In that case, was there any delay between any insurance ending and the car being SORN'd? They've got really hot on this lately. If so, then a stat dec is in order. Need to establish the dates first.

Did the SORN last longer than a year and if so did you renew it?

For the record, I merely let the OP know that a SD can be served by post and now they don't have that info on their thread.

That does trouble me. How can it be proper to ask someone how they plead without that someone having viewed the evidence? And yes, it's just terminology. Obviously you need to have a SD sworn before sending it. My terminology is simply stating you serve the sworn SD in two ways - make it in person at the court or make it by post. Just substitute 'make' with 'serve' if it helps.

This has become rather garbled and out of context due to it being split from another thread. The poster Bailiff Advice was the one who said you must make an appointment, I questioned as to whether it would be simpler to send it by post and a mod seemed to take umbrage and moved the question here. Your mention of it being a couple of weeks for an appointment highlights what I'm saying - make it by post and enforcement is suspended sooner. The official .gov SD document muddies the water as to which court you must serve the SD by stating:

To be fair, I never said it can be done entirely by post, but questioned whether an appointment to attend the court was the only way or if you could send the SD to the court. The reply was that you'd still need to attend the court at some point, but that wasn't the issue. I said that surely it's quicker to send the SD to the court by post, the result being enforcement paused on receipt rather than wait for an appointment to swear the SD at court, an appointment that could be days or a week away, or with the Covid19 situation even longer. Advice that you must 'make an appointment' also doesn't consider whether the sentencing court is nearby or not. For me if it was a choice of sending a sworn SD by 1st class signed for which would see enforcement paused within 48 hours, or making an appointment to attend the court at who knows when with enforcement remaining live until you attend the appointment, then the postal option wins every time.

It was a fine for no car tax

Of course you can make it by post by getting it signed as you say then posting it. Even says it on the offical form. I was more concerned with what happens if you attend court to do the SD. Do you need to make a plea as well?

Does it need to be an appointment or can you send it by post? Hello and welcome to CAG. If you have a similar problem, it's best to start a new thread of your own. This one is for advising webboooo. Best, HB If a person has received correspondence or a visit from a bailiff, then almost certainly, he would want to have enforcement placed 'on hold' as quickly as possible and this will NOT be achieved by sending a Section 14 Statutory Declaration by post. If a Section 14 Statutory Declaration is submitted by post, then he or she will receive a letter from the court advising of the date and time when the individual will be required to attend a hearing IN PERSON. Surely via post it can be at the court in 1-2 days. Doesn't that put enforcement on hold? How long will an appointment take? Will they even be making appointments due to Covid19? What happens at the appointment anyway?