A warning has been issued to drivers planning to leave the car in their garage over winter.
Experts from LeaseCar.uk have claimed many motorists will be forced to leave their cars off the roads due to the mounting cost of living crisis. People across the UK will be feeling the pinch over the coming months as the price of petrol and energy bills skyrocket.
Any drivers planning to leave their car off the road have been urged to make sure they tell the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency (DVLA) if their car is off the road and untaxed. The DVLA will then issued motorists with a Statutory Off Road Notification (SORN) - as Birmingham Live reports.
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Making the notification is straightforward and can be done online via the DVLA’s website. Motorists only need to do a SORN once, and the notification will be automatically overturned if the vehicle is taxed again.
The government assumes cars are on UK roads unless they are SORN and therefore require them to be taxed. Motorists will know a SORN has been processed when they receive a letter from the DVLA within four weeks.
A SORN is necessary to avoid penalties which can incur if a camera or the police spots the car on the road when it is not covered with road tax. Once the car has had a SORN application approved, it cannot be driven on the roads.
The DVLA can cross reference the national insurance database with road tax expiration dates to find out which vehicles have cover. A warning letter with fines will be sent via post if motorists are caught out. It is £100 if your car is uninsured, and £40-£100 if your road tax has expired.
Court action after this can raise fines to up to £1000.
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