Insurance, Tax, Fines

jetpilot · April 16, 2012, 10:35:25 AM

Guys after a recent thread and some new regulations i am just trying to confirm something.

I have bought a new daily driver but still have my old one. I have swapped the insurance over but whilst i am trying to sell my old daily i dont want to relinquish the tax!

If a vehicle is now taxed, does it also have to be insured, even if its not being used or kept on a public road? The insurance guy didnt seem to think this was the case!

BlitzBoy · April 16, 2012, 11:52:06 AM

yes it has to be insured, if not insured you haveto send the tax disc to be refunded and declare it SORN

jetpilot · April 16, 2012, 12:14:26 PM

That\'s going to make selling it really easy!!!!

P.s Do you still want this dragon silenced midpipe towards some mapping in the very near future buddy?

grinder · April 16, 2012, 12:18:24 PM

Yeah you have to surrender the tax , BUT , they will write to you first , took them over 4 months to work out that mine was taxed and not insured

So you can chance it that way i suppose

Kodiak · April 16, 2012, 12:19:08 PM

I thought it had to be insured, even if SORN\'d?

grinder · April 16, 2012, 04:51:34 PM

nah , it is SORN you dont need insurance of any shape or form

As you have decalred it OFF ROAD

jetpilot · April 16, 2012, 04:56:21 PM

Quote from: grinder;819811Yeah you have to surrender the tax , BUT , they will write to you first , took them over 4 months to work out that mine was taxed and not insured

So you can chance it that way i suppose

So what about if you have a trade policy that doesnt list specific cars, surely it wont show up on the database either? Not that i do!

johnf · April 16, 2012, 05:09:56 PM

I didn\'t re-insure mine for about three weeks, it was taxed.

The law does state it has to be insured or SORN but I was also told they send you a warning letter before they take it away and crush it.

I didn\'t hear anything in the three week gap.

jetpilot · April 16, 2012, 05:12:48 PM

Ill bet that warning letter makes all the "offenders" quake in their boots

grinder · April 17, 2012, 10:05:53 AM

^^ it did to be honest

although i did phone them and have a moan ( there is another thread about it somewhere )

jetpilot · April 17, 2012, 10:12:35 AM

Ah but i dont think you strike me as a habitual offender, or do you have a dark side, lol.

grinder · April 17, 2012, 01:14:41 PM

To be honest , first time its ever happened to me