DVLA has banned me from driving for 4 years..and it wasnt me
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Was casually opening up some letters about 11pm last night as i've been quite busy over Christmas and not been opening much mail up. One was from the DLVA. first line reads "Driving while disqualified is an offence for which you can be fined or sent to prison" I thought thats odd, next line says " Our records show that on the above date you were convicted of a driving offence and disqualified from driving. You must now return your licence to the DVLA".
My first reaction was that this must be some sort of scam so I put the letter down. I went back to it 5 minutes later because I thought it looked to real to be a scam and there was nowhere asking for any money. So I logged into the gov.uk site and put in my licence number in the check, to my horror it came up that I had been banned from the 23rd of november for an alcohol related offence.
Ive havent been pulled over for about 7years and have never had any points on my licence.
I gave the DVLA a call this morning and they took all my details and said they have sent the case back to the court that the disqualification came from and that I should expect to hear from them via the post. The guy I spoke too couldnt give me a timescale on how long it could take to be resolved and I said so can I drive again now..."no" not until they have sent me a letter saying so.
Fantastic start to 2017! I am now house bound by these idiots for an offence that I had nothing to do with. I have also been driving illegally since the 23rd of november until today.
The court in question is in Scotland...I live in Somerset, you think somebody might have spotted the error somewhere along the line before applying the ban hammer.
Has anybody ever heard of this happening before/ have any advice on how to speed this up other than calling the DVLA like I already have. Obviously this is an inconvenience as I cannot travel to work or socials.
Thanks tom
My first reaction was that this must be some sort of scam so I put the letter down. I went back to it 5 minutes later because I thought it looked to real to be a scam and there was nowhere asking for any money. So I logged into the gov.uk site and put in my licence number in the check, to my horror it came up that I had been banned from the 23rd of november for an alcohol related offence.
Ive havent been pulled over for about 7years and have never had any points on my licence.
I gave the DVLA a call this morning and they took all my details and said they have sent the case back to the court that the disqualification came from and that I should expect to hear from them via the post. The guy I spoke too couldnt give me a timescale on how long it could take to be resolved and I said so can I drive again now..."no" not until they have sent me a letter saying so.
Fantastic start to 2017! I am now house bound by these idiots for an offence that I had nothing to do with. I have also been driving illegally since the 23rd of november until today.
The court in question is in Scotland...I live in Somerset, you think somebody might have spotted the error somewhere along the line before applying the ban hammer.
Has anybody ever heard of this happening before/ have any advice on how to speed this up other than calling the DVLA like I already have. Obviously this is an inconvenience as I cannot travel to work or socials.
Thanks tom
Edited by ToMBoMB on Tuesday 3rd January 09:17
Edited by ToMBoMB on Tuesday 3rd January 09:17
king hell. Hope you get it sorted, if your story is 100% then that sounds like a bloody nightmare!
julian64 said:
Hmm all very well them saying you can't drive till its resolved but for some people that could be the end of their job. For me it would be.
I would simply continue to drive if you are sure its nothing to do with you.
Jesus wept. Terrible advice.I would simply continue to drive if you are sure its nothing to do with you.
If he gets pulled and has no paperwork to prove his innocence that's a day in the cells.
OP, do NOT drive!
RemyMartin said:
julian64 said:
Hmm all very well them saying you can't drive till its resolved but for some people that could be the end of their job. For me it would be.
I would simply continue to drive if you are sure its nothing to do with you.
Jesus wept. Terrible advice.I would simply continue to drive if you are sure its nothing to do with you.
If he gets pulled and has no paperwork to prove his innocence that's a day in the cells.
OP, do NOT drive!
I agree with the "carry on and drive" - chance of being stopped is close to zero, and if you do happen to get stopped, it will get sorted in hours rather than weeks.
Having never been nicked for drink driving, what level of identification do they need? I was last nicked for speeding 16 years ago, and just handed my licence over. This does not feel like a simple "error" - the addresses match, the licence matches. If it was that easy to book the wrong person, it would be happening all the time. I would be slightly suspicious of identity theft.
Having never been nicked for drink driving, what level of identification do they need? I was last nicked for speeding 16 years ago, and just handed my licence over. This does not feel like a simple "error" - the addresses match, the licence matches. If it was that easy to book the wrong person, it would be happening all the time. I would be slightly suspicious of identity theft.
rxe said:
I agree with the "carry on and drive" - chance of being stopped is close to zero, and if you do happen to get stopped, it will get sorted in hours rather than weeks.
Having never been nicked for drink driving, what level of identification do they need? I was last nicked for speeding 16 years ago, and just handed my licence over. This does not feel like a simple "error" - the addresses match, the licence matches. If it was that easy to book the wrong person, it would be happening all the time. I would be slightly suspicious of identity theft.
But the duration of the ban suggests it's a second offence (minimum 3yr) rather than a first (minimum 1yr).Having never been nicked for drink driving, what level of identification do they need? I was last nicked for speeding 16 years ago, and just handed my licence over. This does not feel like a simple "error" - the addresses match, the licence matches. If it was that easy to book the wrong person, it would be happening all the time. I would be slightly suspicious of identity theft.
Unless the OP has a previous drink ban within the last decade, then that would suggest that the miscreant in question has previous - so how come they've picked that up, but not the right licence?
The other alternative is that it was the OP, but he was so pissed that he doesn't even remember being in the area, let alone stopped...
TooMany2cvs said:
But the duration of the ban suggests it's a second offence (minimum 3yr) rather than a first (minimum 1yr).
Unless the OP has a previous drink ban within the last decade, then that would suggest that the miscreant in question has previous - so how come they've picked that up, but not the right licence?
The other alternative is that it was the OP, but he was so pissed that he doesn't even remember being in the area, let alone stopped...
It was not me I can assure you of that and I have no previous offences. Court is closed today as previous poster mentioned. brilliant! Unless the OP has a previous drink ban within the last decade, then that would suggest that the miscreant in question has previous - so how come they've picked that up, but not the right licence?
The other alternative is that it was the OP, but he was so pissed that he doesn't even remember being in the area, let alone stopped...
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