DVLA Trying it on. Don't fall for this one.
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This might save you £90.
My friend received a letter from the DVLA recently fining him £90 for using one of his vehicles on the road untaxed. He was sure he hadn't been seen using this vehicle (which was indeed untaxed at the time) so he phoned them up to question it.
They were evasive and wouldn't tell him where it was seen, but after persisting they told him the name of a local A road. He questioned it further and they said they had photographic evidence (he was sure they hadn't and were trying it on). He requested a photograph but they refused and said he would have to request it in writing, so he did that.
Their response to him requesting a photograph was to write back saying that based on the information received (in this case, asking for the photograph) they have decided not to pursue the matter.
God knows what's behind all that, but you could be forgiven for assuming that they are chancing it in the hope that they con people into paying £90. Has anyone else had anything similar?
He has had a lot of trouble with the DVLA and their administrative incompetence recently, so was in just the right mood to tackle them on this particular subject.
By the way, please spare me any lectures about using untaxed vehicles on the road. I'm just the messenger.
My friend received a letter from the DVLA recently fining him £90 for using one of his vehicles on the road untaxed. He was sure he hadn't been seen using this vehicle (which was indeed untaxed at the time) so he phoned them up to question it.
They were evasive and wouldn't tell him where it was seen, but after persisting they told him the name of a local A road. He questioned it further and they said they had photographic evidence (he was sure they hadn't and were trying it on). He requested a photograph but they refused and said he would have to request it in writing, so he did that.
Their response to him requesting a photograph was to write back saying that based on the information received (in this case, asking for the photograph) they have decided not to pursue the matter.
God knows what's behind all that, but you could be forgiven for assuming that they are chancing it in the hope that they con people into paying £90. Has anyone else had anything similar?
He has had a lot of trouble with the DVLA and their administrative incompetence recently, so was in just the right mood to tackle them on this particular subject.
By the way, please spare me any lectures about using untaxed vehicles on the road. I'm just the messenger.
lyonspride said:
Sometimes you get people in the street reporting untaxed vehicles because they deem them to be an "eyesore", especially if it's more than a few years old and sitting on the drive untaxed. Spoils the look of the street don't you know..............
They can't tell now due to tax discs no longer being displayed. He's adamant that he hadn't been spotted by any camera vans or anything. I think they had some information but no evidence, so chanced it and caved in when the evidence was requested. The Mad Monk said:
Shouldn't this be in the "My Friend Has..... thread?
https://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?h=0&...
No, it's not me. It is actually one of my friends. If it was me I'd have said so. There's no cause for embarrassment in a completely anonymous forum post as far as I'm concerned. https://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?h=0&...
Richard-390a0 said:
There's a part of the gov website where you can check if a car is taxed or mot'ed so it's perfectly possible one of his neighbours has dobbed him in.
That's possible I suppose, but he lives on a farm, so unlikely for any busy-bodies to have investigated it. Not impossible though, as you suggest. Gassing Station | Motoring News | Top of Page | What's New | My Stuff