Car Tax

[josadler7]

My car tax runs out at the end of March and I've just been asked to go to the states for a month, leaving at the end of next week, so I since the renewal doesn't usually turn up until the week before I'm not going to be able to renew in time, the car will be on my drive - i.e. private land until I get back but it will be out of tax for a few days.

[ummmm]

You'll need to sorn it. Phone DVLA...or get someone to do it for you when your renewal comes in.

[josadler7]

Ummmm - SORN it? It will only be out of tax for 4/5 days

[milly143]

Just leave it. If it's not being driven around then I wouldn't worry about it. I once had use of another car for about a year so mine was sitting in the garage the whole time and I didn't realise the tax lapsed until about 3 months after it should have been renewed. When I went to the post office to tax it the guy asked when it should have been taxed and I told him but that was it.

[ummmm]

Sorry...I had just woke up. Can't you just do it on-line? As soon as it's paid for you're on the system and as the car is not on the road it won't matter if you're not displaying.

[ummmm]

Milly - could get a fine for doing that. It has to be taxed or sorn.

[milly143]

It's highly unlikey he will get a fine unless someone spots the car. If it's parked up then I doubt that will happen.

[ChuckFickens]

One month after your tax runs out you will get a letter through the post stating that unless you either sorn the car or re-tax it you will receive a fine, regardless of if somebody spots it or reports it, it's done by computer!

I didn't wait to see what happened after that and sorned the car.

[milly143]

In fact I'm so confident nothing will happen that if he leaves it until he gets back and receives a fine, I'll pay it.

[milly143]

There you go, one month after the tax runs out. OP said it will only be out for 3 or 4 days.

[ABerrant]

If your vehicle tax is due to expire while you’re abroad you can renew your tax up to two calendar months in advance in person or by post at a Post Office branch that deals with advance applications or a Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency (DVLA) local office.

http://www.direct.gov...ourVehicle/DG_4022052