| The DVLA has recently announced that its teams | | | | including Vauxhall and Ford have had to face £200 |
| have removed vehicles on SORN (statutory off-road | | | | clamping- release fees. The DVLA still reports that it |
| Notification) from private properties. | | | | was well within its rights to auction or crush the cars |
| This comprises mainly of cars owned by car dealers | | | | that it impounded. According to SORN the declaration |
| themselves because the cars simply have not been | | | | needs to be made for 'off road' vehicles before the |
| described as 'in the hands of a dealer' with the DVLA | | | | 15th of the month that the road tax expires. The |
| (driving vehicle license agency). | | | | vehicle cannot be declared if it has sold, scrapped, |
| One particular car dealer has since asked for | | | | exported the vehicle or if the vehicle has obviously |
| compensation because he had to endure more than | | | | been stolen. |
| 6 hours on the phone and drove for over 80 miles | | | | SORN only enforced these rules for vehicles on or |
| (round trip) in order to sort things out and get his car | | | | after the 31st January 1998 and there is still currently |
| back. | | | | no charge on declaring your vehicle. |
| Exeter Express who reported this news this week | | | | Vauxhall car dealers in Stafford have been massively |
| has also stated that the action by the DVLA has | | | | affected and there are quite a few used cars in |
| been described as 'heavy handed'. | | | | Stafford that have also been removed and that are |
| Used and new car dealers from all over the country | | | | awaiting the crush by the DVLA. |