Disposing of your Vehicle at the end of its life is no longer just a matter of dropping it off at your nearest scrap yard. The Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency (DVLA) must be properly notified of its disposal. “If you are/or become the registered keeper of a vehicle, you must ensure that the vehicle is licensed or a SORN declaration has been made. If it is not, you could face a fine and further penalties.
Under the system of Continuous Registration (CR), which commenced in January 2004, it is not necessary for your vehicle to be sighted on the public road, for an offence to
have been committed.” The DVLA now has the authority to carry out enforcement action against the registered keeper directly from information held on the vehicle licence records. “The registered keeper of an unlicensed vehicle could be fined a minimum of £1000.
In addition to this, you will either be required to purchase a licence or declare SORN, pay arrears of duty accrued whilst the vehicle was unlicensed and pay a penalty of £80. The maximum penalty for making a false declaration by declaring SORN when the vehicle is actually used or kept on a public road is £5000 and two years imprisonment.” ( Extract from the DVLA website.)
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