DVLA - Reporting Untaxed Vehicles Via Website?

gtiboy

Hi All, I would like to know if the DVLA act when reporting a Vehicle on their website and what their procedures are.

I have two neighbours in my Cul de Sac. One has a car thats has been sitting in one of the spaces for several months, another neighbour has a car thats been SORN. Just a couple of questions..

1. Can DVLA act on vehicles that have been SORN while being parked up in Cul de Sacs? As I understand it that Cul de Sacs are not a driveway and not a private road as its maintained by the council - as my one is.

2. Once reported, what do the DVLA do exactly? Do they come round in vans and clamp the vehicles in question and fine the owner or do they send letters to the owner fining them?

HappyMJ

gtiboy wrote: »

Hi All, I would like to know if the DVLA act when reporting a Vehicle on their website and what their procedures are.

I have two neighbours in my Cul de Sac. One has a car thats has been sitting in one of the spaces for several months, another neighbour has a car thats been SORN. Just a couple of questions..

1. Can DVLA act on vehicles that have been SORN while being parked up in Cul de Sacs? As I understand it that Cul de Sacs are not a driveway and not a private road as its maintained by the council - as my one is.

2. Once reported, what do the DVLA do exactly? Do they come round in vans and clamp the vehicles in question and fine the owner or do they send letters to the owner fining them?

They do nothing. You have to speak with your local council in regards to their rules regarding abandoned cars on council property. The land may look like a road but it may not be. Council may maintain it but they don't have to unless they own it themselves. It doesn't always become a public road if owned by the council so it really depends what this cul-de-sac really is. You say spaces and that implies someone owns the spaces. Could I park my car there...or would someone come running over saying "move on that's my spot"?

The DVLA have no power to "fine" anyone. They'll send a penalty automatically to the keeper if the vehicle runs out of SORN. Nothing for you to worry about anyway.

Strider590

Eventually they will send round one of their ANPR vans.

They do this, they end out vans to check that SORNed or untaxed vehicles are not on the public road. We had them round here every 2 weeks when my neighbour SORNd her car.

But unfortunately certain individuals enjoy "above the law" status when it comes to car tax and insurance, there's one driving a distastefully blinged up Jaguar around Worcester, he's been reported countless times (also parks on double yellow lines but the wardens have given up issuing parking tickets).

gtiboy

HappyMJ wrote: »

They do nothing. You have to speak with your local council in regards to their rules regarding abandoned cars on council property. The land may look like a road but it may not be. Council may maintain it but they don't have to unless they own it themselves. It doesn't always become a public road if owned by the council so it really depends what this cul-de-sac really is. You say spaces and that implies someone owns the spaces. Could I park my car there...or would someone come running over saying "move on that's my spot"?

The DVLA have no power to "fine" anyone. They'll send a penalty automatically to the keeper if the vehicle runs out of SORN. Nothing for you to worry about anyway.

no one owns the spaces, but yes anyone can park there from else where.

So would a better way of dealing with this issue is to talk to the council and see if they can act?

Yorkie1

You could have a word with your local PCSOs. Ours are very pro-active about cars which are parked on public highway yet not compliant with the law.

If it is declared SORN then chances are it's uninsured ... and it's an offence for a vehicle to be on a public road without insurance. Police can seize the car for this ...