SORN

[richandhazel]

I've just received a £40 fine for not redeclaring the SORN on my 'spares' Audi. I had a SORN on it that expired in February however the SORN quite clearly says I will receive a reminder after 12 months to redeclare the SORN. I did not receive the reminder (bare in mind I have 4 cars SORN'd and I was relying on the reminder to redeclare them). I don't see why I should pay a £40 fine when they haven't sent me a reminder and the car, that is undriveable anyway, has been sat where it has in my garden for over a year.

Anyone know where I stand here? My first thought was to ring them but all you get is an automated response that doesn't allow you to talk to anyone. So my next step is to write and explain why I didn't redeclare the SORN and obviously at the same time redeclare it now that they have reminded me.

[Dinky]

oo..not sure hun..but ill b sure to keep an eye on mine if they arent sendin any reminders?!any way to get money out of ya..tis well shockin hun..

Dinx

[mix]

im not to sure, i think there stance on it is that they don't have a duty to remind you, like with your car tax, and that if you forget its your own fault......sorry dude

*mix faints at his first useful post of the day..... thud....

[Overseer]

yeah i'd be surprised if it wasnt as mix says.. unfortunately for you mate

[richandhazel]

Really pisses me off as they definately didn't send me one. I had it in the back of my mind that one of them must have been due by now, so I was keeping my eye on the post

[richandhazel]

I've just realised, they also want me to pay the arrears in duty since it expired of £27.50!!! Now I'm really pissed off

[mix]

ggggrrrrrrrrrr........bastids........ never mind man, just have to write it all down in the diary. 


Take the biggest hammer you can find and hit something with it and you'll be fine......alternatively, listen to some jungle music

[mrwotto]

Gutted for your rich, have to bear that one in mind if i ever sorn one of my motors

[richard ellison]

They tried to pin me for something like this a few years bk. Seeing as i had done nothing wrong, issue was resolved, they apologised.

Appeal against it, you should get somewhere.

Seems the gonvernment has now turned to use the DVLA as its latest cash machine after speed cameras

[richandhazel]

I have until the 30th April to pay the fine and arrears. A letter will be fired off tonight asking why I was not sent a reminder and why my first notification of the fact that it is due, is this fine and payment of arrears. Obviously I will send another SORN decleration as I will treat this as a reminder.

I'll let you know how I get on. Treat this as a 'heads-up' everyone that has a car SRON'd! Don't rely on the DVLA to send out a reminder!

I've now got some floorboards to lay so the hammer is coming out and each nail is a member of the DVLA and will be driven into the wood in one blow