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    Can you drive a SORN car to MOT station or have to be trailered?

    I'm assuming that a SORN'ed car would need to be trailered or brought to an MOT station by a recovery truck etc but is this true?

    A stupid question maybe but just wanted to clarify this.

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    Re: Can you drive a SORN car to MOT station or have to be trailered?

    As long as it's a pre booked MOT and you have valid insurance you can legally drive to the mot station and home again.

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    Re: Can you drive a SORN car to MOT station or have to be trailered?

    Quote Originally Posted by car.crash View Post
    As long as it's a pre booked MOT and you have valid insurance you can legally drive to the mot station and home again.

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    Re: Can you drive a SORN car to MOT station or have to be trailered?

    i thought it needed to have tax? i just use trade plates if thats the case

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    Re: Can you drive a SORN car to MOT station or have to be trailered?

    Totally dependent upon the copper that stopper

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    Re: Can you drive a SORN car to MOT station or have to be trailered?

    Quote Originally Posted by markey b View Post
    i thought it needed to have tax? i just use trade plates if thats the case
    I spoke to the DVLA recently and they said that it did not have to be taxed as its not always possible to be.

    For example if the tax has expired then you can not get any more without a valid MOT and insurance so no TAX is ok but only for the trip to and from the test centre with valid insurance.

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    Re: Can you drive a SORN car to MOT station or have to be trailered?

    Quote Originally Posted by car.crash View Post
    As long as it's a pre booked MOT and you have valid insurance you can legally drive to the mot station and home again.
    Never had any problems aslong as the vehicle is insured & mot booked in.

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    Re: Can you drive a SORN car to MOT station or have to be trailered?

    Be no problem too drive if you have insurance and booked in with garage you MUST go straight too the garage tho no stopping at the shops etc

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    Re: Can you drive a SORN car to MOT station or have to be trailered?

    great fun when the police pull you make sure you have the phone number for the garage with you just in case. if the copper is a **** he will take the car.

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    Re: Can you drive a SORN car to MOT station or have to be trailered?

    Quote Originally Posted by directgov website
    Driving to an MOT test when a SORN is in place
    You can drive your vehicle to and from a pre-arranged test at an MOT test station provided you have adequate insurance cover in place for that vehicle.
    http://www.direct.gov.uk/en/Motoring...icle/DG_069727

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    Re: Can you drive a SORN car to MOT station or have to be trailered?

    Ive done it plenty of times ...just booked the car into the MOT station ...aslong as its booked in ..its fine

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    Re: Can you drive a SORN car to MOT station or have to be trailered?

    If the car is insured and you have prebooked there are no problems, but you can't go visting people on route or on the way home.

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    Re: Can you drive a SORN car to MOT station or have to be trailered?

    Quote Originally Posted by phase i 16 v turbo View Post
    If the car is insured and you have prebooked there are no problems, but you can't go visting people on route or on the way home.


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    Re: Can you drive a SORN car to MOT station or have to be trailered?

    Cheers for the info guys

    I shall bear that all in mind when i can eventually get back on the road

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