Road tax

[maldini32]

I Got a letter from a debt recovery company last week saying i owe them £80 because i didnt relicense my vehicle. The vehicle in question was written off last year and obv never used it since. Anyway i sent them a letter last week letting them know the car was written off.

They sent a letter back today:

RE: £80 OUTSTANDING TO OUR CLIENT DVLA

Thank you for communication in relation to the above

Please note that the information provided does not constitute your release from this fine imposed in accordance with section 7a of the vehicle excise and registration act 1994.

Please be aware that you are (or you may be) also contravening section 31a of the vehicle excise and registration act 1994 (or of the act), which commands a minimum fine of £1000 if convicted.


blah blah


I was gonna pay but my housemate said naf their full of shit your cars already written off, what are they gonna tow away?!

So you bright ppl amongst blonde do i have a case or do i pay up.

[sovietsong]

just pay it imo

[leethefish]

just pay it imo

fuck no way

then they getting even more money for nothing.

pay the £80 to a solicitor to write them a letter better spent that way !!!

[Somerled]

Do DVLA really use Debt Collection agencies?? Sounds like someone trying it on.

[Robert HM]

just pay it imo

fuck no way

then they getting even more money for nothing.

pay the £80 to a solicitor to write them a letter better spent that way !!!

http://www.direct.gov.uk/en/Motoring/OwningAVehicle/ChangesToYourRegistrationCertificate/DG_4022057

Telling DVLA you no longer have the vehicle

If you’re not given a CoD or your vehicle is not being destroyed, then you should complete the V5C/3 ‘Notification of sale or transfer’ section of your vehicle registration certificate (V5C), and send it to DVLA, Swansea, SA99 1BD.

You should get a letter confirming that you’re no longer responsible for the vehicle. If you don’t get this letter within four weeks, phone 0300 790 6802 for further advice. Text phone users can phone 0300 123 1279.

If you have broken up the vehicle yourself, you must either continue to tax it or tell the DVLA that you are keeping it off the public road. You can do this by making a SORN (Statutory Off Road Notification). You will need to make a SORN every year until you have taken it to an ATF, or told DVLA that you longer have it.



£80 please (+VAT)

[MPOWER]

just pay it imo

fuck no way

then they getting even more money for nothing.

pay the £80 to a solicitor to write them a letter better spent that way !!!

http://www.direct.gov.uk/en/Motoring/OwningAVehicle/ChangesToYourRegistrationCertificate/DG_4022057

Telling DVLA you no longer have the vehicle

If you’re not given a CoD or your vehicle is not being destroyed, then you should complete the V5C/3 ‘Notification of sale or transfer’ section of your vehicle registration certificate (V5C), and send it to DVLA, Swansea, SA99 1BD.

You should get a letter confirming that you’re no longer responsible for the vehicle. If you don’t get this letter within four weeks, phone 0300 790 6802 for further advice. Text phone users can phone 0300 123 1279.

If you have broken up the vehicle yourself, you must either continue to tax it or tell the DVLA that you are keeping it off the public road. You can do this by making a SORN (Statutory Off Road Notification). You will need to make a SORN every year until you have taken it to an ATF, or told DVLA that you longer have it.



£80 please (+VAT)

Glad your back Mr RHM

I hope all is well

Regards

M

[LeedsRhodesy]

shit i wrote my car off a year ago and never told them!!

[Geo the Sarge]

Do DVLA really use Debt Collection agencies?? Sounds like someone trying it on.

Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency
Head of Customer Service and
Compliance
A2
DVLA
Longview Road
Swansea
SA6 7JL
Telephone
0300 123 2402
Fax
Graham Payne
[FOI #36779 email]
Website
www.direct.gov.uk/motoring
Your Ref
Our Ref
FOIR 1988/10
Date
5 July 2010
Dear Mr Payne,
Freedom of Information Request
Thank you for your email of 8 June 2010 requesting information under the Freedom
of Information Act 2000 (FOIA).  As Head of Customer Services and Compliance for
the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency (DVLA) I have been asked to reply.
You have asked:
1) Please provide for ALL DCCs that have been used by DVLA since 2006 to
recover civil debt and any Company to whom DVLA has sold civil debt:
a) The Company name
b) The Company registered address
c) The Company registration number
The information in Part a) and c) is held.  DVLA do not sell civil debt.
Company Name
Company registration
(a)
number
(c)
Inter-Credit International Ltd
1024737
J B Debt Recovery
SC163682
Legal & Trade
1242485
Moorcroft Group
1703704
Philips Collection Services Ltd
3517395

