Why am I being penalised for not buying road tax on a vehicle I'd sold?
I had a letter from Continuous Registration Centre (DVLA) asking me to pay a fine (£40 or £80) because I had not taxed my car. My car tax was due at the end of February and I sold it to a garage in part exchange on the 18 February, so was no longer the registered owner and had another car for which there was tax. I filled in something on the back of the letter to the effect that the car had been sold on 18 February. I then received another missive saying that they didn't accept that and I was still the registered owner and should have paid the tax or notified them I was no longer the owner.
I wrote back to them again telling them I had sold the car and with copies of sale document, everything that I had signed at the garage, and a copy of the log from the garage showing they had sent everything to do with their purchase of my car to the DVLA on the 20 February. I have heard back from Continuous Registration Centre saying I had failed to relicense my car under Section 7A of VERA 1994 and that I had failed to notify them I was no longer the owner contrary to Regulation 22 and 24 of VERA 2002. I do not understand the Act and don't see why I should pay for a tax disc on a car of which I am no longer the owner. Can you explain this to me?
I wrote back to them again telling them I had sold the car and with copies of sale document, everything that I had signed at the garage, and a copy of the log from the garage showing they had sent everything to do with their purchase of my car to the DVLA on the 20 February. I have heard back from Continuous Registration Centre saying I had failed to relicense my car under Section 7A of VERA 1994 and that I had failed to notify them I was no longer the owner contrary to Regulation 22 and 24 of VERA 2002. I do not understand the Act and don't see why I should pay for a tax disc on a car of which I am no longer the owner. Can you explain this to me?
Asked on 18 June 2010 by Alice
Answered by
David Ross
This sounds like a very frustrating situation and another example of the DVLAs poor customer service and general inability to solve simple problems. We'd suggest posting this in the Legal Matters section of the Backroom Forum on the site: honestjohn.co.uk/forum/threads.htm?f=12 Lucy Bonham Carter, our legal expert, should be able to offer you some helpful advice about where you stand and what to do next.
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