In mid December I purchased my MK3 project car and received the new log book just before Christmas. The ink hadn't even had chance to dry before the DVLA had sent me a warning letter about either taxing or sorning the vehicle. or face a £1000 fine or the vehicle being towed away . The vehicle hadn't previously been sorned anyway, and the database showed the tax had expired in 1995 with no MOT details held.
Surely with a car that has been off the road for over twenty years and that has no MOT, common sense should have said, the car isn't going to be taxed any time soon .
Even though I have sorned the vehicle online above a week ago the database still shows untaxed, so it looks like another letter maybe on its way.