I'm new to this forum and I'm a car dumbo. I'd greatly appreciate your advice (and patience!) please...
My MIL's 2007 Honda Jazz has been sat unused in her garage since March 2020. The battery was recharged once late last year but did not start recently when we had to move the car.
She has finally conceded that she won't be driving it again so I now need to get it back on the road for our own use. I need advice please in terms of legalities of getting it to/from where it will be given the once over, and what to look out for.
It was serviced every year until 2019 and was in good running order. It's been kept in warm dry conditions and has only 32k on-the-clock. It is SORNed, is not taxed, MOT'ed or insured - but is still an upgrade to my slightly older Ford Focus; it was a better model to start with and has 1/4 of the mileage.
A friend suggested it'll 'probably' run ok once the battery is replaced but to look out for old petrol and flattening of the tyres. I intend to get a local garage to give it a basic service to make sure it's ok but I'm unsure in what order I need to get paperwork in place. I.e. IF the battery recharges, I doubt I can legally drive it to a local garage? At what point do I need to get it added to my insurance, tax it etc.? It's possible of course that it's not worth getting back on the road again but I won't know until it's looked at.
Any advice gratefully received!
Many thanks,
L
Last edited by Lulu75; 01-06-21 at 16:00.