Insurance quicky

[sabestian]

Just a quick question: if the bike is declared SORN, I do not have to have it insured, right?

[Samray]

I'd have thought not, tho fire and theft might not be a bad idea? .... depending on cicumstances and household ins.

[dyzio]

Samray,
Seb moved out of the UK,

You don't need the insurance, just be careful when your road tax/sorn expires. You can/will get a fine for not renewing it (or declaring export of the bike in your case).

[sabestian]

Samray,
Seb moved out of the UK,

You don't need the insurance, just be careful when your road tax/sorn expires. You can/will get a fine for not renewing it (or declaring export of the bike in your case).

I am in the process of registering the bike in Poland, the problem is that my policy (UK one) expires soon, sooner than I will be able to get Polish plates. Without Polish plates on my bike I cannot insure it here. I can't (and don't want to) renew my UK policy because I'm not living in the UK anymore.

So, summing up, there will be a period that the bike will not be insured.

The only way that I see to go round these issues is to declare the bike SORN online (it is off the road anyway - it's winter in Poland ) and insure it here when I get the plates.

I haven't send the permanent export notification notice off yet as *cough* I wasn't sure if the bike stays here or goes back to the UK *cough cough* Permanent export equals to more than a year abroad (that's what it says) so I don't think it's a problem.

[dyzio]

Nah, don't worry about the UK insurance, just keep an eye on the road tax expiry date. You could ignore it, but as you said, it takes 5 minutes online (I had to sorn mine recently).
As for registering the bike in Poland, I'm not 100% sure how it works but you'll need to un-register the bike in the UK and provide paperwork for the Communications Dept. in PL. I'm sure there's plenty of onfo on the web on this.

Good luck.

[sabestian]

There is, sure. I have searched dozens of websites and all of them describe a situation of a vehicle that was bought in the UK and then was to be registered in Poland under buyer's name.

I am not sure how to de-register in the UK, I guess it would be the notification of permanent export?

The Communication Dept did not ask about it at all, just a certificate (V5)

[mangocrazy]

Yes Sab, it's the notification of permanent export part of the V5 registration document that you need to fill in and send to DVLA. If you don't have a V5 you need to fill in this form:

http://www.dvla.gov.uk/media/pdf/forms/v756.pdf

But I'm guessing you'll have a V5, so just fill in and return the relevant section.

[fastasfcuk]

Just a quick question: if the bike is declared SORN, I do not have to have it insured, right?

right.

[sabestian]

Thanks guys, your input is well appreciated. All the best during these long cold winter months!