Tax refund after SORN?

[wolfmankurd]

I just declared my car sorn since it wont be insured any time soon. I did it online so I could get it out of the way soon but it is actually taxed for quiet a while, can I get a refund now? Or did I need to do the sorn on the refund form?

I assumed I just sent the refund application but there is a bit where I have to declare sorn on there, can I do it twice? So confusing!

All this is really making my head hurt now :/

 

[stamford]

Odd way to go about it. Should have got a refund form and declared it SORN via that. Doing it again won't matter as I'm sure the DVLA won't even notice.

I bought an old Citroen AX for my eldest daughter, no tax when it was bought, SORN was not even around then. The following year she decided on a different car so this was passed down to daughter number 2. She too decided on a different car. When daughter number 3 siad she was driving, she said yes I'll have it. So by this time it was not SORN'd and therefore untaxed for a few years, no letters, no fines since it was MOT'd and taxed when back on the system. I informed the DVLA of this and they said it was fine.

I know they are pushing for SORN being in place purely to crack down on those cars that are uninsured.

 

[HDi fun]

It's should be OK. There's no way in English law that rules can be applied retrospectively. If, however, the car had previously been SORNed then is would apply.

 

[wolfmankurd]

Thanks for the replies. The whole system is just so confusing for the uninitiated.

 

[Prince]

For a tax refund you can pop into your local post office and ask for the form to do so. Fill it in, send off your tax disc and you'll receive a refund a few weeks later. I did it when my Civic was off road for repairs.