The clue is in "gated development". That is not a public road so, accordingly, the council have no right or duty to interfere. It's down to you, or your complex management body, to arrange its removal, I'm afraid. The DVLA WILL provide keeper details - for a fee - if you can provide a legitimate reason for wanting that information. I suggest that you do have good reason.

Edited by lelboy (Thu 06-Jul-17 23:52:00)

Indeed, Tommy. The DVLA WILL - for a fee - provide keeper information if you can satisfy them that there is a legitimate reason for wanting to know: I suggest that in this case, there is reason enough - as other property owners are deprived of the faciilty to enjoy parking, in an area where they are leaseholders, with parking rights.

Edited by lelboy (Thu 06-Jul-17 23:54:15)

To be pedantic one can also drive the car to a prearranged garage for fixing.

If as the OP says the car is under a SORN then surely when that SORN was issued the owner had to state where the car was parked [Private road, garage etc].
If it is parked on a private road without an MOT [or anywhere] for that matter then surely the police should be informed.?
There is one thing that is puzzling me though , if the OP knows that the car has no MOT , he/she must know who the owner is because no MOT disc is displayed these days.?

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Edited by lelboy (Fri 07-Jul-17 21:12:57)

It is wrong, but to be fair "pre-arranged" is the exact wording the DVLA use. The wording used in the Motor Vehicle Testing Regulations is "by previous arrangement", which seems far more satisfactory.

Hmm, the MVT regulations have failed - grammatically!
Previous means means one or more (whatever) "before" - that's not the case with making an arrangement for an MOT test: you make a booking for an MOT test by prior arrangement i.e. an arrangement made before the date of the test. Previous, in this context, means nothing at all.
As I said, I am an MOT examiner, and it never ceases to amaze me that there are so many spelling and grammatical errors in DVSA publications. I suspect that they don't have proof readers before things are put in print (online) - or if they have, then they themselves are not literate.
Because articles/instructions/information may come from official sources doesn't, by definition, make them correct.
Thanks for making a comment in reply - the real issue being that putting "pre" before so many words is a latter-day affectation: as Monty Python might have said, "he's a very silly boy!"
Cheers, Les.

Furthering the pedantry, you should have said "after failing an MOT test": you can't just drive a car to a pre-arranged, or not, garage to have repairs done - it has to have failed an MOT test FIRST.

You don't declare exactly where a vehicle might be parked - just that it is "off road".
To check if there is a valid MOT test you just enter the information - at https://vehicleenquiry.service.gov.uk/, - about the vehicle and voila....
No MOT disc was ever displayed on any car/motorcycle.
Police have no interest/jurisdiction about vehicles on "private" roads.
Hope this clarifies things? Cheers, les.

In reply to a post by lelboy:

You don't declare exactly where a vehicle might be parked - just that it is "off road".
To check if there is a valid MOT test you just enter the information - at https://vehicleenquiry.service.gov.uk/, - about the vehicle and voila....
No MOT disc was ever displayed on any car/motorcycle.
Police have no interest/jurisdiction about vehicles on "private" roads.
Hope this clarifies things? Cheers, les.

I got confused when I posted , I should have said that no tax disc is displayed.
As for the "Private Road" is the OP sure that is private.?
If it is in fact a Public Road then it is not parked legally.