Someone Is Trying To Register Their Car To My Address

GothicStirling

I arrived home from work last night to find a brown envelop from the DVLA. I don't drive, so my immediate response was "she's (my sister) done it again, another speeding ticket, just when she's got her clean license back. On a closer look, the letter was addressed to someone else (a male) who is unknown to us. So I immediately phoned the DVLA to report it. The girl then asked me to open the letter to see what it was, lo and behold it is a V5C/2 that had been incorrectly sent to the DVLA, accompanied by a letter telling the owner he had to wait for the seller to send the V5C.
(Insert own list of expletives) :mad:
I am now in possession of the little !!!!'s - incriminating - handwriting claiming to live at this house.

I then told the girl from the DVLA that this person and car are unknown at the address. I have been advised to send the V5C and a letter explaining what I have told her to the Sensitive Casework dept. at the DVLA, and should receive conformation in a fortnight that the vehicle has no connection with our address. The letter is ready to be posted (I've saved the letter on my computer and scanned the letter - and V5C/2), and will send it by Recorded Delivery

I assume, the 'owner' attempting to send the V52 means the car is not yet registered to this address? Or should I be prepared to be receiving speeding and parking tickets (not that they will be in our names)? Is there a chance this car is stolen?

I just can't get over the nerve (and stupidity) of this person. Did he not think he would be found out when the V52 arrived here?:rotfl:

Apodemus

Is it an old car? Possibly someone trying to register the car as sold so that when they abandoned it, they could argue that it was no longer their car.

Quentin

GothicStirling wrote: »

....will send it by Recorded Delivery......

No need to spend (waste) money on "Recorded" (signed for) delivery


Just get a free cert of posting at the post office when you hand it in.

arcon5

All a bit presumptuous. Could well be an honest mistake

coffeehound

Quentin wrote: »

No need to spend (waste) money on "Recorded" (signed for) delivery

Just get a free cert of posting at the post office when you hand it in.

Hmm, DVLA have a reputation for losing documents or claiming to have never received them. Since there could be flack from this not being sorted out early, the OP's caution sounds sensible. In fact some advise using only RM 'signed-for' as opposed to Recorded for comms with DVLA.

societys_child

If this had been 2 years ago, I'd have said you've probably got my documents

I'd just bought a car from a dealer and he got his wired crossed. The receipt, warranty etc had my correct details, but he'd accidental sent the wrong address to the DVLA.

Only came to light when I phoned DVLA to ask where my V5 was.
No big deal, as far as they were concerned, just corrected the mistake and sent another to me.

All sorted with a simple phone call.

GothicStirling

Apodemus wrote: »

Is it an old car? Possibly someone trying to register the car as sold so that when they abandoned it, they could argue that it was no longer their car.

Good point! It's 2002.

GothicStirling

arcon5 wrote: »

All a bit presumptuous. Could well be an honest mistake

Well it obviously not the DVLA's mistake, and I'm doubtful that its the mistake of a seller, seeing the 'new keeper' sent the part of the paperwork that is expressly not to be sent to the DVLA.

missile

Dealer gave DVLA incorrect address for my last purchase. I had quite a job to figure out and sort out their mess.

cajef

Last car I bought brand new and the dealer managed to get my name wrong though the address was correct, had to send it back to the DVLA to be corrected.

Mercdriver

coffeehound wrote: »

Hmm, DVLA have a reputation for losing documents or claiming to have never received them. Since there could be flack from this not being sorted out early, the OP's caution sounds sensible. In fact some advise using only RM 'signed-for' as opposed to Recorded for comms with DVLA.

'Signed For' and Recorded are the same thing.

Do you perchance mean Special Delivery?

'Signed For'/Recorded will mean that you know that someone has collected it. Won't mean that it has reached the correct department, though...