Another SORN dilemma

[Kingster]

Following on from the recent SORN thread - I have a bit of a dilemma.

 

My donor vehicle for the SDV build is an E Reg Sierra.

 

When I bought the fully stripped donor, along with the MK Indy parts I had originally intended to build, I was given the log book and VIN plates in case I wanted to get an age related plate.

 

Note, I was given the whole log book, not just the 'new keeper' section.

 

Now, I had planned to send it off and get the "car" reg'd in my name (and SORN'd) - but noticed that the previous owner had ticked the 'scrapped' box and dated it 04/06/03 - and that the 'sale to a dealer' section was filled in.

 

Now, as I understand it, normally the old keeper should send off the V5 to the DVLA and then the DVLA send you the new book - and if it fails to arrive, you can request one (about 4 weeks later so they say) - and this was my original plan.

 

However, if I do this, then perhaps the poor bloke who sold the Sierra back in 03 would then be liable somehow for the back tax as it wasn't SORN'd (I checked).

 

I am happy to get a Q plate and so not bothered about the age related option - unless someone tells me a real good reason to get one - so I could just forget all about the V5 and use the receipt I have for the parts as proof of purchase should the need arise, or do I just request a new V5 which might drop the other bloke in it?

 

Finally, is there any liability for me having the parts from a car that hasn't been 'officially' scrapped?

 

Any thoughts?

[Mark (smokey mow)]

The V5 doesn't have to be in your name. You only need it to demonstrate you used a donor car and to show the age of the parts used.

If the car is shown as scrapped on the DVLA system then attempting to SORN it or change the owner details will cause a lot of problems.

I bought my donor in much the same manner as you as a stripped pile of parts with a V5. Being the honest chap I am I filled in the new owner details and sent it off to the DVLA expecting to get back a new V5 but instead I got back a letter stating my car had been scrapped and asking a whole host of questions.

Long story short they never sent me a V5 but luckily I still had the new keeper slip and this together with the correspondence trail I had was sufficient for me to register my car on an age related plate.

[Kingster]

Hi Mark

The car is not shown as scrapped on the system and I suspect that's because the v5 I have with "scrapped" ticked on it was never sent off.

Basically I am just not sure what to do, send off for a v5, send the current v5 off with a covering letter or just bin it.

Not bothered about an age related plate, as I understand Q's are better at mot time anyway, but I don't want to somehow end up in the wrong.