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Just a little background info:- In April 2008 i sold my Escort to my gaffer to get the funds to purchase my 1.9TD as detailed in my Blog.This car was then sold on and i sent off the log book to DVLA
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In October the Police contacted me informing me that the car had been stopped for no insurance and subsequently impounded not my problem i thought as i didnt own it.............how wrong i was
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It turns out that DVLA had not "received" said log book and as such i was still the registered keeper.Having spent time giving the Police the information requested i then received a request from DVLA to pay them £40 for non payment of Road Tax. Now things take a turn for the worse typical Govt madness.The DVLA office in question is in Birmingham and has no form of contact except post so can only send them information.Didnt hear anything back until late January when i receive a letter from their Debt Agency telling me i have to pay £80 or face a poosible court case and minimum fine of £1000
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Again i write to them explaining and even enclose SAE but still nothing until mid March when i receive a letter stating that as i have failed to reply to earlier letters i must pay £80 within 7 days of dated letter or face legal proceddings and the possibility of the car being impounded/auctioned or even crushed
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At this point i phoned the Debt Agency again and was informed that all correspondence must be through DVLA Birmingham Enforcement Offices and they gave me a contact number.........which turns out to be DVLA Swansea
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Now i have spoken to Police again and they are not chasing me for any fines/storage fees in relation to the offences commited in October but they will not give me any information as they say i dont own the car and any information is covered by the Data Protection Act
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DVLA are still showing me as registered keeper of vehicle but through a bit of luck i have found out the car has been scrapped
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Now DVLA are saying that if i hadnt received a letter within 4 weeks of sending off the logbook then i should contact them to chase it up and also that the only proof they will accept of change of ownership is the letter they would have sent out...are you following me here
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Now i am still going round in circles here but if all the above is true then surely i should be able to answer the following points
1.As the last registered keeper then DVLA should send me a letter to say the vehicle has been scrapped
2.If the vehicle has been scrapped who as registered keeper (me
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3.As the Police are quite happy that i did not own the vehicle when the Tax was out of date how did they prove it
Just to make things a little murkier this is what the Police told me with regards to passing information to anyone in concern with the above matter
As the offence of having no Insurance is a Civil matter and having no Road Tax is a Government/Revenue matter if DVLA want any information about the Police investigation in this matter then under the Data Protection Act DVLA will not only have to request it but also pay for it
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So once again 2 Publicly Funded Forces have to spend more taxpayers money in obtaining information that should really be available free of charge in the course of general enquiries.I cant get this information unless i employ a solicitor who will also charge me for getting this information which so evidently concerns me oh happy days
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Todays latest advice from DVLA (Swansea
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All i can suggest to everyone is when selling a car make absolutely sure you receive your conformation letter from DVLA within 4 weeks or hound them everyday until you do get it as in this day and age when you can Tax your car by phone/internet the blasted conformation still has to go through the post and its generated by a ruddy computer
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Colin