Documents: Essential Facts

A Statutory Off-Road Notification (SORN) is valid for 12 months. It is a notification to tell the DVLA that a vehicle is not being used on the road.

The registered vehicle keeper is legally responsible for ensuring that a Vehicle Registration Certificate (V5C) is kept up to date.

You must update your Vehicle Registration Certificate when you move house.

Contact the licencing authority when:

You change your vehicle
You change your name
Your permanent address changes
Your health affects your driving
Your eyesight does not meet a set standard
Before obtaining a Road Tax disc you must have

Valid insurance
An MOT certificate
If you drive a car without an MOT certificate you will invalidate your insurance.

To supervise a learner driver you must be 21 years of age and have held a full licence for more than 3 years.

Third Party Car Insurance covers – injury to another person, damage to someone’s property, damage to other vehicles. This is the minimum level of insurance you need to drive on public roads.

Third Party Fire and Theft Car Insurance covers the above plus damage to your vehicle through fire and theft.

The Pass Plus scheme is to help new drivers improve their basic driving skills. Taking it can reduce the cost of insurance.