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A relative has had an illness recently and hasn't driven for about three months. His car is parked up on his drive. He's not likely to be able to drive for a while yet, but doesn't want to get rid of the...
Having recently purchased a Morgan Roadster I have been hit with the £40K+ VED supplement of £320 making a total VED of £465 for this year. If I SORN the vehicle over winter, will I save on the £320 annual...
Is there a way to get a SORN'd car from A to B without insurance and tax? Would an MoT appointment qualify (even if it has just passed one)
Can I be fined twice for not having insurance on my car? I was not caught driving as it was just parked up.
I’m away for a year and want to leave my car with my father-in-law. He will be keeping it on his drive and hardly driving it. How does this affect insurance? Shall I make him the registered keeper? How...
I recently kept my car taxed but not insured in my private garage for a few days before selling. I took temporary insurance to demonstrate the car. Did I commit a criminal offence by not submitting a SORN?...
We have, at the last count, eight cars from one gentleman taking up the whole community public car park. One car has been abandoned there for nine years and the others vary from seven months to the latest...
I bought a car privately - my first car. It's currently parked on a private drive and was delivered by the former owner who is sending off the appropriate V5C paperwork. Do I need to pay road tax and insurance...
I am about to SORN a vehicle which will be left on a public road outside my house. Do I need to have a valid MoT and insurance cover?
I have an old motorcycle, which was last on the road in 1984. SORN has never been declared because it was not in use when the SORN rules came in (January 1998). I have recently changed address, sent the...
 

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