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For the first time ever I put one of my cars on SORN... my Morgan. The combination of Covid, not much fun on salty roads and ridiculous Road Tax costs made me give it a go.
The car now has no Road Tax and no MOT - still insured of course.
I assume I can drive it to it's pre-booked MOT in May despite not having any Road Tax? Once MOT'd I could tax it from my mobile phone from the garage?
This is my plan, which research seems to say is quite OK.
Unless someone knows different......?
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My understanding is that is right. Straight there & straight back mind.
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Graham (G4FUJ)
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Yes agree, as long as your car is on sorn, you can drive there and back without car tax
I will be taking 2 on my car for MOT'S next month (mid April) but not taxing them until 1st May
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OK great.... reassuring. It's a distance to drive and lots of ANPR en route!
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Having used it on the road I think you will have to tax it from the beginning of that month.
Graham (G4FUJ)
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Are you sure about that, Graham?
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Are you sure about that, Graham? No, unfortunately. I haven't had time to do a proper check. If the car failed the MoT one couldn't tax it anyway.
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Why not ask the MOT test center. It must be a common problem.
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When you tax mid month, it always back dates to the start of the month.
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