moving car

[rob-legend]

soon i'll be moving my williams into a lock up to continue work on it, but it's declared SORN, so i was wondering, is there anyway of moving the car without retaxing it for 6 months, i only need to move it 2miles max, or should i just go for it without tax? also i dont have a trailor, cheers.

[speed]

trade plates? or jst take the back road

[white16valver]

Is it legal to tow a car when it's SORN?

[paudi294]

no its fine 2do that because ur not actualy driving it

[stevie_b]

No it's not - you can't even park the car on a road if it is SORNed! You can tow it on a trailer, of course, but I assume you mean on a tow rope?

[paudi294]

well yeh u cant leave it on the road hence sorn it of the road. but u can toe it,

[speed]

im sure wheels cant toutch highway, so no towing, trailer only,

just do a morning blast fella on the back roads

[stevie_b]

well yeh u cant leave it on the road hence sorn it of the road. but u can toe it,

Sorry, but you are not giving him the correct info. You can't leave it on the road. You can't drive it on the road. The wording of the law is that it cannot be 'used' on the road. You cannot legally tow it with a rope if it is SORNed.

If it was me I'd probably risk driving it the two miles, but that doesn't change the fact that the question asked was is it illegal, and it is, I'm afraid.

[paudi294]

ok i all ways fort u could toe it but never mind. ide just drive if it was me.

[titcharoony]

id just drive it. the odds of u getting stopped are slim. go for it mate.

[Daz.]

I did it once, I took a valid tax disc from my mums car and popped it on for the 5 mile trip :D

[Lunner]

ok i all ways fort u could toe it but never mind. ide just drive if it was me.

its tow....toe is what you have on your feet ;)

[white16valver]

I did it once, I took a valid tax disc from my mums car and popped it on for the 5 mile trip :D
You'll probably get hit harder for that than having none lol

[Daz.]

Your not as noticable with a tax disc in the windscreen than without one with mr plod going the other way. :wink:

I'm abide by the law and am a good person - I don't steal, murder or rape and yet I'd get seriously told off for doing the above.

Madness isn't it :lol:

[rob-legend]

Your not as noticable with a tax disc in the windscreen than without one with mr plod going the other way. :wink:

I'm abide by the law and am a good person - I don't steal, murder or rape and yet I'd get seriously told off for doing the above.

Madness isn't it :lol:


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well thanks for all the ideas and insight, i'll let you all know what i do :wink:

[number1]

if the car had no mot id be inclined to book it in for mot and drive it to your lock up and cancel the mot, cant tax a car without mot so it is therefore legal to drive a car to or from an mot station
I drove for quite some time without tax casually, and never got stopped trick is to blend in
"the nail that sticks out gets pulled"

[Tommo]

Not sure if you have moved your motor yet mate but I would advise you to take all your documentation ie insurance MOT V5 with you, and in the unlikely event of getting pulled you could explain you were on your way to the post office to tax it.

[rob-legend]

yeah, thanks for the advice, i havent moved it yet, i will be next month, i need to rig up electrics in the garage yet, but thats for all the help people, much appreciated :D