Hi ericsbrother,thank you for your reply.
No,the Car was not SORN for any of this period,first of all there was nothing wrong with the car from the date they decided it was a square block of crushed metal (May 2015) I had no knowledge of them doing that,no notification from them,car insured, 2 MOT tests with no problem. After buying the new car (Nov 2016) the car was drive-able and I wanted it on the road ready to sell. I had no idea it was not taxed,as I have said they sent no reminder because as far as they were concerned the car did not exist.
I always have purchased Road Tax with