02-05-2018, 01:37 PM
Nick, you do not.
My view is that with most of the vehicles we are likely to discuss on here. MOT exempt, VED exempt (or is it nil rate?) that its a pretty simple choice.
If I choose to insure a vehicle, I tax it. On the road or not. And I have one not on the road. (If its on the road, you must of course tax it)
If I choose not to insure a vehicle, clearly I am not going to use it on the road, but if it has been on the road since 1998 I SORN it.
The law required a vehicle (that has been taxed at some point since 1998) to be insured, (regardless of if it is taxed) unless it is SORN.
You have to be carefull of this. The wifes Golf bust its cambelt towards the tail end of one month. I pushed it onto the garden and we bought a new motor PDQ. Transfering our insurance policy onto it. At that point I cancelled the tax (paid monthly) So Golf now untaxed and uninsured and technically illegal. So I SORNed it.
My view is that with most of the vehicles we are likely to discuss on here. MOT exempt, VED exempt (or is it nil rate?) that its a pretty simple choice.
If I choose to insure a vehicle, I tax it. On the road or not. And I have one not on the road. (If its on the road, you must of course tax it)
If I choose not to insure a vehicle, clearly I am not going to use it on the road, but if it has been on the road since 1998 I SORN it.
The law required a vehicle (that has been taxed at some point since 1998) to be insured, (regardless of if it is taxed) unless it is SORN.
You have to be carefull of this. The wifes Golf bust its cambelt towards the tail end of one month. I pushed it onto the garden and we bought a new motor PDQ. Transfering our insurance policy onto it. At that point I cancelled the tax (paid monthly) So Golf now untaxed and uninsured and technically illegal. So I SORNed it.