so i just tried taxing my car online and it wont let me do it, so i ring the DVLA to find out what is going on, and it turns out because the previous owner had the car off the road for 2 years without declaring SORN there is a fee to be paid for the 2 year gap, however they couldnt tell me how much the fee is, has anyone else ever had this problem and what sort of fee am i looking at getting for this???

 

You shouldn't need to pay the fee, it's nothing to do with you. They should be chasing the old keeper for that.

 

Did YOU declare SORN when you first aquired the car?

 

yeh when i got the car, first thing i did was sorn it as the engine had gone bang in it when i bought it, now its back on the road, insured, mot'd but no tax.

 

any ideas on what sort of fine they are going to try and sting me for? even tho i havent done anything wrong?? just wanna get the car on the road now and this is the last thing i need!

 

they have just fined me bought a cat c golf no log book sorn it then sell it been fined 35 quid if i pay in 7 days otherwise its 55 quid because i didnt tell them id sold it how can i with no log book

 

I got fined and had to pay the 3 months that my car wasn't taxed or sorned whilst it was in the garage

 

they arent going to try and fine me for 2 years worth of tax not payed by the previous owner i hope?! as far as im concerned it has nothing to do with me, i sorn'd it when i bought it and this is the first time i have tried to tax it, surely the previous idiot owner should get the fine? i hope.

 

If you SORN'd it you aren't liable for any fine.

You have done all that they ask for.

Buying a non SORNED car is NOT an offence.

 

Don't pay them anything, I had a similar issue, said a vehicle I had sold was recorded as being parked on the road and clamped. (the camera vans). Wanted me to pay £80. Wrote them a letter explaining I had sold the vehicle and that they should now hav3e updated their records. They sent a letter back basically saying no, you're the registered keeper. I ignored the next two letters, then received 6 pages of court paperwork. Last page was only a print out of the registered keeper I sold it to. Alsp stating the date of sale 4 months previous. That boiled my piss. Wrote them a snotty letter stating that they are obviously a bit thick to see the registered keeper doesnt match my name or address and even slightly thicker not realising that the car was clamped outside the registered keepers address. They wrote me an apology stating to ignore any future correspondence. If you've sorned the vehicle on line you should have an email or print out of when you sorned it, and if/when you get the log book it will state one you became the registered keeper, so you should have evidence if they try and pursue you for 2 years worth of sorn. Other than that tax it the old fashioned way, down the post office

 

In many ways a case like that should go to court. For the sole reason of the judge hopefully reprimanding them and the papers getting the story of the harassment of an innocent person.