Driving License Scam: Guidance for Obtaining a Refund

Errata

It's questionable that anyone who can't understand which website they're on would be bright enough to drive a vehicle.

ossie48

Errata wrote: »

It's questionable that anyone who can't understand which website they're on would be bright enough to drive a vehicle.

what a stupid post, adds nothing to the thread.

Money-Saving-King

ossie48 wrote: »

what a stupid post, adds nothing to the thread.

Aren't there loads of examples though where people have ended up in fields because of sat-navs because they ignored the official road signs.

Frank_Leigh

Stressed out by my house move, tired, frustrated and angered by the gov.uk site timing out several times, I should have given up and tried tomorrow. But I googled again, and clicked on the aforementioned site, which looked enough like the DVLA's, I thought from memory, for me to charge through it impetuously, abandoning all common sense. I've filled in their online form giving bank details for a refund within a couple of hours of my mistake on Sunday evening.

In my case, it's not so much the money - I messed up and sometimes that costs - it's all the personal information I've given to these people which could end up anywhere and result in identity fraud. (I've checked in the mirror and yes, it's true, I did see a doughnut, a picture of which will be now appearing on my new driving licence.)

PS - a couple of hours later, I've just tried the gov.uk website again and now at last it's working, so in the end my application to have a new licence with my new address has been accepted online direct...

gik

Frank_Leigh wrote: »

Stressed out by my house move, tired, frustrated and angered by the gov.uk site timing out several times, I should have given up and tried tomorrow. But I googled again, and clicked on the aforementioned site, which looked enough like the DVLA's for me to charge through it impetuously, abandoning all common sense. I've filled in their online form giving bank details for a refund within a couple of hours of my mistake on Sunday evening.

In my case, it's not so much the money - I messed up and sometimes that costs - it's all the personal information I've given to these people which could end up anywhere and result in identity theft. (I've checked in the mirror and yes, it's true, I did see a doughnut, a picture of which will be now appearing on my new driving licence.)

PS - a couple of hours later, I've just tried the gov.uk website again and now at last it's working, so in the end my application to have a new licence with my new address has been accepted online direct...

You've messed up as you admit..cancel your card and learn from it?

Dave101t

they do provide a service.
like i could charge you to feed you, easily done yourself but, man, people can be lazy!

Frank_Leigh

Yes, I'll be on the phone to my bank tomorrow. Normally, I'd never have been so plain daft, but stress, fatigue and emotion overrode common sense and led to a temporary aberration. Such is life, weakness is punished, one lives and learns, despicable though these people are.

Blackbeard_of_Perranporth

gik wrote: »

You've messed up as you admit..cancel your card and learn from it?

Should that be cancel the licence?

Rockclimber

Interestingly I too fell victim of 'DVLA' (with a .co and a .uk) earlier this year.

Eventually (just as I was about to start complaining abpout the speed of service I got the following email -
'Thank you for your recent Online Driving Licence Application.
Please accept our apologies for the delay in response. DVLA (with a co and a UK) was closed over the Christmas and New Year holidays, as a result we have accumulated a backlog of emails.
We have reviewed your Online Driving Application and regret to inform you we have unfortunately been unable to to fufill your application request.
We have issued you a full refund of £69.00 which you can expect to appear on your statement in 5-10 days. Please note in any existing and future applications as per our Cancellations and Refund Policy, and Terms & Conditions payment your fee is non refundable.

We recommend to re-appy via the DVLA, direct details follow;

Apologies for any inconveniences

Kind Regards,

[email]contact@dvlauk.[/email]
DVLAUK
08444481319


I then pursued the matter with DVLA who pointed out (after a three week wait) that it was nothing to do with them. So I assumed I was poorer and wiser.

Just checked with credit card - the refund was made in full!

Rockclimber

Money-Saving-King wrote: »

Aren't there loads of examples though where people have ended up in fields because of sat-navs because they ignored the official road signs.

No. Do you have a lot of examples?