DVLA fine for not informing change ownership

sassy_one

Have had a little think about this,

Why has the OP not received any of the letters sent by DVLA during a period of almost two years, surely DVLA would be under legal duty to send at least one letter, by recorded delivery?


As I have personally stated in this thread before and other people have, I would have refused entry and advised them to either gain entry by force or request they attend with Police

Also, did you advise them what goods were yours and not?
As they are only allowed to seize goods belonging to you to the value of the warrant

OP, it's to late now but I'd have refused them entry and requested a copy of any paper work to be sent to you or given to you there and then and then politely asked them to leave and give you a few days, then seek legal advice.

DVLA are cr*p, I have had a small amount of dealings with them and I can tell just by there telephone call centre how rubbish they are, they are only interested in one thing, your money!

Strider590

Oh btw, I think DVLA complaints are still via an 0870 number. So use saynoto0870.com to find the local rate number.
Then when they put you on hold, you can say "certainly, take as long as you like, go get yourself a cup of tea and some biscuits, it's fine by me because I didn't use your 0870 number"

haveibeendone

I would have thought that there is only one way that anyone can enter your home to sieze property and that is by a court order. Warrant of Execution.

DVLA issue civil penalties and non payment of these will result in the matter being passed to collection agencies who have no right to enter your home or seize your goods without the matter going through the court process.

The court process would involve more than one letter being posted to you clealy stating which court it was from and what you should do about the letter. It is unlikely that you would not recieve any of these letters and from 1 April 1998 county court bailiffs must issue a warning notice allowing 7 days for you to pay.

I think you have been tricked by private bailiffs pretending to have a court order. Anyone can print a piece if paper titled "XYZ Warrant" but it does not mean that it is legitimate.

Bailiffs have no right, except in limited circumstances eg for HMRC, to force entry to your house. They can walk in through an open door, climb through an open window or trick thier way in (use the toilet etc) or just ask to come inside to talk. Letting in a bailiff does not give him/her the right to seize your goods without the proper authorization from the court.

Try these sites for more detais of bailiffs but now that you have paid I think it will be difficult to get your money returned or any compensation for your distress etc. I understand you may have been wronged but maybe it is best to just put it in the past and know better in future and that your post will stop others being tricked in a similar way.

http://www.insolvencyhelpline.co.uk/debt_basics/bailiff-guide.php#bg2

http://www.direct.gov.uk/en/MoneyTaxAndBenefits/ManagingDebt/DebtsAndArrears/DG_10034289

On another subject there was a post on here a while ago which basically said that a judge had ruled

“the DVLA has no statuary power to force any one to contact them if they did not chase up or call the DVLA to see if the DVLA had received their SORN or any other information"

https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/2492195