brs

If i've got a car on sorn can it still be towed to a different location or not?

mad dog younge

yes as long as the vehicle that you are towing it with is tnt and insured

fraser9764

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the way i understand it, if any of the cars wheels are touching the road it has to be taxed

mad dog younge

not when towing or you would need to tax your trailer

Adam.

been towed to and from london in my project rs it is declared sorn,no mot, never had any probs, that was with a t+t car

RichieST

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if there are any wheels rolling on the ground, the car must be taxed/insured.

Its a low loader job only!

Rich

THEDMAN

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I have driven 90 miles to an MOT test station while on SORN, no-MOT, etc!

brs

was you pulled and they said it was ok? or you was never stopped?

fraser9764

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Adam.

Had plenty of plod overtake me and never battered an eyelid

SortedCossie

thats correct. if you ever have to take a car older than 15 years to be inspected at dvla for a number plate change, and the car isn't taxed then they insist (atleast by us) that the car is trailored.

Ollie.

You can drive to and from a MOT station though because to get tax you need a mot.....

S1rst

I think what he's saying is that if its driveable, some people book it in to a testing station thats conveniently near the place where you want to take it. Dodgy yes, but totally legal to a certain extent.

tabetha

If you raise two wheels of the car(dolly) it technically becomes a trailer, as it is "trailing" the towing vehicle, so needs no mot or tax etc, this I have done with a traffic cop sat next to me as it was his car(MGB, old sort).
Unless booked in at a pre arranged MOT, it cannot have all four wheels on the road on statutory OFF road notification.
tabetha

B16JUS

if your towing a car its classed as a controlled load so shouldnt need tax or mot

J

rickbartlett

if u need to tow a car u must use a strait bar and the vehicle being towed must display the car in fronts number plate on the rear.u can use the car thats being towed brake lights etc or u have to use a light board.i got done and this was wot the traffic cop told me

orion_crazy_carl

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fuck me,does anyone acutally know?lol
well all i will say is i got pulled towing a car with no tax mot or insurance as i thought this was ok, i was reported and giving a warning for towing an un roadworthy and un-legal car.The copper said to me the car being towed must be taxed,mot and insured

RichieST

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Rubbish.

iansoutham

Technically you are correct if towing the vehicle with a towing dolly, but you then fall foul of trailer weights and towing weights as you have to take into consideration the weight of the towed car, plus whether or not the dolly in question has its own independant braking system, etc....

_SpeedX_

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This answer is correct.

eddie_od

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correct