Getting fines for a car I no longer own

fivetide

George_Michael wrote: »

Fair enough, but as this process hasn't been carried out, the "advice" to threaten to sue the DVLA is still of no use.

How can they be sued when they have done nothing wrong and they have not been officially notified of a change of ownership of the vehicle concerned?

On that you were quite correct. It was simply the point that actually it can be done with a letter. Can be useful for example... if the person you bought the car off posted it, say like the OP might have done, and the DVLA or Royal Mail lost the letter.

Then the new owner would need to fill in the form and ask for a new V5 in their name. Also the OP would be able to say they did post it off and it isn't their fault it didn't arrive... Given the OP sounds like they have already coughed to the DVLA though, that ship may well have sailed.

5t.

NMCAlan

I have a lot of experience in helping people with PCN's and other fines received that they are not responsible for. Though this is usually when their car has been cloned. In your circumstances, you can forget any advice about sueing anyone. The response you have had from DVLA, would suggest that as the registered keeper, you and only you could apply for a replacement logbook. You could then return the slip providing information about the sale and date, and forward the top part to the new keeper by recorded delivery. DVLA will then update their records and you should not receive further fines. As for those you have already received, you will need to write to them formally letting them know that you are not, and was not the keeper at the time of the offences, and giving full details of the new keeper. Hope this helps, if you want more assistance, please contact through site linked to my profile.

Notmyrealname

vax2002 wrote: »

Threaten to sue DVLA, dont mess about hit them hard and full on with a NBA.
they will soon call you !

Threaten to sue them for what - the OP not following the clearly written instructions on the logbook for the current registered keeper to post the V5 to DVLA?

Vax, could you at least once post something even remotely right?

Hermione_Granger

Originally Posted by vax2002
Threaten to sue DVLA, dont mess about hit them
hard and full on with a NBA.

Hitting them hard with the National Basketball Association might scare them a bit but it will take a fair bit of organising.

Sending a LBA however, would be far easier.

Vax, could you at least once post something even remotely right?

Why change the habit of a lifetime?

mikey72

How do you get compo for not notifying a change of keeper?