SORNing your vehicle whilst on a campsite.

[Enlli]

The last time we were in France the alternative route to using the Motorway was closed. The diversion took us onto the Motorway but it had been made free for the diversion section. Find that in England

 

[sparrks]

The last time we were in France the alternative route to using the Motorway was closed. The diversion took us onto the Motorway but it had been made free for the diversion section. Find that in England

Most motorways are free in England

 

[Polar Bear]

]With the new online setup [/B]you can tax or SORN your van in less than 5 minutes and per month. So why on earth would you give the DVLA £20 plus per month for it to sit on your drive or in a compound. I'm taxing or SORNing mine as and when I need/ don't need it.

Have you checked with your insurance what level of cover you have on your car if it is not taxed?
I have much more interesting things to do with my time and if you have so much spare time enjoy.
You can not tax a car for a month!

 

[Polar Bear]

But if you are only paying for your tax on the new per month scheme (at the slightly higher rate) and you SORN it at the end of the first month, then there is nothing to refund. Which is precisely what I am about to do - the van is currently SORN'd, I am taxing it next week, so it will be effectively taxed from the beginning of December on the monthly DD to take to France for a week, and then putting it back on SORN when we get back on 28th December.

You can not TAX monthly! You can pay for it monthly by Direct Debit - the only way to not pay them from a DD is to ask them to stop it and do you think DVLA will let you set up a new one every time the fancy takes you or do you think they will just keep taking your money out of your account?
Do let us know what fun you have.

 

[Enlli]

Most motorways are free in England

Only if you don't include the cost of the extra fuel used in sitting in slow moving queues

 

[lebesset]

Yep, no road tax in France, fuel normaly cheaper..............the joys of living in rip off Britain!

costs me €70 for a one way trip to paris on the motorway , real cheap eh ?
incidentally , I think you will find that one of the [british] regulations to SORN a vehicle is that it must remain in the uk

 

[Wooie1958]

I think you should be able to SORN by the hour then people could save pennies as well as pounds.

 

[Polar Bear]

It looked to me like you could pay for a years Tax by DD with monthly - 6 monthly or yearly payments. [continuing rolling agreement]

If you declare SORN they will refund your money [eventually] and close the DD.

So to TAX again you will have to set up new DD.

I once had a windscreen broken when on private land and was refused a claim on insurance as windscreens cover was an 'on the road risk' and therefore not covered.
I wonder what else they deem as an 'on the road risk'?

 

[myshell]

We have the East European registered cars around here, they work on the produce farms out Farington Moss, Tarleton & Hesketh Bank way.

There`s a battered old VW Golf around the corner that`s been here for at least 2 years and still on Polish plates.

Graham, I think the immigrants in your neck of the woods must be poverty stricken, the ones here in Tarleton are all driving fairly new VWs, VOLVOs, BMWs and one guy is driving a Merc! all of them on Polish plates, they have been here for well over 18 months now and they seem to think they own the village.
Phil.

 

[Obanboy666]

Find it amazing that people will pay 10,20,30,40,50 grand + for a motorhome and then arse on to save the odd twenty quid every few months.
i couldn't be chewed, not worth the hassle.

 

[El Veterano]

You can not TAX monthly! You can pay for it monthly by Direct Debit - the only way to not pay them from a DD is to ask them to stop it and do you think DVLA will let you set up a new one every time the fancy takes you or do you think they will just keep taking your money out of your account?
Do let us know what fun you have.

Already taxed it for a year in September and SORN'd it again in October, online it took 3 minutes. Two weeks later I had a cheque for the unused months. Just taxed it again today, starting from 1st December on the monthly DD, I will SORN it again at the end of December and cancel the DD. It has taken me longer to write this than it did to tax it.

 

[Tezza33]

I don't understand all the negative comments, I used to spend September to March on a campsite in Spain without the van moving, surely £130 is worth saving if you can, I used arrange my tax to run out so I arrived with days to spare before the days of SORN, then my Daughter used to post the tax disc down six months later so that I could drive home legally, it is easier now so why not take advantage of it, I would not bother for a Month but my van has not been off the drive since July due to illness, the tax ran out at the end of Nov, if it wasn't for the fact I kept fooling myself into thinking tomorrow I might get away I could have saved £80, I know I could have SORN it but waiting for the tax disc seemed more hassle so now we can take advantage of it

 

[El Veterano]

That's not quite how I read it. The bit that I saw is below:
'The Direct Debit will be cancelled and payments automatically stopped when you tell DVLA that you no longer have the vehicle, or the vehicle has been taken off the road and a Statutory Off Road Notification (SORN) has been made.'

But I shall still SORN and then cancel my DD myself just to be on the safe side I think.

 

[John H]

I don't understand all the negative comments, I used to spend September to March on a campsite in Spain without the van moving, surely £130 is worth saving if you can, I used arrange my tax to run out so I arrived with days to spare before the days of SORN, then my Daughter used to post the tax disc down six months later so that I could drive home legally, it is easier now so why not take advantage of it, I would not bother for a Month but my van has not been off the drive since July due to illness, the tax ran out at the end of Nov, if it wasn't for the fact I kept fooling myself into thinking tomorrow I might get away I could have saved £80, I know I could have SORN it but waiting for the tax disc seemed more hassle so now we can take advantage of it

The "negative comments" relate to whether or not you are prepared to have your insurance invalidated. If you spend a fortune on a motorhome and then don't care if it isn't insured while you are on a campsite then fine - I and several others think that is not a wise move.

 

[Wooie1958]

Graham, I think the immigrants in your neck of the woods must be poverty stricken, the ones here in Tarleton are all driving fairly new VWs, VOLVOs, BMWs and one guy is driving a Merc! all of them on Polish plates, they have been here for well over 18 months now and they seem to think they own the village.
Phil.

These lot around here must have been kicked out of the posh areas then. Ours are arrogant buggers as well :mad2:

They must work for Coxheads rather than Huntapac :lol-053:

I know your area ( more Hesketh Bank ) quite well as my dad built and lived in a property on Marsh Road ( on the hill / bend ) for 20 years :wave:

 

[Wooie1958]

I think you should be able to SORN by the hour then people could save pennies as well as pounds.

I put this comment on in a light-hearted manner and i agree it could be construed as a little pedantic but hey ho, that`s life :dance:

It seemed as if the thread was going along the lines of .....

i`m probably not using the van for a couple of weeks, wonder if i can sorn it ? :anyone:

 

[Teutone]

personally I wouldn't bother for a month, but over winter or for a period of static somewhere I would consider it.
Also paying monthly by direct debit is dearer than paying in one payment for 12 month. So one month could save you nothing.

 

[Touringtheworld]

....... Get a caravan, no sorn to worry about then

 

[Tezza33]

The "negative comments" relate to whether or not you are prepared to have your insurance invalidated. If you spend a fortune on a motorhome and then don't care if it isn't insured while you are on a campsite then fine - I and several others think that is not a wise move.

If it invalidates your insurance it isn't a wise move, my insurance isn't invalidated so for me it would work

 

[John H]

If it invalidates your insurance it isn't a wise move, my insurance isn't invalidated so for me it would work

Yes - and that is precisely why I emphasised the need to check your insurance details. If others regard that as "negative advice" then so be it. Personally I think it is very sensible advice - but, then, I would because I gave it! :dance: