Minimum SORN period?

[Dukat]

Hi

I've left getting my bike squared away a little late and rather than racing around trying to get things sorted out, I'm looking at getting it SORN'd until a later date.

The thing is, I'm hoping this "later date" will be slightly less than a month, but I've been unable to find out how long the minimum SORN period is - is it literally just until I get the bike taxed again, or is there a minimum admin period of a month?

Heard rumours that it's a month but wanted to be sure - also a little concerned its longer than a month, which is waaay too long to be without my bike!

Any help much appreciated.

 

[Gumbo]

It's just sorned until you tax it. Could be a day if you want.

 

[ECA]

If it's parked off the road ( in your drive ) you don't even need one iirc?

 

[Dukat]

If it's parked off the road ( in your drive ) you don't even need one iirc?

Used to be like that - now it has to be either SORN'd or re-taxed within 14 days or they geek you out with thier nifty databases and post you an auto-fine, supposedly!

Deciding not to take risk!

Cheers Gumbo! Poor little Cibber is now officially SORN'd but atleast now I can leave it for a few days!

 

[ECA]

Used to be like that - now it has to be either SORN'd or re-taxed within 14 days or they geek you out with thier nifty databases and post you an auto-fine, supposedly!

Deciding not to take risk!

Cheers Gumbo! Poor little Cibber is now officially SORN'd but atleast now I can leave it for a few days!

Can't you tell em to stuff the fine as it's not on the road though? Pretty sure that autofine is like TV license demands - tell em to stuff it.

 

[Gumbo]

Nope, you have to declare Sorn.

It stands for Statutory Off Road Notification. They send you a reminder after 14days or so overdue, if you don't do anything then, you get fined.

 

[Zede]

you get an auto fine after i think it was 14 days

absolutely fuck all you can do about it.

phoned em up & asked if it was a joke

it was not.

told em car was not parked on a public road etc, was not used..made no difference.

 

[ECA]

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Just claim you sent them the sorn and they lost it, seems to be legally unassailable as an excuse