Author Archives: Darrel Whalley

Where can I store my car? On a road only if it is taxed and insured; off the road it can be SORN. Eight options, what each costs, and which suit 6 months.

Can you store a car in a storage unit? Yes, if the site allows it and the unit fits. Why a 10×10 is too small, and which size your car needs.

A car storage unit keeps the rain off but not the damp. Nine differences from specialist storage, what each costs, and when a unit is the right call.

Taking a car off SORN means taxing it again. What you need, the MOT rule, what you pay, and how to get a stored car ready for the road.

How to SORN a car off the road: declare it free online, by phone on 0300 123 4321 or by post, and see what happens to your tax next.

Mice in a stored car cost more than almost any other lay-up damage. The six ways they get in, what they destroy, and what actually prevents it.

Seized brakes after storage is the most common fault a stored car develops, and the most preventable. Four separate causes, and the free fix for each.

E10 petrol changed what happens to a stored car. Phase separation, what ethanol attacks, which cars care, and what to put in the tank before a lay-up.

Storing a car during restoration is not the same as storing a finished one. Seven rules for bare shells, loose parts and projects that have stalled.

Tyre flat spots mostly roll out, and sometimes never do. The five factors that decide which, and the free step that prevents most of the damage.