mchristyuk
Junior Member
- Messages
- 668
Gents,
Need some advice please as I can't find a satisfactory answer after several answers of Googling and the DVLA lines are "too busy, please call back later..".
Situation:
1) Chap in Germany wants to buy my Saab that I had for sale. His intention is to come over, pick it up and drive it to the ferry port and be on his merry way.
2) Currently the car is SORN.
What I know:
1) For registration purposes we both fill out the V5 and he takes the whole document. I write to the DVLA telling them a foreign national without a GB resident address has bought the car and I an no longer the keeper. I supply some evidence to back this up (copy of V5, signed receipt, etc..).
2) For a UK car to be driven on our roads it has to be insured, MOT'd and taxed.
Problem:
1) Car is SORN.
2) Car tax is not transferable to new owner.
How does he drive to the ferry without the plod (or more likely ANPR machines) taking an active interest?
Under the new tax rules I can't tax it as I'm not the owner. However can a (or does a) foreign national tax a UK car if they don't have a GB residents address?
In the old days with the transferable tax it wasn't a problem.. but now?.. I'm stumped and Google doesn't seem to have the answer!
My impression is that he should be able to tax it without a GB address and cancel it the next day and get a refund IF any money is taken. I say IF.. I have a friend who's bought the odd car or two and set up tax by direct debit, driven it home then cancelled the tax/direct debit.. as they never took a payment he never paid a penny for his 4 hours of car tax...
Cheers
Mark
Need some advice please as I can't find a satisfactory answer after several answers of Googling and the DVLA lines are "too busy, please call back later..".
Situation:
1) Chap in Germany wants to buy my Saab that I had for sale. His intention is to come over, pick it up and drive it to the ferry port and be on his merry way.
2) Currently the car is SORN.
What I know:
1) For registration purposes we both fill out the V5 and he takes the whole document. I write to the DVLA telling them a foreign national without a GB resident address has bought the car and I an no longer the keeper. I supply some evidence to back this up (copy of V5, signed receipt, etc..).
2) For a UK car to be driven on our roads it has to be insured, MOT'd and taxed.
Problem:
1) Car is SORN.
2) Car tax is not transferable to new owner.
How does he drive to the ferry without the plod (or more likely ANPR machines) taking an active interest?
Under the new tax rules I can't tax it as I'm not the owner. However can a (or does a) foreign national tax a UK car if they don't have a GB residents address?
In the old days with the transferable tax it wasn't a problem.. but now?.. I'm stumped and Google doesn't seem to have the answer!
My impression is that he should be able to tax it without a GB address and cancel it the next day and get a refund IF any money is taken. I say IF.. I have a friend who's bought the odd car or two and set up tax by direct debit, driven it home then cancelled the tax/direct debit.. as they never took a payment he never paid a penny for his 4 hours of car tax...
Cheers
Mark