forums.
This is much wider than a motoring issue..!1 -
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