[Robert HM]

just pay it imo

fuck no way

then they getting even more money for nothing.

pay the £80 to a solicitor to write them a letter better spent that way !!!

http://www.direct.gov.uk/en/Motoring/OwningAVehicle/ChangesToYourRegistrationCertificate/DG_4022057

Telling DVLA you no longer have the vehicle

If you’re not given a CoD or your vehicle is not being destroyed, then you should complete the V5C/3 ‘Notification of sale or transfer’ section of your vehicle registration certificate (V5C), and send it to DVLA, Swansea, SA99 1BD.

You should get a letter confirming that you’re no longer responsible for the vehicle. If you don’t get this letter within four weeks, phone 0300 790 6802 begin_of_the_skype_highlighting              0300 790 6802      end_of_the_skype_highlighting for further advice. Text phone users can phone 0300 123 1279.

If you have broken up the vehicle yourself, you must either continue to tax it or tell the DVLA that you are keeping it off the public road. You can do this by making a SORN (Statutory Off Road Notification). You will need to make a SORN every year until you have taken it to an ATF, or told DVLA that you longer have it.



£80 please (+VAT)

Glad your back Mr RHM

I hope all is well

Regards

M

Thanks
R

[sovietsong]

just pay it imo

fuck no way

then they getting even more money for nothing.

pay the £80 to a solicitor to write them a letter better spent that way !!!

http://www.direct.gov.uk/en/Motoring/OwningAVehicle/ChangesToYourRegistrationCertificate/DG_4022057

Telling DVLA you no longer have the vehicle

If you’re not given a CoD or your vehicle is not being destroyed, then you should complete the V5C/3 ‘Notification of sale or transfer’ section of your vehicle registration certificate (V5C), and send it to DVLA, Swansea, SA99 1BD.

You should get a letter confirming that you’re no longer responsible for the vehicle. If you don’t get this letter within four weeks, phone 0300 790 6802 begin_of_the_skype_highlighting              0300 790 6802      end_of_the_skype_highlighting begin_of_the_skype_highlighting              0300 790 6802      end_of_the_skype_highlighting for further advice. Text phone users can phone 0300 123 1279.

If you have broken up the vehicle yourself, you must either continue to tax it or tell the DVLA that you are keeping it off the public road. You can do this by making a SORN (Statutory Off Road Notification). You will need to make a SORN every year until you have taken it to an ATF, or told DVLA that you longer have it.



£80 please (+VAT)

Glad your back Mr RHM

I hope all is well

Regards

M

Thanks
R

I'm glad your back too.

Regards

S

[maldini32]

shit i wrote my car off a year ago and never told them!!

expect a fine

[maldini32]

so the general consensus is pay up?

[Robert HM]

I'm glad your back too.

Regards

S

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so the general consensus is pay up?

I think you maybe fighting a losing battle. The idea with SORN docs is to stop people saying their car was off the road when it wasn't, you have to formally tell them before being asked for money. Each reminder for tax comes with a reminder to complete the SORN declaration if appropriate.

[doubleup]

The vehicle in question was written off last year

What do you mean by this?  "Written off" is a term used by an insurance company when they take ownership of the car and pay you the value.  Is this what happened? 

If you mean that that the car is badly damaged but still in your ownership, then you obv have a problem.

[maldini32]

The vehicle in question was written off last year

What do you mean by this?  "Written off" is a term used by an insurance company when they take ownership of the car and pay you the value.  Is this what happened? 

If you mean that that the car is badly damaged but still in your ownership, then you obv have a problem.

As in the insurance company paid me out for a total loss.

I have got no idea where the car is or if its still in one piece.