HPI check and SORN advice

Apollo22

I am buying a nearly new bike from a private seller. He has bought it for cash from the dealer, invoice seen, and no marks are in the bike, for a category write off.

Mileage is 1500 and 6 months old. Any reason why an eBay hpi check should not work?

Also the bike is being delivered to me next Friday so I am the registered keeper from that day. Do I SORN it immediately and then buy tax in the 2nd of November at the post office to get over the 5 day rule?

thanks

Bigphil1474

I haven't bought bikes myself, but wouldn't you get the new keeper slip from the V5C which will allow you to buy the tax online on Sunday? Not sure why it would need SORNing

Apollo22

it’s because the bike gets collected on Thursday, if he then does the transfer online to me, I am liable from Thursday even though the bike gets delivered on Friday or Saturday. From Thursday I am respond apparently

forgotmyname

How much is the tax for a year? Equivalent between £2 to £10 a month? How much is it worth messing
instead of just tax it when you get the V5C? When will the insurance start?

Apollo22

you are right, I am messing around for not a lot