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requistion to attend court for failing to notify dvla that i no longer had the vehicl
Hope someone can advise.......I had purchased an old car as I was a new driver (even though I am 41) 3 weeks later I hit a car pretty bad and my car was unfit to drive. I left the car overnight and returned the following day as my insurance company said it was ok for me to remove it, when I got there a couple of fellas said they would take it, so I let them free of charge, I had no dealings with anything like this before and didn't know I had to get them to do the v5, first thing I heard was a letter stating my tax was up for renewal on the car. By this time I had purchased a new car so I wrote a letter bk stating that basically I had given the car away and honestly didn't even know where the v5 was. I thought this would be the end but only yesterday I received a court summons for said vehicle and they are saying I didn't contact them when I deffo did. What do I do?
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Re: requistion to attend court for failing to notify dvla that i no longer had the ve
Hi vicky72, & welcome to Legal Beagles.
Firstly, ignorantia juris non excusat!
However, if you have informed DVLA in writing, that may suffice.
https://www.gov.uk/notifying-dvla-if...l-your-vehicle
Have you retained proof of postage?CAVEAT LECTOR
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No no proof of posting, I mean I thought I was doing myself a favour just getting rid of car now its the dvla word against mine and with no proof of posting I'm stumped x can I not just write bk to the court with my reason?vicky72Comment
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Re: requistion to attend court for failing to notify dvla that i no longer had the ve
Some tactics here http://www.legalbeagles.info/forums/...e-of-ownershipCAVEAT LECTOR
This is only my opinion - "Opinions are made to be changed --or how is truth to be got at?" (Byron)
You and I do not see things as they are. We see things as we are.
Cohen, Herb
There is danger when a man throws his tongue into high gear before he
gets his brain a-going.
Phelps, C. C.
"They couldn't hit an elephant at this distance!"
The last words of John SedgwickComment
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Re: requistion to attend court for failing to notify dvla that i no longer had the ve
The question is "Did you inform DVLA at the time of letting these bods take the car that you no longer owned the car?" You have 28 days from the date of transferring ownership of a vehicle, which includes selling it, to inform DVLA of the change in ownership.
A quick translation of the Latin phrase in Charitynjw's post is "Ignorance of the law is no excuse."Life is a journey on which we all travel, sometimes together, but never alone.Comment
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Re: requistion to attend court for failing to notify dvla that i no longer had the ve
If you didn't tell the DVLA until you received the tax renewal letter then you are responsible for that car up to that point. Did you get the renewal form within 28 days of giving the car away?
You must have dealt with the V5 when you purchased the car so not realising you should have done the same on getting rid of the car isn't really a defence.
How many months were left on the tax disc?Comment
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