Nice letter to the DVLA?

[Liquid Knight]

Variomatic said:

Strangely Brown said:

Have I missed something here? DVLA don't issue a summons; that is for the court to do.

Technically true, SB, and unless a summons has been issued to somewhere there ain't gonna be a case. But, in common parlance, the summons seems to be issued by whoever starts the case - being technically accurate just starts confusing people

I think the point LK was making was that DVLA have been known to provide the Court with inaccurate information so the defendant isn't notified that a case has started until after being found guilty in abstentia, at which point the records somehow "correct" themselves and the finding is delivered to the proper place.

This is a golden shot in the foot for the DVLA because the whole point of most issues with the DVLA is their postal system. Also if they intentionally provide inacurate information to the court isn't this deliberate misinformation an attempt to pervert the course of justice?

[Liquid Knight]

jesusbuiltmycar said:

What was the outcome - did the OP get his day in court?

No sadly I didn't.

If anyone ever refers either verbally or in writing to a "penalty charge notice" as a "fine" they are breaking the law. As there are no legal ramifications to the non-payment of a penalty charge notice it is a fraudulent misrepresentation of the Crown. I basically accused the then Minister of Transport who is ultimately responsible for the DVLA of fraud and treason. Subsequently it was dropped.

This is also the case for any local council parking, littering, pigeon feeding tickets or whatever cash-cow they're trying to milk.

Since then the DVLA have moved the goal posts and funds are fed back to central government instead of independently funding the quango itself. Also the new computerised system and online processing means there have been far fewer errors, less postal correspondence to go missing and things in general have greatly improved.