SORN + MOT

Hi,

My son is almost in a position to buy my mate's bike (son's test is next
week)...

The bike is SORNed, and has no MOT, in mate's garage. Need to get it
insured, MOT'd, restricted (at same time as MOT) and then taxed.

Son can insure it, and then my insurance will allow me to ride the bike to
the MOT place, but it won't be taxed...

Or son can insure it and ride it to MOT himself, but it won't yet be
restricted nor have tax...

How is this magic undone, ideally with no laws being broken?

 

You ride it - no laws broken.

 

The bike is SORNed, and has no MOT, in mate's garage. Need to get it

No tax though? Or doesn't it need tax, if SORNed and on way to MOT?

 

The bike is SORNed, and has no MOT, in mate's garage. Need to get it

Indeed:

http://www.direct.gov.uk/en/Motoring/OwningAVehicle/UntaxedVehicle/DG_069727Can ride to booked MOT when on SORN...Thanks.--Kev

 

It does not need to be taxed to ride (directly) to the MOT place
for a pre-booked appointment.
Just phone them and make an appointment.

 

You didn't really need to find a link to confirm that though, did you?
You presumably know you can't tax a >3 year old bike (or car) without
an MOT, & you also know it's not mandatory (yet) to renew the tax disc
when it expires, so what alternative could there possibly be?

It's not like you're the first person to ask that question here either.
I just find it completely bizarre that people don't know it.

 

Pre-book the MOT.

Simple as that.

 

The bike is SORNed, and has no MOT, in mate's garage. Need to get it

Silly question is now withdrawn...

Obviously you must be able to ride a SORNed bike to an MOT station - how
else can you get it MOT'd and then taxed.

 

I find it bizarre that people give a shit. The bike's not taxed... oh
dear. What's the worst that can happen?

 

You get your house smashed up for being a tax avoider?

 

Think of the children.....

 

the ****? I've ridden untaxed bikes and driven untaxed cars for years
- no worries.

 

Shit, UK Uncut get involved here then?

 

Have you not woken up yet?

 

am I being whooshed here? (I'd been up for about 2 hours when I made
that post)

 

Well you did seem to think I was being serious.

 

Thank goodness for this thread. I've just remembered I need to tax both
cars.