John HAannaford Posted March 15, 2014 Share Posted March 15, 2014 Right guys, I have a 1973 YR5F which is in need of refurb, has not been used on the road since 1981. Do I need to contact DVLA and get a SORN? I want to keep the original registration number plate for authenticity. Cheers for your thoughts guys Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John HAannaford Posted March 15, 2014 Author Share Posted March 15, 2014 Vehicles manufactured or registered before 1 January 1973 are classed as historic vehicles and attract a nil rate of duty. However, to ensure that the vehicles are roadworthy and documentation such as MoT and insurance are current, a nil rate tax disc must be displayed in the vehicle. If the vehicle is kept off-road and has not had a licence since 31 January 1998, there is no requirement to declare SORN. However, if the vehicle has held a licence since this date, it is essential that an annual SORN declaration be made. Damn, I missed this by about 8 months Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimmy Posted March 15, 2014 Share Posted March 15, 2014 John As I understand it, if it has never been declared SORN then you dont have to. However I see no harm in SORNing it as they have done away with the requirement to renew SORN annually Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderator drewpy Posted March 15, 2014 Moderator Share Posted March 15, 2014 Vehicles manufactured or registered before 1 January 1973 are classed as historic vehicles and attract a nil rate of duty. However, to ensure that the vehicles are roadworthy and documentation such as MoT and insurance are current, a nil rate tax disc must be displayed in the vehicle. If the vehicle is kept off-road and has not had a licence since 31 January 1998, there is no requirement to declare SORN. However, if the vehicle has held a licence since this date, it is essential that an annual SORN declaration be made. Damn, I missed this by about 8 months no you havn't, it starts again. As of April this year 1973 bikes are tax free. Got £10 back from the recently taxed moped Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John HAannaford Posted March 15, 2014 Author Share Posted March 15, 2014 Ah cool - thanks for that Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John HAannaford Posted March 21, 2014 Author Share Posted March 21, 2014 Here she is a few months old :-0 http://s1375.photobucket.com/user/janyam/media/20140210201313_05_zpsd56f107c.jpg.html?filters[user]=139671978&filters[recent]=1&sort=1&o=0 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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