Sorn

[Malachite]

What are the implications for a good friend who has allowed you to park your car up their driveway if you are having difficulties getting the car SORNED ..TIA

[waterboatman]

None whatsoever as long as it's not on the road or causing a holdup.

[Malachite]

Thanks Waterboatman. He's a good friend but his wife is worried that my car is technically illegal because I had some difficulties getting it registered as off road. She's probably worried that the authorities will find out and drag it off their property!

[jno]

Have you sorned it or not? If you have, and it’s off-road, no problem. If you haven’t but you’ve still paid the licence fee, no problem. If youve neither paid nor sorned then you might be in trouble, but there’s no reason why your friend should be.

[Malachite]

Thanks JNO, I have been trying to SORN it but my paperwork was out of date apparently. I have to order a new V5C :-/
I don't know why his wife is wetting herself ...if the *** hits the fan, I am liable, not her. It's all a bit delicate because they are good friends and I'm grateful that they let me park it up their driveway (I recently hit hard times) ..it's all a bit awk...waaard!

[waterboatman]

As I said Mal, as long as it's on private land and not on the public highway there is nothing to worry about.

[Malachite]

Thanks.

[waterboatman]

You're welcome.

[murraymints]

Car has to be garaged here ? On drive can still be dealt with... May be different in Scotland...?

[waterboatman]

It may well be in Scotland minty.

[murraymints]

According to a friend who is having to pay to rent a garage for his car....no experience myself ...

[waterboatman]

I don't know about the law in Scotland minty, but from personal experience what I've said is the way of it here.

If mal isn't sure he can always check online.

[jno]

These are the rules; I can’t find anything saying Scotland is different

https://www.gov.uk/sorn-statutory-off-road-notification

[Malachite]

Thanks folks, this is in England.
The issue however is that the car is off the road but not officially registered as such (paperwork complications) and my friends have issues with that and have suddenly given me a deadline ("if it's not SORNd by the end of the weekend, remove it"). My only option is to get a new V5C form and that won't happen by then.

[Malachite]

...btw, it has been there for one week.

[murraymints]

I suspect my friend may not have tax etc but not sorned... ?? Which is why it's out of sight !

[waterboatman]

Mal they don't have to worry. Maybe they just want their driveway back.