m.o.t

[chevrolet1.8]

now that the dvla has a database on tax and m.o.t's, if you have a car that is taxed and you do not renew the m.o.t before it runs out, will you receive a fine because it should not be on the road and you haven't declared it as s.o.r.n or does the s.o.r.n only apply to road tax?

[Toureman]

No, because you do not need an MOT if the car is not kept on a public Road.

As you said SORN is only if you do not want to tax it.

[chevrolet1.8]

thanks for confirming that, my mate raised the question with me and i thought it was wrong but i thought i'd best check.

[bigboots]

A lot of police cars, and some local councils have numberplate recognition cameras, that can be used to prosicute for no m o t, give it time and the dvla will soon be issuing mot fines by post

[chevrolet1.8]

hey bigboots i hope you're right and they do that. that would be a brilliant idea. now if only there was a way of displaying insurance cover too we could get a lot more idiots off of the road.