Hes being fined for a car he doesn't own?

Question

my boyfriend recieved a letter from the dvla saying he has to pay a fine for not paying tax on a car he sold 18months ago.

They say they've sent previous letters, but he says he hasn't recieved anything.

He tells me he sent off a yellow form to change ownership. Do the dvla often make mistakes or has he messed up and isnt telling me the whole story?

Answer 1

HELLO

THE PROBLEM IS THAT UNTIL THE NEW OWNER REG ESTERS THE CAR HE WILL REMAIN THE OWNER ACCORDING TO DVLA.

SOUNDS LIKE THE NEW OWNER HAS FAILED TO TRANSFER THE LOG BOOK INTO HIS NAME AND HAS GOT THE CAR OFF THE ROAD (SCORN) AND FAILED TO NOTIFY DVLA AS THEY WILL AUTOMATICALLY FINE YOU THE BACK TAX.AND THIS WOULD BE THE RIGHT DEPARTMENT.

STRANGE HE HAS NOT RECEIVED PREVIOUS LETTERS AS THE FIRST ONE WOULD HAVE BEEN JUST AFTER THE TAX RAN OUT, UNLESS HE NO LONGER HAS A CAR AND SO HAS RIPPED THEM UP UNOPENED.

TELL HIM TO CONTACT NEW OWNER AND ASK THEM TO GET THE REREGISTRATION DONE AND IF HE STILL HAS COPY OF SALE RECEIPT, PHOTO COPY AND SEND COPY TO DVLA GIVING NAME AND ADDRESS OF NEW OWNER.

Answer 2

been there,done that...basically the car he sold,the reg docs wernt signed over/sent off to the dvla meaning the car is still in his name..you can cry to them as much as you want it willmake no differance.they will say its the owner/sellers duty to report a car sale,once they recieve the docs they send out a comfermation letter to say its been changed over...unless he has this letter he will have to pay...bummer i know.

Answer 3

Just phone the DVLA and tell them that he doesn't own the car anymore.   I had a car written off and found out that a year later it was still being used and the DVLA wanted to fine me £1000 for not paying tax on it - so it looks like the mechanic fixed the car anyway and sold it on.  I just called the DVLA and told them the car was written off a year ago and they cancelled the fine.

They are not bad people, I don't think they will fine you once they know he doesn't own the car anymore.

Answer 4

Everyone makes mistakes and DVLA are no different.

if you have proof that the car was sold ( i.e an invoice or domething) then photocopy it and send it ti the DVLA with a covering letter

Better still go to one of their offices & do it in person.

Answer 5

The DVLA continously make mistakes. They did the same thing to my uncle.

Answer 6

I had that problem once, it was easily sorted by speaking with the DVLA.

Answer 7

Yes they do make mistakes. If you have proof you can object.

A friend of mine had this happen to him. It went to court and they proved he did not own the car and was squashed.

The emphasis now is that you as the owner have to send it off cause this was happening all the time, (next owner not sending it in). So he needs to be sure he did send it.

Good luck!

Answer 8

Once you send off the tear-off bit of the V5  you will receive an automatic acknowledgement letter, within four weeks, confirming the discharge of liability for your vehicle. Did he receive this?  And if not, why didn't he chase it?  It's strange he claims not to have received the previous letters they sent.

He ought to contact DVLA to discuss this. They have been known to make the odd mistake . . .

Of course, if he has just been tearing up their letters in the belief it doesn't matter, he's in for a shock.

Answer 9

The DVLA are useless.

Stroppy letters with good legal terms in them seem to be the only way to get them to stop hasseling you.

Your boyf would have recieved a letter confirming he wasn't the owner but if its a principal thing, like it was when it happened to me, I wouldn't produce the letter as evidence back to the DVLA. I told them very clearly in a letter that I had fufilled all my legal obligations that arise from selling a car and I shouldn't have to prove my innocence to them, Especially because they were the ones who sent the letter.

Answer 10

you have to send off sections 1-8 of the V5C form to the DVLA when you sell a car - both your boyfriend and the person he sold it to will have had to sign this form before sending it to the DVLA.

Once the DVLA had processed everything they would of sent your boyfriend at letter saying they acknowledge that he was no longer the owner of the vehicle. He will need to show the DVLA this letter to prove he no longer owns the vehicle.