Inter Credit International on behalf of DVLA.

[ClumsyHero]

Hello there Legal Beagles!

I have read mulitiple threads regarding the ineptitude of the DVLA but none quite match the odd sequence of events i have experienced.

on 27/12/2012 I got a knock at my door from the current tenant of the property me and my family used to live in, he handed me a letter that didnt appear to be the usual junk mail he usually passes on to me periodically.

I opened the letter and found it to be from Inter-Credit international dated 24/12/2012 informing me of the following about a vehicle I sold in June 2011 (18 months ago)

Dear Mr Clumsy Hero

RE: 80.00 (pounds) outstanding to our client : DVLA
Vehicle : Volkswagen Sharan SE Registration: A111 BCD

We have been instructed by our client to obtain Immediate payment for the above outstanding amount due to them

We therefore give you formal notice that unless payment is received within 72 hours of receipt of this letter, legal proceedings will be instituted to recver the full amount together with anf other legal costs incurred.

and so the letter continued.

Now not wishing to incur extra costs i rang the company and paid the 80 pounds.

now for the question:

I have not owned the vehicle since June 2011 and upon sale of the car I returned the Log Book via first class post the following day. No proof of sending was obtained.

I lived at the previous address from which i sold the car until may 2012. I had all my post redirected by royal mail until august 2012 and i still speak to and exchange post with the current tennant of my old address regularly, and this letter is the first correspondence i have recieved since selling the car 18 months ago.

I called DVLA and was advised to write to their enforcement office to straighten this out.

Now beyond getting my name removed from the vehicle log, what are my chances of getting my money back?

Thanks for any replies in advance.

Clumsy Hero

[tweenie]

Re: Inter Credit International on behalf of DVLA.

Hi

I have just received the same letter. My vehicle was sorned over a year ago. I have sold said vehicle to a colleague. Neither of us have had any letters.

Have you had any luck finding out about this?

I'd appreciate any info..

Thanks

[nasop]

Re: Inter Credit International on behalf of DVLA.

They wrote to me too. Some if the story is in my thread I posted earlier today. The DVLA are some of the most unprofessional people I've ever dealt with. In my case they're trying to enforce laws that don't exist and ignoring all the points I bring up in my letter to them.

After the first ICI letter I got 2 more then finally a solicitors letter from PW Moody stating I have seven days to pay or its court action.

Do not phone ICI. They just try to bully you into paying and don't observe the law!