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I know very little about cars and have absolutely no interest in them but I do, however, read your column. We are all quick off the mark to criticise the DVLA, and indeed most government departments but...
Last year when going on holiday to France I trailered a second car to leave there for a restoration. The second car would ether of been taxed or had a SORN declaration. If taxed this would have expired...
I was recommended to email you by a friend. I recently sold my car and sent off the green slip (V5C) to the DVLA for the logbook to be changed to the new owners name. I sent this the next day after I had...
I have sold my car last year in October and sent off the log book to the DVLA with new keepers details, unfortunately DVLA has never received the paper works (what they are saying). Approx. 4 weeks ago...
In March I was having my car touched up and improved at the motor engineers I have used for some years, Simon Green Ltd., Leeds. Whist there a motor dealer who was obtaining a MoT for another car spoke...
This is a subject that really irks me. I spend a lot of time in the Canary Islands and mainland Spain. It is not an uncommon sight to see UK-registered vehicles being driven openly on Spanish roads. Some...
I have an old motorbike registered in 1994 but not taxed since 1999 (I think that was the last date it was taxed). I bought it in 1999 to do track days on and have never used it on the road since. I don’t...
Earlier this year I was given a 1993 Volkswagen Polo 1.0 to use as a second car and for my partner’s son who has just turned 17 to get extra learning time in. Unfortunately, within three weeks it was stolen....
The Blue Badge Scheme, a much-valued facility, is sadly abused by some. It is mal-administered with varying degrees of inefficiency and bumbledom by County Councils throughout the country. I wrote to my...
I am self employed (bringing manufacturers and buyers together in any industry internationally) but also buying and selling cars sometimes when I have time. When I buy a car I put my company's name on...