Yep, can remember now not being able to to tax without insurance ... however this bike was last insured a few years ago and they let me tax it online then came back with the threat of a fine a month or so later ..... as I remember, if the insurance lapsed before the tax you were fine if you didn't use it on the road ... got the sense from the letter that now if the insurance runs out you need to cancel the tax and put it onto sorn or face a penalty.
Thinking about it, this may reflect my adult affluence and responsibility, meaning my cars and bikes have been routinely kept in tax, insurance and mot for decades ... resulting in the whole sorn thing and its implications have gone right over my head!! 😂
K