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Apr 23, 2020 11:19 am
Apr 23, 2020 11:19 am
Subject: Re: BEWARE DVLA Scam
Hi David,
Well, I last drove my V12 in 1983, and that was simply for a house move, otherwise 1981. Not taxed since then, and that predated the SORN arrangements with that style of V5 log book. Work and then property maintenance here have delayed recommissioning (a little). There's always something to thwart progress! We moved from that property, preparatory to moving to France, in 2008, and left things to stand which at least saved repeatedly renewing pointless SORN. Beginning to see light at end of the tunnel, so I thought I'd update to my new UK address earlier this year. All fine and new log book received in February. Nothing else from DVLA, and getting to think about it recently, I thought it's not "taxed" and it's not "SORN", perhaps I had best state SORN to save any potential issues. Yes I could "tax" it foc, but that would require insurance, the premium for which would be unsupportable for a car in pieces/not on the road, given its obscene value.
I had the V12 perhaps optimistically booked on to the Pyrenees Tour early June, so I'm probably the only participant grateful for the tour's postponement. As usual property maintenance delayed work on the V12 ... getting the engine out of the LG6 also adding to the delay. Most annoying though is that the son of an English friend over here has paint and electroplating equipment that I bought and had sent to him, as he had so volunteered and was coming over to France to visit his father 22nd February. Only he didn't arrive, just made excuses to his father, until of course, the pandemic lockdown gave him a valid reason for not making the journey. I'm at the point where I need the paint in particular, so not at all happy! So it's back to sawing up fallen trees etc. Grr!
Even worse, as the son is making the journey in his van, he is also supposed to be taking the LG6 engine back to the UK for rebuild by Paul Rogers. Grrrr!
Laurence
Hi David,
Well, I last drove my V12 in 1983, and that was simply for a house move, otherwise 1981. Not taxed since then, and that predated the SORN arrangements with that style of V5 log book. Work and then property maintenance here have delayed recommissioning (a little). There's always something to thwart progress! We moved from that property, preparatory to moving to France, in 2008, and left things to stand which at least saved repeatedly renewing pointless SORN. Beginning to see light at end of the tunnel, so I thought I'd update to my new UK address earlier this year. All fine and new log book received in February. Nothing else from DVLA, and getting to think about it recently, I thought it's not "taxed" and it's not "SORN", perhaps I had best state SORN to save any potential issues. Yes I could "tax" it foc, but that would require insurance, the premium for which would be unsupportable for a car in pieces/not on the road, given its obscene value.
I had the V12 perhaps optimistically booked on to the Pyrenees Tour early June, so I'm probably the only participant grateful for the tour's postponement. As usual property maintenance delayed work on the V12 ... getting the engine out of the LG6 also adding to the delay. Most annoying though is that the son of an English friend over here has paint and electroplating equipment that I bought and had sent to him, as he had so volunteered and was coming over to France to visit his father 22nd February. Only he didn't arrive, just made excuses to his father, until of course, the pandemic lockdown gave him a valid reason for not making the journey. I'm at the point where I need the paint in particular, so not at all happy! So it's back to sawing up fallen trees etc. Grr!
Even worse, as the son is making the journey in his van, he is also supposed to be taking the LG6 engine back to the UK for rebuild by Paul Rogers. Grrrr!
Laurence