DVLA has banned me from driving for 4 years..and it wasnt me
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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...
I would guess that the DVLA has nothing to do with the sentencing, they just fill in the sentence as advised by the court into the database; the court takes into account the previous of the actual miscreant when passing sentence. 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...
ToMBoMB said:
Decky_Q said:
The license number is probably one digit different from the person who committed the offence, so when updating their records, they put the wrong digit in and the rest of the details were autofilled from details already held.
This was my initial thought as well OP, once you get more data, it's the kind of thing that the DVLA needs to be held to account for, and your MP should be your friend in this. It's the kind of thing they can genuinely help with.
Vaud said:
ToMBoMB said:
Decky_Q said:
The license number is probably one digit different from the person who committed the offence, so when updating their records, they put the wrong digit in and the rest of the details were autofilled from details already held.
This was my initial thought as well ABCDE 123456 FGXXX
ABCDE - first five characters of surname
123456 - DOB, rearranged
FG - first initials
XXX - other characters
I strongly suspect that those other characters involve some kind of validation checksum, so "one digit different" would come back invalid.
(BTW, OP, the "so pissed you don't remember" was a joke... I know this doesn't seem funny now...)
Yes, it's a BH in Scotland today, but it's not in Wales.
TooMany2cvs said:
Yeh, just look at the way the licence number's built.
ABCDE 123456 FGXXX
ABCDE - first five characters of surname
123456 - DOB, rearranged
FG - first initials
XXX - other characters
I strongly suspect that those other characters involve some kind of validation checksum, so "one digit different" would come back invalid.
Indeed... (quick google):ABCDE 123456 FGXXX
ABCDE - first five characters of surname
123456 - DOB, rearranged
FG - first initials
XXX - other characters
I strongly suspect that those other characters involve some kind of validation checksum, so "one digit different" would come back invalid.
Each licence holder in England, Scotland and Wales has a unique driver number, which is 16 characters long. The characters are constructed in the following way:
1–5: The first five characters of the surname (padded with 9s if less than 5 characters)
6: The decade digit from the year of birth (e.g. for 1987 it would be 8)
7–8: The month of birth (7th character incremented by 5 if driver is female i.e. 51–62 instead of 01–12)
9–10: The date within the month of birth
11: The year digit from the year of birth (e.g. for 1987 it would be 7)
12–13: The first two initials of the first names, padded with a 9 if no middle name
14: Arbitrary digit – usually 9, but decremented to differentiate drivers with the first 13 characters in common
15–16: Two computer check digits.
17–18: Appended, two digits representing the licence issue, which increases by 1 for each licence issued.
Otherwise, I guess it is possible that the convicted person provided partial details and the wrong "gaps" were filled.
Not quite the same, but I got pulled over a few years ago, driving to work on a Saturday morning. The police were waiting in the layby opposite my house, and followed me for 4 miles into town. I was accused of driving while disqualified, which was news to me as I'd had a clean licence for over 30 years. It turns out that a person with exactly the same name and birthday as me, but who lived 400 miles away, had been disqualified. His driver number would've been very similar to mine, so a typing error, rather than identity theft.
Fortunately it was easily sorted at the roadside after they made a couple of calls.
Fortunately it was easily sorted at the roadside after they made a couple of calls.
Do not drive, get a solicitor on the case and keep all receipts for taxis etc.
It may not be the DVLA who have messed up but after the last 6 weeks of them screwing up a simple plate change so much so that my car got impounded by the police for 24 hours I would not put anything past them... they are also utterly unhelpful when you speak to them and take great delight in being that way.
It may not be the DVLA who have messed up but after the last 6 weeks of them screwing up a simple plate change so much so that my car got impounded by the police for 24 hours I would not put anything past them... they are also utterly unhelpful when you speak to them and take great delight in being that way.
MarshPhantom said:
RemyMartin said:
Jesus wept. Terrible advice.
If he gets pulled and has no paperwork to prove his innocence that's a day in the cells.
OP, do NOT drive!
Day in the cells for not having your licence 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 think I'd still drive if absolutely necessary, but reckon I'd be crapping myself the whole time.
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