Insurance and Road Tax

[faversham999]

If you have a classic car and it is off the road with no Insurance the Nil Tax disk sould be Surrendered when it is on a sorn

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from the DVLA web site


How does this law affect a vehicle used only in the summer?

If you have a vehicle that is still taxed but not insured, you could face a penalty. This includes vintage and classic cars, motorbikes and motor homes – all vehicles that people sometimes leave uninsured for part of the year. If this applies to you, you need to return the tax disc on a V14 (including nil value discs) and declare SORN at the same time.

Are vintage/classic cars affected?

If you have a vehicle that was manufactured before 1 January 1973 that has a 'nil value tax disc' it is still considered by DVLA as taxed. If your vehicle is taxed it therefore must be insured unless you return your tax disc on a V14 and declare SORN at the same time.

How does this affect pre-SORN vehicles?

Vehicles which have been kept off-road since before SORN came into force on 31 January 1998 are exempt from this law. If they are brought back into use they will no longer be exempt. If you want to bring the vehicle back into use, you will need to tax and insure it. Follow the link below to do this.
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[bpr81a]

This has been on the front page for a while now....

http://www.mmoc.org.uk/index.php?page=536

[faversham999]

but for classic cars you still have to surrender your Nil tax disk thats new

[rayofleamington]

Vehicles which have been kept off-road since before SORN came into force on 31 January 1998 are exempt from this law.

If it's been off the road since 98, then it doesn't have a tax disc to surrender!


As for making a SORN and returning tax disc on a non-insured car. The rules have applied to all cars and there never has been an exemption based on road tax "price".

Rules came into force a few months ago and have not yet been enforced (which I know from personal experience). Maybe they will start to do this, but as the system is pointless (e.g. relating to a car you are trying to sell because you have already replaced it).
I'm hoping it's only enforced where the car has been driven uninsured - but it does allow them to clobber owners where cars are found parked on the road with no insurance.

[faversham999]

If your car is parked off the road without insurance you will get a written warning if it is in the road it will can be towed away.