Can I scrap a car with no MOT and no tax in Hampshire?
SORN, expired MOT, no tax — none of it blocks a Hampshire scrap collection. Here's how it works and what NOT to do.
Yes — no MOT and no tax is one of the most common reasons people scrap a car in Hampshire in the first place. Because we send a recovery truck, the car never touches a public road under its own power, so it doesn't need to be roadworthy or taxed at collection.
SORN cars
If your car is on a Statutory Off-Road Notification (SORN), that's fine — SORN'd cars are scrapped every day. Just make sure it's parked on private land or a driveway (not the public road) until we arrive.
What NOT to do
- Don't drive it to a scrap yard yourself with no MOT/tax — you commit multiple offences
- Don't cancel insurance before collection (you're still the keeper)
- Don't leave it on a public road while it's SORN'd — that's a fine
Do this instead
Book a Hampshire collection. We arrive on a flat-bed, load without needing the car to start, and pay before we leave. DVLA is notified, tax is refunded and insurance can be cancelled the moment we've gone.
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