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It would probably be legal if it's put on a trailer and the trailer parked on the road - as long as it's not causing an obstruction and it's lit at night.
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...no need for it to be lit as long as it has reflectors and parked in accordance witht eh RVLR.
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Holliday v Henry [1974]
........A motor vehicle seperated from the road surface by roller skates is 'nevertheless' on a road. ????????
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Newberry v Simmons [1961] PU
..held that a motor car from which the engine had been removed did not thereby cease to be a mechanically propelled vehicle if the evidence admitted the possibility
that the engine might be rteplaced and motive power restored.
Irrespective of the 'cover' then if the SORN vehicle is placed on the road it will require Excise, Insurance and MOT and comply with all Con and Use regs. Plus the fact the LA do not like objects 'dumped' on roads.
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I think that's the nub of the matter. If it's a car, it must comply with car rules. If it's not a car, then it's a lump of metal dumped on the road and probably an obstruction to cars that do have a right to use the road.
He could put in one of those cage things that car restorers use, and roll it into the road. Upside down it might not be a "car". But still an obstruction of course.
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PU - a car on a trailer isn't a car, it's a laden trailer - which has to be lit at night - the concession to park without lights in a lit 30mph zone doesn't extend to trailers, or skips!
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If its a classic isnt it tax exempt ?
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VEL and Finance Act says it still needs a Tax Disc and a requirement to display. DVLA can still be quite nasty about that class of car.
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To get a no cost VED disc you need to present the MoT and insurance docs, which he won't have by the sound of things, unless it's still got a valid MoT, despite being in bits.
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Surley its easier to do it right rather than keep looking for "ways round it"
TAX it park it no problem, assuming of course that the car is insured and mot,d.
If not rent a place to store it, easy !
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i havent read in the original post that paul1 " s mate actually wants to put the car on the street,i think he is quoting from an old v890 where you had to put actually where the sorned car was ,this has changed now,partly due to my petitioning of the dvla,i think he is frightened that he may be commiting an offence by hiding the car
paul1 your mate is wel in order to keep the car on the garden and keep it covered,do NOT put it anywhere near the road mind.
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Country, or near country areas you can usually find an obliging local landowner. I stored a car for nearly a month (cost 2 bottles of wine) and another part of the country a trailer for a week. Both events were however related to a vintage car and if your friend can arouse interest, he may find it easier to find somewhere.
Locally - if I'm away, I've allowed folk to use my drive.
The bit about mechanically propelled vehicles though is interesting. I think there was a case where a motorbike towed another and the towed bike was held not to be mechanically propelled as the chain had been removed. Unfortunately I can remember no other details.
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Thanks Guys,
My friend hadn't thought about this as he is to busy with eveything else, the builders arrive on monday and he is stuck, problem is my driveway is on quite a slope and we could easily tow it here (400 Yards) however extracting the car (which I can't identify - nothing usual just don't know what it is ) would be a real probelem for a fwd altea. Oh well 24hrs to make a decision - luckily not mine
Paul
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