I want to tax and insure my car for a short time

[desantos]

I use rental cars for my job and have kept my own car SORNed for about 6 months. I am taking some A/L and need to use my own car for about 2 weeks. Can I temporarily insure and tx it for that period, how would I do it if I can. Thanks in advance for any help

[mojay]

doubt it's possible to tax for less than 3 months

[Nibble]

Looking here
http://www.temporaryc...surance-and-sorn.html

Especially, the following applies

If it is decided to bring the car back onto the road and the vehicle is insured, either with a conventional policy for a full 12 months or by a temporary car insurance policy, nothing has to be done by the owner regarding the SORN declaration because the details of the policy are entered up on the MID database, and since the DVLA have access to this the SORN is automatically cancelled. However, if and when the current insurance policy expires, it must either be renewed or a fresh SORN declared. Failure to do this will bring initially a warning letter, then a fine and finally the car could possibly be confiscated by the police, taken away and crushed.

This seems to suggest that all you need will be a temporary insurance policy for your car, which after your A/L can then be declared as SORN until required agagin.

However, you may find that this could be expensive as to cost of insurance for your requirements. Hope this helps!

[sunny-dave]

You need to get insurance first (& MoT if needed) - then tax it for a year (don't tax for 6 months - you pay an extra 10% for this which is not refunded when you cash in the disc)

When you SORN it again you can then apply for a refund of any full calendar months left on the tax disc.

[ChuckFickens]

For two weeks it might well be cheaper to rent a car.

[rowanwitch]

It will be cheaper to rent..as you will pay a whole months tax , and the temp insurance and is your own car covered by an MOT at the moment?

[slocjo]

Hello. you can temp. insure you car, depeneds on make/model etc. but my son wants his done, quote was approx £37 per day (DEAR I NO) As for tax 6 months min. then claim rebalt

[andrewdoluis123]

You need to pay road tax.And also you have to collect and also you need to display a valid tax disc in your front window.Road tax can be renewed 6-monthly or yearly, depending how much you want to pay at one time.

[baza]

for insurance go to a company that lets you pay monthly then cancel the policy when you are done ,it p... them off but who cares. you get your cover.