Can you drive SORN car to MOT?

Can I drive my car with a SORN to a garage for an MOT? Yes, you will be able to drive the car to a garage for an MOT appointment – even with a SORN in place. Be warned – you can only drive a vehicle with a SORN on a public road to attend a pre-booked MOT, or another testing appointment.

Can you drive to MOT Centre without insurance?

It’s possible to drive your car to the MOT station, even if it doesn’t have a valid MOT certificate, as long as you have a pre-booked test, you have the correct insurance to cover your journey and your car is roadworthy.

Can I drive a SORN car home after MOT?

You can drive a vehicle on SORN to a pre-booked MoT, as long as it had valid insurance. When the vehicle has passed the MoT, you can tax it online or over the phone before driving it home.

Can I cancel my car insurance if my car is SORN?

If you declare your car as SORN, you won’t need to insure it. This means you can cancel your existing policy once it’s declared off the road.

Does no MOT invalidate insurance?

So, in most cases your insurance will be invalidated if you drive without an MOT and that means you’ll be breaking the law twice: first by driving without a valid MOT and second for driving without valid insurance.

How do I cancel a SORN?

Once your vehicle is taxed again, it will automatically cancel the SORN status. You can unSORN your car by renewing your tax online using the DVLA website. You will need the 16-digit reference number from your tax renewal letter to do this, or the 11-digit reference number from your registration document (V5C).

Is no MOT a criminal Offence?

Driving without an MOT is a criminal offence The fact is that driving a car without a valid MOT is a criminal offence under Section 47 of the Road Traffic Act 1988. An MOT certificate guarantees that your vehicle is road worthy and safe to be driven around.

Can you insure a car that is SORN?

You don’t legally have to insure your car while it has a SORN – but it might be a good idea to get some level of cover for it anyway. SORN insurance doesn’t cover you for driving, so you’d need to cancel your SORN and buy regular car insurance before you take your car out on a public road.

How do you put a car back on the road after SORN?

If you’ve made a SORN on your vehicle and you want to take it back out on the road, you’ll need to insure the vehicle. An MOT is also required. As soon as you apply for tax using your V5C, the SORN will expire so you can take the car back onto the road once you are insured to do so.