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Hi,

My friend has received a fine for their car being seen on a public road in England.

The car has been at the garage for some time awaiting complex repairs, is still mechanically broken and not road worthy. At this point they are tempted to scrap it given the fine.

I don’t believe the garage have acted in bad faith or maliciously, but I don’t believe the garage knew the car was SORN, nor do I believe my friend made them aware.  So there is some miscommunication. They have parked it in a back alley at the side of the workshop, this is where it has been recorded.

The fine seems astronomical at £1700 and they cannot afford it.

If they acknowledge fault and explain the issue to the DVLA are they likely to be understanding, also can you appeal, and if it fails, is it court next or a request to pay the amount?

Thanks in advance!
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I suspect that your friend has not received a "fine" but an "Out-of-Court Settlement" offer.

As the name suggests, if he/she ignores or refuses the offer, the next step will be court. If he/she pleads not guilty and is convicted (which seems likely) the cost will almost certainly be much higher than the offer.

However, the quoted "fine" seems very high. I'd strongly suggest that your friend should post here direct, and give us the full story.
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Sounds like it's been on a public road for a long time.
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Quote from: roythebus on Yesterday at 05:30:52 pm
Sounds like it's been on a public road for a long time.
Not necessarily - more likely been SORN for a while.

The back calculation is a multiple (2x for the OCS) of the unpaid tax to the point it was SORN'd.
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