I've found the best thing to do is bite the bullet and get the MOT done early. It's only about £50 for 12 months so just the price of a pint to bring it forward a month to a better time.
(The MOT extension didn't work for my D2, it was withdrawn at exactly the wrong time so I had to get it done PDQ!)
And to change the tax renewal date just find a convenient time well away from the MOT and SORN it at the end of the month and tax it on the first of the next one. If you pay annually that costs nothing and changes the due date. Or just tax it for 6 months, though that costs a little more.
There is a catch about not being able to tax online for a few days after SORN, but you can always do it at a Post Office if you really need it.
My S8 has actually been SORN'ed twice this year and is currently on it.
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2003 D2 FL S8. Irish Green Pearl/Beige. Solar sunroof, auto-dim mirrors, electric rear seat functions and extended leather. Ski hatch retrofit. Aftermarket reversing camera. DVB-T and XCarlink now removed as redundant.
2016 Volvo V40 T5 Cross Country (4WD) with ALL the toys including adaptive cruise etc. etc. Osmium Grey with Blonde/Charcoal leather interior. Polestar performance "optimisation".  (Even rarer than a D2 S8!) Oh, and a brand new engine at just under 30,000 miles on the factory one! 
Finally: gone, but not forgotten.....
1998 D2 PF S8. Agate Grey/Platinum. Every option (I think) except electric rear seats, Tiptronic steering wheel, ski hatch, towbar & dimming door mirrors.
e.g. Cruise control, NavPlus/TV, Bose, GSM, Xenons, Solar roof, Parking sensors, Alcantara/leather everywhere of course.  (internal dimming mirror added later)
1998 (very early) Ford Focus 1.8 Zetec; ABS/TCS, Heated screen/mirrors, Aircon. Added Auto-dim mirror, Leather seats, Trip computer, Cruise control, OEM Ford SatNav with CD changer.
And before that a lot of Rover 800s, a few oddities, a lovely Triumph Dolomite 1850HL with Overdrive and way back in my schooldays an Austin Seven aka Mini 850!
Last edited by HPsauce; 6th December 2020 at 08:12 PM.
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