we have got a couple of problems with them at the mo
1. we sold a car to my cousin over 2 years ago sent log book off to dvla, he hardly used the car put the car on his drive and sorned it in his name at his address he then scraped it last year sometime, a couple of months ago we got a letter stating we owed £80 for tax that was due from not taxing it since may 08, well we rang and explained and they said they never recieved the log book and that we are liable for the fine (although they allowed my cousin to sorn it in his name and address) anyway this is still in dispute as the car was sold so long ago we thought it was a thing of the past.Now we have a debt collection company sending letters and calling all the time and i think its rediculous that its taken them over 2 years to bring this to light.
2. We sold a car about 10 months ago sent log book off ect we have had a £70 parking fine and so we told them the name and address of who bought it we then recieved another parking fine then a letter saying it had been clamped and removed due to having no tax so we have again sent off the name and address of the person that bought the car from us as they say its still in our name so this is still in dispute too.
I'm really at the end of my teather with it all and not sure what to do next as your just pushed round in circles with it all, but why should we pay something thats not our debt when we did our bit by sending the log books off.
I send such things recorded delivery so I can produce the proof of sending it that way in case of dispute. I think DVLA also recommend ringing them if you don't get their acknowledgment within 3 weeks.
1. I can only make a guess but, if you say this fine goes back to 2008, is it just possible that you failed to have the car taxed for SORNED at this time yourselves? The £80 fine is the usual amount for failing to ensure this and it's a mistake a lot of people have made. This is clearly nothing to do with your cousin if you sold the car to him after this time. If you genuinely do owe this money then it's certainly in your best interests to pay it; the DVLA won't just forget about it, I can assure you.
2. Sounds like the person you sold the car to has kept it registered in your name. This is a common ploy, or, at least, it used to be until the DVLA recently made all Car Taxes cancel as soon as a vehicle was sold, so the new owner had to both transfer ownership and tax the vehicle as soon as it was aquired. You can't do one without the other.
Logbooks (V5/C's) really should be sent to the DVLA by some form of Registered Post because the onus is on you to tell them about the transfer of a vehicle. Not applicable to your case but I believe this can be now carried out online. Even then, I'm quite sure it says on the DVLA website that, if you haven't received a letter from them within 4 weeks then you should contact them.
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