SORN

[richandhazel]

Going to CAB tomorrow. Still not prepared to lie down over this. Its not about the money, its the principal..........

[888v]

gotta say that is a real sh*t mate..............i had a car that i dint declare off the road  just after they brought the statuatory fines in but was lucky enough to tax it before gettin a fine.....but i dont think you'll win this one!! the law states that it is your obligation to to declare it off road. Another sh*tty little revenue earner!!! at least Gatso's give ya some warnin of a fine.

[marcogolfo]

similar thing just happened to me, we have a couple of old scrappies lying about that we just havnt scrapped yet and they didnt send us a reminder now we gettin the fines.  Also just received a letter from dvla with them asking me for more money for my road tax.  Back when i bought it they didnt send me a reminder but fortunately i remembered.  So at the local post office they calculated the tax off the log book.  Turns out they made an error and i owe an extra 30 quid.  The nasty letters i received are ridiculous!  I mean I had the money at the time if someone hadnt screwed up but at the moment im out of a job and tryna save the money that i have for inters.  Bastards

[bunter]

i didnt know that you had to renew the SORN every year!! my cars been SORN for over 2 years while its being sorted and i havent had any reminders/fines. might have to look into it as i wanna get it back on the road next month and i dont want any nasty shocks!!. 

[richandhazel]

Ok, SORN latest........

I have sent off a SORN form and have paid the fines. I have also fired off this letter to them:-

Ref: D260 JAH

Dear Mrs P Woolley,
         You have recently fined me £40 plus £27.50 back-duty for failure to renew my SORN on vehicle: Audi 80, D260 JAH. I have enclosed a copy of this letter.

In a separate correspondence, I have paid the fines and filled in a SORN, as I do accept that is my responsibility to ensure that the SORN is renewed. I am, however, extremely annoyed that the first notification that I have received from you is the fine and back duty. No reminder was sent. It quite clearly states on my SORN that a reminder will be issued. I have enclosed a copy with this highlighted. Because of this statement I was led into a false sense of security in thinking that I would receive a reminder and could then renew the SORN in due course. As I hadnÂ’t marked it on the calendar (I didnÂ’t think there was any need as I thought I would receive a reminder) the SORN was allowed to expire.

I think it is wrong to put this statement on the SORN if there is a chance that you may not issue a reminder, as you are misleading people. I understand that this not an isolated case and fully intend to visit CAB and my solicitor for further advice.

As said, I have paid the fines and filled in the SORN in order to prevent further fines and unnecessary costs: basically I have regarded the letter as my reminder.

IÂ’m a law abiding person who has never driven an untaxed vehicle on the road so feel aggrieved that you have targeted me in this way. I fully agree with removing untaxed vehicles and drivers off the road but this appears to be merely a money raising exercise from unsuspecting law abiding people.

IÂ’d appreciate it if you can give this matter due consideration and as stated I will be seeking advice to see if I have any grounds for claiming my money back.

Regards,



Richard Jones

[richandhazel]

Thoughts, comments

Don't suppose I will get anywhere, but feel a bit better now that I have put something in writing expressing my grievance.

[gibby]

Rich, you've paid up and also told them of your annoyance so I think that's fairly put and it's always the case that the government etc will always track down and fine people like you/us because we are the people who will pay the fines etc. 

[mix]

Thoughts, comments

Don't suppose I will get anywhere, but feel a bit better now that I have put something in writing expressing my grievance.

you might get a letter with an apology, depending on who opens the letter, or they'll just say that the fine has been received and that will be that and they gloss over your grumblings....