Dvla advice

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I have received an enforcement notice saying that they have photographic evidence of my car being driven whilst sorned, they have offered an out of court settlement of £305.
The car was actually being driven to a garage for a pre MOT inspection and was actually taxed the following morning from the start of the month which covers the day that the car was photographed, what do I do?

[des8]

Re: Dvla advice

Hi and welcomed
Was the MOT test pre arranged?
Was the garage doing the pre MOT inspection also the MOT station where the car was tested?
If it was a different garage was the car tested on the same day?

You are allowed to drive a sorned vehicle to a testing station as long as the test was by appointment.
So if your testing station is prepared to confirm you were taking the car for a prearranged test you can decline their offer to pay £305!

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Re: Dvla advice

It was being taken to the garage for a Pre mot inspection, unfortunately the MOT test was carried out when it expired a week later.

[des8]

Re: Dvla advice

In that case the car should not have been on the road and I doubt you can escape the penalty.
Others might have a view on this.