What is life like with your car? Let us know and win £500 in John Lewis vouchers | No thanks
How can I legally get my daughter's SORNed car to a Nissan garage for scrappage?
My daughter's car has been on a SORN for a couple of years and is not covered by any insurance. She wants to take it for an MOT in order to trade-in on Nissan's extended scrappage scheme (worth £2000 off the price of a new UK-built car). The problem is how to get the car to and from the MOT centre, and then to the Nissan garage. My insurance company (my daughter is a named driver) will not entertain any insurance on a vehicle without an MoT. The only insurance I have found is comprehensive and costs about £100 for 21 days. I assume it is illegal to drive and/or tow the vehicle. Help!
Asked on 11 June 2010 by Paul Hamer
Answered by
Honest John
The simple answer is to get the MoT station to pick the car up on its own (insured) trade plates. Obviously there will be a cost, but not as much as £100.
We give you the low down on how to save on insurance, little-known tricks and tips, what insurance groups mean and how to use insurance aggregators to beat insurers.
Insurance group finder and how to save on insurance
Looking for a garage you can trust? Honest John's Good Garage Guide has thousands of reader recommended garages, plus how-to guides and tips on servicing.
The Good Garage GuideSimilar questions
I have a 1992 FIAT Uno that I have owned for about 12 years. It failed its MOT a couple of years ago and has been SORN on our drive ever since, awaiting the rust remedy that never came. I rubbed my hands...
Can my SORN'd, uninsured car be driven to it's pre-booked MOT by the garage proprietor/MOT tester using his own insurance?
I have my Porsche 911 that's been SORN for a few years. Can I just insure it so I can drive it to my mechanics for an MoT or will I have to un-SORN it first?
.jpg)
