dead car gone from drive

Retrogamer

If he's still the registered keeper he might want to notify DVLA of it going missing, otherwise he'll be responsible if it turns up on a public road untaxed and uninsured etc.

The problem will be trying to get DVLA to remove him as the registered keeper without a crime number or insurance letter to state it has been stolen.

macman

I suspect he won't want to do that, because they''ll then realise that it's not been SORN'd and they will pursue that matter.

redux

It doesn't have to be notified SORN every year, just once. It's quite possible he did do so.

AdrianC

redux wrote: »

It doesn't have to be notified SORN every year, just once. It's quite possible he did do so.

Until last year, SORN certainly did require annual re-notification.

TrickyWicky

Retrogamer wrote: »

The problem will be trying to get DVLA to remove him as the registered keeper without a crime number or insurance letter to state it has been stolen.

Not really, you just write to them and say you no longer have the vehicle. They then MUST remove you as the registered keeper. I had to do this myself last year when i broke a car up - they removed the option to declare self dismantling and publicly stated if you wanted to dismantle a vehicle you'd have to declare SORN for life (except thats now once only lol). Anyway i did a FOI request and they wrote back saying you can simply declare you no longer have the car - which i did and they wrote back confirming i was no longer the registered keeper.

TrickyWicky

macman wrote: »

I suspect he won't want to do that, because they''ll then realise that it's not been SORN'd and they will pursue that matter.

Well if he did declare it by post and they've lost it repeatedly then that is their fault. DVLA are known for loosing post as the BBCs watchdog pointed out.

AdrianC

TrickyWicky wrote: »

Well if he did declare it by post and they've lost it repeatedly then that is their fault. DVLA are known for loosing post as the BBCs watchdog pointed out.

"How odd. They lost every single one of the five postal SORN notifications I made..."
Mmmm.

Herzlos

He can file a police report without telling the DVLA he no longer has it (presumably they don't think he does anyway). Then it gives him a reference number should it turn up later.

arcon5

All sounds rather odd to me - I wouldn't believe everything being told to you if I was you

rev_henry

vuongthithuy wrote: »

I think I would tell the police incase problems occur because they protection the car

Do they now? Please, tell me more!