I have received an £80.00 'supplement' penalty for "failing to retax or SORN" my vehicle. This is despite sending back the SORN declaration to DVLA six weeks prior stating my vehicle is off the road. They say I should have contacted them after four weeks if I had'nt received an 'acknowledgement letter'. This 'acknowledgement letter' declares that they have received your notification and everything is ok.
Wait a minute!!! I have done as they required!
"Oh no" they say. "We have'nt received it, therefore, it is assumed you did'nt send it. In any case, you should have have contacted us after four weeks". "Is that so?" says I. "Yes" says she. "There is a telephone number on the back of the form that advises you to contact us if you have'nt received the acknowlegement letter".
"Is that the form I sent back to you six weeks ago?" I dared ask.
"Yes" she replied, "But you should have written the number down"
"But I was'nt expecting it to get lost" says I.
"Does'nt matter" she said, "We did'nt receive it and the penalty is computer generated"
"Does the computer know how or why it was lost?, I asked.
"Don't know and it does'nt matter, we did'nt receive it therefore, the £80.00 'supplement' becomes payable!".
"Does Monty Python work in your department?"
A dialling tone followed.
Does anyone else also feel that NOW is a good time to emigrate to a free country?.
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