Tax

[G_Man]

My car tax has ran out on the 31st of January, i tried to renew it but the car failed its MOT and has to be MOT'd for the following month before it can be taxed. I went to post office and he sed he cant tax it until its mot'd but i cant get it mot'd until its fully fixed, tis nearly there, just need to go to powerflow and hope for a re-test on monday. The thing im wondering is will i be fined for not having any tax or are you allowed say 14days or sumthing to get the tax?

cheers

 

[James]

Just this afternoon I heard that road tax advert on the radio, going on about there being an automatic £80 penalty if you don't declare the car off the road (SORN) or renew your tax - I'm not sure what the leeway is on this.

 

[James]

What happens if you do not re-license your vehicle?

The new rules mean that keepers who fail to re-license their vehicle (or declare SORN) will incur an automatic penalty of £80 (reduced to £40 if paid within 28 days). Determined offenders will be faced with prosecution and could be fined a minimum £1000.

DVLA will carry out a computer check each month to identify those vehicles without a valid tax disc. Although the new rules mean that it is no longer necessary for the vehicle to be seen on a public road before a penalty is issued current on-road enforcement will still continue.

 

[MTB]

Hi m8, you are right as i spoke to the dvla yesterday, you do have up to 14 days to tax the car, you obviously cant drive it and have to have it parked in a driveway/garage, ie off the road, so dont worry m8 as long as you get the car taxed within the 14 days you will be fine, regards MTB:].

 

[kev_mono72]

Yeah, dat sux. Ring da DVLA and say whats happenin and dat u will pay back-tax (paying for road-use AFTER you have used it) when u get ur MOT

 

[G_Man]

ah right thats ok then, cheers MTB mate, thats what i wanted to hear :| lol

was curious because the bloke at the post office didnt tell me i had to declare it SORN or he didnt tell me how long i had to tax it either, so thats what kinda worried me, but its all good now

cheers again

 

[hughes_16v]

yeah ur ment to get a fine right away.

the law in this country is on it asre,

you pay 1000+ insurance,40+ for mot and however much for tax but if u get caught without these u get fined 80quid if ur pulled by the police

 

[goldstar0011]

Just declare off the road, I did once then was put back on road bout a month later, got leters confirming even when I was rid but it's better do it just to be safe!

 

[G_Man]

it will be back on the road hopefully about tuesday

 

[goldstar0011]

you'll be fine then! good luck

 

[quickdraw]

mine ran out on 31st as
but i need insurance docs through to get it
whiich i have confirmed i should recieve in the morning

so will be down tomorrow tocollect

 

[MTB]

NP g , you wont get a fine as long as you pay it within the 14 days and keep it off the public road, hope you get it all sorted m8, MTB

 

[G_Man]

how do i get it to the re-test centre then??? lol

 

[Herr_spl1ff]

They're normally very slow at taking this up though. My mate in Plymouth got his fine 3 and a half months after his SORN had lapsed, early last year! I also had mine on the road for just over a month whilst trying to get it through it's MOT with no probs. Wouldn't recommend the gamble, obviously, especially as mine eventually got spotted by a copper after my house mate's car got broken into...

 

[quickdraw]

got mine today