taxing a car after SORN?

[plymcl172]

as above I am about to tax my Clio RS after SORN is it as simple as going to the post office with my v5??
soz if I sound stupid but I have never done this before!

 

[AdammRW]

pretty sure! if not phone up and see the deal..
Google is your friend btw..

 

[maynard]

http://www.direct.gov.uk/en/Motoring/OwningAVehicle/UntaxedVehicle/DG_4022058

 

[edmundator]

As usual, the car needs to be insured and MoTed. I'd buy it online unless you need to pay cash. Then you just need the number from your V5C.

 

[Jamie16v]

I SORN'd my clio when I was working away. When I returned MOT had ran out.

Simply called the MOT station to arrange a booking. Once passed obtained tax the usual way at the post office. Filled in a form I found from the .gov website and the cashier didn't even look at it!

 

[plymcl172]

ideal thanks ! I will go to the post office as normal then ! Its Mot ed and insured too !

 

[Revels]

I hate going to the post office to tax a car. I always get stuck behind Doris who is buying 1 stamp but takes 2 hours to do it.

Then no matter what I take with me, they say I have the wrong documents. Online ftw.

 

[plymcl172]

i agree ! Hate the post office q ! but wont online take a few days? just I want it on the day I get paid !

 

[Revels]

I'd do it online now to get it to start 1st Dec.

Then when it arrives probs thurs/fri, I'd stick it in the car and start driving..

 

[Jamie16v]

Yeah I believe you can drive 4-5 days with old tax disc once new ones been ordered. Keep a receipt print out if you can.

Online is much better but with me getting an MOT same day I had no choice.

 

[mantis946]

Yeah I believe you can drive 4-5 days with old tax disc once new ones been ordered. Keep a receipt print out if you can.

Online is much better but with me getting an MOT same day I had no choice.

Yep, read the fine print on the site when I did mine, you can display your old tax disk for up to 5 days as long as the new tax disk has been purchased before the current has expired.

 

[plymcl172]

the current one has expired it was on a SORN so I dunno !