save your local dvla office

lee678

A essential service for the public and motor trade is due to be taken away from us.Please spare a few minutes to sign the petion, thankyou .

http://www.savethedvla.co.uk/

forgotmyname

Ive been to the local one, It was full of dodgy people trying to tax other people's cars and people with one day insurance trying to tax cars, because the post office told them to come back with a longer certificate.

It was busy and a guy came along the queue asking why you were there. Passing forms out to people who wanted them.

But i was surprised at the amount of people he turned away, Mostly trying to tax cars not in their name or with no log book at all.

He had to tell several people that no V5 or buyers slip then no tax. Apply for the V5 and wait then tax it.

I only went in to post a licence as its closer than the post office.

Sgt_Pepper_2

Never been in one. They can shut them all down and let you do more on line.

Notmyrealname

Judging by the retards staffing the local one, we'd be better off without it.

Obukit

They can shut the Oxford one - why would you put a DVLA office where you can't park? Their solution is to ask you to take photos of your vehicle if you want to change the taxation class!

colino

Hasn't Glasgow DVLA already closed? How the !!!! will we be able to tell the difference? A prime example how national, unified paper-work gets rid of local, officious, useless see you next tuesdays.

photome

The Norwich one is on a road with limited parking and I have never been in there.

To the OP why do we need local DVLA offices my family have never needed it in over 35 years of motoring

Ultrasonic

I didn't know local DVLA offices existed, but then I'm not in the motor trade I guess. What services do they offer that can't be easily completed either online or in a post office?

Perhaps the OP would like to make the case for why the offices should actually be kept open?

I have sympathy for anyone whose job is threatened, but on the face of it this would seem a sensible government cost saving.

adamc260

There's a special place reserved in hell for the DVLA

You get a different answer everytime you speak to someone

zappahey

adamc260 wrote: »

There's a special place reserved in hell for the DVLA

You get a different answer everytime you speak to someone

In person? At the office?

Personally, I've found the Bristol office to be very helpful on the three occasions I've been there. Providing advice on my situation that would have been a nightmare to resolve when dealing with a call centre droid reading from a script.

motorguy

Less admin people working for the civil service?

Cant see anyone objecting to that.