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I sold a bike which I've owned for years but have realised wasn't SORNed - do I face any repercussions?
I have unwittingly sold a bike which I believed I had both registered in my name and declared as SORN seven years ago (having sent the relevant forms off). The DVLA have now written to me as the new owner has applied for a new logbook and I have discovered the bike was never registered to me or declared as SORN. What repercussions do I face from the DVLA for selling a bike which is not in my name and has not been SORNed correctly? Would I be fined and/or have to pay the unpaid tax?
Asked on 3 September 2010 by chimichanga
Answered by
Lucy
If you are the keeper and you have the right to sell the vehicle, there should not be too much of a problem with the sale. On the SORN issue, in theory they could come at you for some back tax but whether this happens would very much depend on the precise circumstances of the vehicle, who the registered keeper was and why the SORN was not operated. There may be no liability at all, they may agree to forget about it or the outcome might be subject to negotiation.
In the first instance, providing you have good title to the bike, I would permit the DVLA to issue the log book and see what happens from there.
In the first instance, providing you have good title to the bike, I would permit the DVLA to issue the log book and see what happens from there.
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