SORN for car towed away

General_Grant

My car was damaged by a van this evening such that the car was undrivable and the insurers arranged for it to be collected and towed away.  I understand that it isn't considered worth repairing.
Do I now tell DVLA that it is off-road and seek a refund of the unexpired portion (3 months) of road fund licence?

KeithP

General_Grant said:

Do I now tell DVLA that it is off-road and seek a refund of the unexpired portion (3 months) of road fund licence?

Yes. Remember to do that before the end of June - before Friday - or lose a month's tax.

General_Grant

Thank you.
I was aware of the full month basis but not sure, as it was taken away on a transporter this evening rather than being on my premises, whether this was OK for the insurance.

Sandtree

Do you know where they are storing it?

Certainly have been times when garage's are full and so park customers vehicles on the road meaning you'd be in breach of the SORN if it was spotted.

Ditzy_Mitzy

General_Grant said:

My car was damaged by a van this evening such that the car was undrivable and the insurers arranged for it to be collected and towed away.  I understand that it isn't considered worth repairing.
Do I now tell DVLA that it is off-road and seek a refund of the unexpired portion (3 months) of road fund licence?

Hope that you're all right, have always enjoyed reading your contributions to Employment and various other areas.  Just wanted to say that really, can't help in regards to the tax as the last write off I had was back in the days of paper discs.  

MX5huggy

Have you transferred ownership using the V5? That cancels the tax. I expect not as that will happen after it’s written off. 

Herzlos

If the insurers write it off the car will be scrapped and you'll get a refund of the unused tax, but that won't happen until July. 

 

Sandtree said:

Do you know where they are storing it?

Certainly have been times when garage's are full and so park customers vehicles on the road meaning you'd be in breach of the SORN if it was spotted.

I guess it depends on how undrivable the car is and what the damage is like, they could get in trouble if it was deemed dangerous i.e. sharp edges, missing lights, leaking fluids, etc.

If it was recovered on a vehicle then they probably aren't going to waste time trying to taxi it out onto the street, and if it's almost certainly written off then it'll just be dumped in a corner of a yard somewhere.

General_Grant

Herzlos said:

If the insurers write it off the car will be scrapped and you'll get a refund of the unused tax, but that won't happen until July. 

 

Sandtree said:

Do you know where they are storing it?

Certainly have been times when garage's are full and so park customers vehicles on the road meaning you'd be in breach of the SORN if it was spotted.

I guess it depends on how undrivable the car is and what the damage is like, they could get in trouble if it was deemed dangerous i.e. sharp edges, missing lights, leaking fluids, etc.

If it was recovered on a vehicle then they probably aren't going to waste time trying to taxi it out onto the street, and if it's almost certainly written off then it'll just be dumped in a corner of a yard somewhere.

Sandtree said:

Do you know where they are storing it?

Certainly have been times when garage's are full and so park customers vehicles on the road meaning you'd be in breach of the SORN if it was spotted.

Removal was arranged through the RAC and, according to the transporter driver, it wasn't to the nearest location that is used.  It wasn't drivable because a wheel was out of alignment - but no sharp edges or leaking fluids and lights appeared to be working (used hazard warning lights).

I don't expect it to be worth repairing and so can look forward to what is supposed to be its current value less my excess.

July is just around the corner!

Car_54

General_Grant said:

Herzlos said:

If the insurers write it off the car will be scrapped and you'll get a refund of the unused tax, but that won't happen until July. 

 

Sandtree said:

Do you know where they are storing it?

Certainly have been times when garage's are full and so park customers vehicles on the road meaning you'd be in breach of the SORN if it was spotted.

I guess it depends on how undrivable the car is and what the damage is like, they could get in trouble if it was deemed dangerous i.e. sharp edges, missing lights, leaking fluids, etc.

If it was recovered on a vehicle then they probably aren't going to waste time trying to taxi it out onto the street, and if it's almost certainly written off then it'll just be dumped in a corner of a yard somewhere.

Sandtree said:

Do you know where they are storing it?

Certainly have been times when garage's are full and so park customers vehicles on the road meaning you'd be in breach of the SORN if it was spotted.

Removal was arranged through the RAC and, according to the transporter driver, it wasn't to the nearest location that is used.  It wasn't drivable because a wheel was out of alignment - but no sharp edges or leaking fluids and lights appeared to be working (used hazard warning lights).

I don't expect it to be worth repairing and so can look forward to what is supposed to be its current value less my excess.

July is just around the corner!

Why the excess? Has the at-fault party not been identified?

General_Grant

Car_54 said:

General_Grant said:

Herzlos said:

If the insurers write it off the car will be scrapped and you'll get a refund of the unused tax, but that won't happen until July. 

 

Sandtree said:

Do you know where they are storing it?

Certainly have been times when garage's are full and so park customers vehicles on the road meaning you'd be in breach of the SORN if it was spotted.

I guess it depends on how undrivable the car is and what the damage is like, they could get in trouble if it was deemed dangerous i.e. sharp edges, missing lights, leaking fluids, etc.

If it was recovered on a vehicle then they probably aren't going to waste time trying to taxi it out onto the street, and if it's almost certainly written off then it'll just be dumped in a corner of a yard somewhere.

Sandtree said:

Do you know where they are storing it?

Certainly have been times when garage's are full and so park customers vehicles on the road meaning you'd be in breach of the SORN if it was spotted.

Removal was arranged through the RAC and, according to the transporter driver, it wasn't to the nearest location that is used.  It wasn't drivable because a wheel was out of alignment - but no sharp edges or leaking fluids and lights appeared to be working (used hazard warning lights).

I don't expect it to be worth repairing and so can look forward to what is supposed to be its current value less my excess.

July is just around the corner!

Why the excess? Has the at-fault party not been identified?

The van which struck my car didn't stop.  The police didn't think there would be any CCTV evidence and I didn't have dashcam.