Ok, this should answer our questions:
Official reply from DVLA on the matter:
"Any vehicle that is in use abroad should be properly registered and licensed
in the home country. If you are abroad on a temporary basis but still using
the vehicle then you should re-license the vehicle. You can make a postal
application directly to the UK so that a tax disc can be despatched abroad.
If however the vehicle is being kept off the road albeit abroad, then you
should declare SORN by notifying DVLA and giving the address as being
“temporarily abroad”.
If the vehicle is taken out of the country for 12 months or more it should
be regarded as being permanently exported. An application should be made
for a Certificate of Export (V561). The appropriate sections of the V5
registration document should be completed and returned to DVLA. If a V5 is
not available an application for a Certificate of Permanent Export can be
made through DVLA Local Offices or the Export Section at DVLA."
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