Van clamped on private land

[stadli 10]

Just had my van clamped bought it sat and was told it was sorn as it had no tax on it. I put it on drive in front of my garage and was going to get it taxed and insured at weekend when i got paid, but in meantime cops have asked dvla to clamp it. Now they are wanting £260 to realease it as it has got no tax on it and it hasnt been declared sorn.Will i have to pay this or does anybody know a way round it

[sheffgrow 10]

the onus is on you the owner to make sure it is sorn, if it wasnt sorn and isnt insured or taxed they can now do this, i seem to recall a new law about cars needing to be insured if they are not sorn

[AJ sheffield 11]

What happens if you have a vehicle that is tested and taxed but not insured, can you still keep it on your property without it getting clamped ?

[hugh jarse 10]

I've just bought a motorbike that has not been on the road for 7 years. the owner sent off the log book and I have the tiny green slip so how do I declare sorn on it before I get the log book?

Edited July 13, 2011 by hugh jarse

[hugh jarse 10]

What happens if you have a vehicle that is tested and taxed but not insured, can you still keep it on your property without it getting clamped ?

 

i think the new rules are that if its not insured you have to cash in the tax disc and declare it sorn but i may be wrong...the change is something to do with insurance

[AJ sheffield 11]

i think the new rules are that if its not insured you have to cash in the tax disc and declare it sorn but i may be wrong...the change is something to do with insurance

 

I have had problems with cashing in tax discs in the past, the whole process can take ages.

I'm selling a car and it will always sell better with tax on it so I might have to have the insurance running on it until its sold, shame at £40 a month

What is the deal with the exemption of it being between registered keepers though, what does that mean.

[F1nutter 10]

What happens if you have a vehicle that is tested and taxed but not insured, can you still keep it on your property without it getting clamped ?

 

 

Only if you declare it SORN otherwise it must be insured. Failure to do this will result in a fixed penalty landing on the doormat.

[Natbags 10]

Just had my van clamped bought it sat and was told it was sorn as it had no tax on it. I put it on drive in front of my garage and was going to get it taxed and insured at weekend when i got paid, but in meantime cops have asked dvla to clamp it. Now they are wanting £260 to realease it as it has got no tax on it and it hasnt been declared sorn.Will i have to pay this or does anybody know a way round it

 

There is no way round it you will have to pay and the cops will be keeping an eye on it now. Don't you get some of that money back when you have taxed the car

[art_blaze 10]

I have had recent dealings with tax and SORN at the DVLA office in Sheffield. They tell me if I buy something SORN I have to reapply as the new owner, as it ends with the new ownership.

 

You can take the little green slip to the post office or DVLA office to buy tax.

[stadli 10]

There is no way round it you will have to pay and the cops will be keeping an eye on it now. Don't you get some of that money back when you have taxed the car

yes you get £160 back when you tax it but i havnt got money to tax and insure it till friday and if i delare it as sorn i dont get it back at all

[stadli 10]

I have had recent dealings with tax and SORN at the DVLA office in Sheffield. They tell me if I buy something SORN I have to reapply as the new owner, as it ends with the new ownership.

 

You can take the little green slip to the post office or DVLA office to buy tax.

 

yes but i need to insure it first and cant do that till friday

[scottf 21]

yes but i need to insure it first and cant do that till friday

 

Then i think your stuffed im afraid