Cars off the road long term and SORN.

[JohnD]

" I recently had cause to put a vehicle, that has been off the road since the late 1980's in my name. Specifically changing keeper on the V5. "



" Unfortunatley for the DVLA they got a snotty me on the end of the phone. Whilst discussing my problem, and without asking me the lady at the DVLA sorned my vehicle. This in my belief was an unlawful act, as only the registered keeper can declare SORN. "

 
If you changed the V5 into your name, and the DVLA contacted you, then who is the registered keeper who has to declare SORN?
 It was my understanding that if you purchase a vehicle and change the keeper details, you then had to restart the SORN process

[Hedd_Jones]

If a vehicle is unlicenced, and has been since before The ''Road Vehicles (Statutory Off-Road Notification) Regulations 1997'' was enacted (in 1998) There isn't a requirement to declare SORN.

Changing the recorded keeper has no effect on this requirement.

In this case nobody (me the registered keeper included) has to declare SORN.

[Stuart Joseph]

Thanks Hedd, this gives me the knowledge to try talking to the DVLA again.

Regards

Stuart