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I am going to be somewhere between Mongolia and the USA when my UK tax disc runs out. Is this going to be an issue, Is the UK tax disc a requirement or worth anything when not in the UK.
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Just do a SORN when you leave, you give them back the tax disc too i think. Should be ok for a year? I had a couple of letters when I got back after the Americas but called to explain and nothing ever came of it.
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NO, don't do a SORN, you don't need to, all you have to do is drop a letter to the DVLA to let them know you're out of the country but not permanently exporting your vehicle.

We've covered this recently on another thread which Grant has stickied I think, and a few of us contacted the DVLA to find out their position and ALL got the same reply.

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Why not do a SORN.
Do they know you are out of the country?
Only if you tell them I suppose..
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I am afraid I would sorn it the day i left UK, and post back the tax disc for any refund.
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Hi Guys, the SORN form is quite specific about not using it if the bike is to be out of the country (it's not even in small print) so I would think that if you were stopped by the police in the European Union say and they understood the UK vehicle laws (like the French flics do) you could end up in the do do firstly from the European plods and then in the UK when the word gets back although I can't see that happening anywhere else in the world. Swansea appears to have given a specific answer so I for one am abiding by it even though it has cost me 3 months worth of tax but here in Mexico is only 60p a pint so who cares. Ride safe.
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Hi Guys, the SORN form is quite specific about not using it if the bike is to be out of the country (it's not even in small print) so I would think that if you were stopped by the police in the European Union say and they understood the UK vehicle laws (like the French flics do) you could end up in the do do firstly from the European plods and then in the UK when the word gets back although I can't see that happening anywhere else in the world. Swansea appears to have given a specific answer so I for one am abiding by it even though it has cost me 3 months worth of tax but here in Mexico is only 60p a pint so who cares. Ride safe.
So what happens when your tax runs out and you're not in the country to renew it? - you only get 30 days (without a SORN) before you get an £80 fine...

My tax disc runs out while I'm away in the US, so I SORNed my bike before I left (although for the sake of the £30 6 month disc I got when I bought the bike I didn't send it back for a refund) - this way I don't get a fine waiting for me when in return in the spring...

To be quite honest (which is more than the UK Government is!) - the UK road fund licence is only applicable to UK registered vehicles, used on UK roads... and they insist you have to pay for it all in advance!

Certainly if I'd just paid for a year's road fund licence and was going to be out of the country for an extended period of time, then I'd be wanting my money back thank you very much!

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