Hi Guys
I'm just about to embark on a nice little SORN exercise & wondered if anyone had any experience or advice?
This is what has happened so far:
My wifes car tax finished at the end of Sept 05 (I am the RK), I know I should have SORN'd it when she stopped using it but I just forgot.
I got a letter from the DVLA dated 3rd Dec 05: Failure to relicence vehicle & requiring a £40 or £80 penalty, which I didn't pay.
I put a SORN notice on it on the 14th Dec 05 at the local PO & got a letter from DVLA dated 15th Dec 05 thanking me & stating that the SORN applies from 1st Oct 05. End of problem i thought.
Yesterday I received a letter from a debt collection agency demanding the unpaid £80 for the offence that occured on the 1st of Oct 2005, thats 14 months later! or court proceedings may result or clamping or removal of the vehicle. The letter is dated 3rd Dec 06 & I had to pay by 13th Dec 06, I only got the letter yesterday!
My questions are:
1) Are you automatically guilty without trial or anything if you dont SORN in time?
2) If they want to start court proceedings surely they are to late under the 6 month rule?
Anybody got any advice or shall I just pay the £80 & shut up?
ps I did Tax the car again at the end of Dec 05 & its been taxed ever since.