this new insurance law!!

[busterdub]

so do you have to have the car insured even if its sorn parked off road and in a million pieces?

[Jack3559]

Not if it's SORN - Only if it's taxed is what I've understood from it.

Or... there's some way of declaring it officially off road or something...

[robz]

think so!!
me mum phoned me the other day having a right panic about me and mine
to be honest, no word by email or post from any authoroties to sorned car owners, so i think you could plead ignorance...
bit stupid and a bit of a money spinner in my opinion!

[JC]

car on a SORN, needs no insurance

car TAXED , needs insurance

no ignorance plea's accepted, TV campaign, newspaper campaign, and leaflets in with recent tax & sorn renewals and log books

 

[Rhyso]

http://www.direct.gov.uk/en/Motoring/OwningAVehicle/Motorinsurance/DG_186696

[robz]

car on a SORN, needs no insurance

car TAXED , needs insurance

no ignorance plea's accepted, TV campaign, newspaper campaign, and leaflets in with recent tax & sorn renewals and log books

 

im bad for watching news/tv/radio tbh, sh!te excuse though
mine is sorned and will be being taxed next couple of weeks so i will get the leaflet then

[AlanD]

no ignorance plea's accepted, TV campaign, newspaper campaign, and leaflets in with recent tax & sorn renewals and log books

To be fair I watch a lot of TV and the only reason I knew of this law was because of this forum.

[busterdub]

Thank god for that!! Cheers all

[chrisuk]

As a matter of interest, how does this affect selling your car?

I am picking up my new motor next week, and will update my current policy for the new car.

of course then, the old car isn't insured...but it could only be parked for a few weeks.

So do I need to SORN, or is it more a case of going after people who have been uninsured on a taxed car for quite a while?

[robz]

Good point that?!