Single justice procedure notice - did not receive intermediate letter

[slick490]

Hi guys,

I received a letter from DVLA as attached - Road traffic act 1988 s144a and 144c

I changed my plate but forgot to mention it to DVLA - I know it's silly but my brother usually deals with insurance and plates etc but he forgot to notify DVLA. My insurance had the correct plate on the car the whole time. I didn't even know this was a thing!

I received a letter from MIB 6 months before this DVLA letter explaining that I will have 28 days before they issue me a fine. During that time I just had total knee replacement and couldn't keep up with my letters or any of my daily activities - mixture of being out of it with pain meds and actually being out of it due to the pain...

From the people I've spoken to, they told me that I was supposed to get a fine letter before this single justice procedure notice.

I'd like a chance to at least pay the original fine whatever that would be but I'm not sure how to go about it. If I tick guilty it seems like I have no say and I get slapped with a fine. If I tick guilty I have to attend court. That also seems like an additional cost. I'm really lost.

How much is this fine if i tick guilty? They say if you tick guilty it's 33% off whatever it is. They also mention that there's a chance of a sentence as well, which, of course, I want to avoid

from checking online people have mentioned to give DVLA a call. Perhaps they could sort this issue outside of court?

I tried accessing peepipoo but looks like it's down.

Thanks for any help anyone can offer me

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[slick490]

The vehicle originally had the registration ABC123D, and I changed the plate to XYZ123. I updated my insurance policy right away to reflect the new plate, XYZ123, and it has been insured under that plate the entire time.
However, I forgot to notify the DVLA about the plate change, so as far as they’re concerned, ABC123D (the original plate) wasn’t insured. That’s when the MIB stepped in and sent me a letter saying I didn’t have insurance on ABC123D. Due to recovering from knee surgery, I didn’t deal with the MIB’s letter in time. I never received the small fine letter they were supposed to send afterwards.

Now, I’ve received the Single Justice Procedure Notice for not having insurance on the old plate, ABC123D, even though the vehicle has been insured under XYZ123 the entire time.

I'm also not sure if I'm getting done for s144a and s144c.

Sorry for the additional comments. I understand I wasn't quite clear in my progonal post. Wanted To make sure no one wasted their time clicking on the links.

[slick490]

To clarify the situation:
I received a Single Justice Procedure Notice under Section 144A(1) of the Road Traffic Act 1988 for not meeting statutory insurance requirements, and it mentions that a Fixed Penalty Notice was sent earlier in accordance with both Section 144A and Section 144C.

The offence seems to be that I didn’t declare the vehicle as SORN after changing the number plate, even though the car was insured the entire time. I forgot to notify the DVLA, as my brother usually handles this, and it was an oversight on our part.


I did receive a letter from the MIB informing me I had 28 days to act, but due to recovering from knee surgery, I didn’t respond within that time. After that, I should have received a letter with a small fine, but I never received that. Instead, I’ve now been sent this Single Justice Procedure Notice, which includes the possibility of a larger fine or court appearance.