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Hi all,
I'm a newbie to the site but had a look around and read similar threads but couldn't find a similar one to the issue I have. Any thoughts / advice would be appreciated.
To cut a long story short, I had a lease car which was returned to Renault in August 2017. I received a letter in December 2017 stating I was the registered owner of an un-insured vehicle. Upon investigation, it appears likely that I didn’t complete and return the v5 when the vehicle was handed back to Renault. However, I have other documentation proving that the car was returned.
I wrote to the DVLA and enclosed the associated information proving I’d handed the vehicle to Renault and they responded that they had updated their records. I had thought the matter was resolved.
However, I have now received a “Single Justice Procedure Notice”. I seem to have the option of pleading guilty or not! In short, the notice has the following:
“The record shows that the defendant was the registered keeper on 22/12/2017, The vehicle did not meet the statutory insurance requirements contrary to Section 22 of the Road Safety Act 2006.
On 26/12/17 a Fixed Penalty Notice was sent to the defendant in accordance with Section 144A and 144C of the Road Traffic Act 1988. A valid payment was not received by the date specified in the Notice.
No notification was received prior to the date of offence that the vehicle had been disposed of or stolen and to date no notification has been received that the vehicle was insured on the date of offence.“
Technically, the above is true. I was the registered keeper and the vehicle probably hadn’t been insured by Renault on the 22/12/17. Therefore, I now get to my conundrum. Should I plead guilty but add mitigating circumstances to my response by post and I guess face a fine / points or should I plead not guilty and run the risk of needing to go to court?
Any thoughts / views would be much appreciated and sorry for the long message!!!
Thanks in advance
I'm a newbie to the site but had a look around and read similar threads but couldn't find a similar one to the issue I have. Any thoughts / advice would be appreciated.
To cut a long story short, I had a lease car which was returned to Renault in August 2017. I received a letter in December 2017 stating I was the registered owner of an un-insured vehicle. Upon investigation, it appears likely that I didn’t complete and return the v5 when the vehicle was handed back to Renault. However, I have other documentation proving that the car was returned.
I wrote to the DVLA and enclosed the associated information proving I’d handed the vehicle to Renault and they responded that they had updated their records. I had thought the matter was resolved.
However, I have now received a “Single Justice Procedure Notice”. I seem to have the option of pleading guilty or not! In short, the notice has the following:
“The record shows that the defendant was the registered keeper on 22/12/2017, The vehicle did not meet the statutory insurance requirements contrary to Section 22 of the Road Safety Act 2006.
On 26/12/17 a Fixed Penalty Notice was sent to the defendant in accordance with Section 144A and 144C of the Road Traffic Act 1988. A valid payment was not received by the date specified in the Notice.
No notification was received prior to the date of offence that the vehicle had been disposed of or stolen and to date no notification has been received that the vehicle was insured on the date of offence.“
Technically, the above is true. I was the registered keeper and the vehicle probably hadn’t been insured by Renault on the 22/12/17. Therefore, I now get to my conundrum. Should I plead guilty but add mitigating circumstances to my response by post and I guess face a fine / points or should I plead not guilty and run the risk of needing to go to court?
Any thoughts / views would be much appreciated and sorry for the long message!!!
Thanks in advance
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