DVLA Late Licensing Penalty

MacMoominmamma

Hi
Just wanted others to be aware. I lost my V5 document and reapplied to DVLA with £25.00 fee for a new one. Once received, I applied for road tax on (Thurs) 26 July 2018. I received a Late Licensing demand letter from DVLA on the following Monday or Tuesday ie around 30 July / 01 August. As I knew I'd submitted an application, I disregarded the penalty demanding £40.00 (stupidly in this case, as DVLA letter was dated 23 July). With no further correspondence from DVLA, I received a letter from Advantis Credit in September demanding £80.00. I've now written to DVLA explained this crossing of letters, but of course they're not accepting my explanation and are demanding £80.00. Difficult for me as I'm a student nurse and low income etc. I'm putting this out there as a warning to others - if you receive a DVLA demand letter just after you've applied for road tax pay the £40.00!! DVLA are gonna get you for £80.00 if you don't.:(

AdrianC

When you applied for the replacement V5C, you could have taxed the vehicle at the same time. The V62 form explains how.
https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/701449/v62-application-for-a-vehicle-registration-certificate.pdf



So you received the replacement V5C and taxed the car on 26/7, then received a penalty for taxing it late on 30/7 (dated 23/7)... When had the old tax run out? The end of June? Earlier? So you were nearly a month late in taxing it...

Johno100

Plus of course the vehicle can be taxed with the reference number on the tax reminder, no need to have the V5c.