Petition · past parliament · Department for Transport
Allow SORN vehicles to be parked on the public road.
Closed
36 signatures
What the petition asks
Car tax must be paid on all vehicles registered in the UK, driven on or kept on a public road, and failure to do so risks a significant fine.
We propose that any SORN vehicle should be able to be legally parked on the road, although we accept that it can not be driven on the road without tax.
We propose that any SORN vehicle should be able to be legally parked on the road, although we accept that it can not be driven on the road without tax.
It's not possible to tax a car that doesn't have a current MOT, so if a vehicle fails it's MOT and runs out of road tax, unless you have a private driveway, your options are to either sell the vehicle immediately, probably at a loss, or park it on the road and risk a fine, probably higher than the vehicle's value.
This mainly affects those on lower incomes, due to the fact that they may not have a driveway, own lower value cars and can't afford to immediately repair the vehicle.
This mainly affects those on lower incomes, due to the fact that they may not have a driveway, own lower value cars and can't afford to immediately repair the vehicle.
Timeline
| 13 Mar 2020 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 13 Sep 2020 | Closed to new signatures |
Key facts
Signatures
36
Status
Closed
Department
Department for Transport
Opened
13 Mar 2020
Closed
13 Sep 2020
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.