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Dvla £80 fine for no tax

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  • konark
    konark Posts: 1,260 Forumite
    A good policy is to SORN the car before you ring the scrapper. SORN lasts indefinitely so it isn't a problem if the scrapper forgets to inform DVLA.
  • Marvel1
    Marvel1 Posts: 7,439 Forumite
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    konark wrote: »
    A good policy is to SORN the car before you ring the scrapper. SORN lasts indefinitely so it isn't a problem if the scrapper forgets to inform DVLA.

    And if on the road and you are still keeper you get a fine, so doesn't really solve anything.
  • pinkshoes
    pinkshoes Posts: 20,557 Forumite
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    Rytis wrote: »
    Thanks everyone,
    I have decided that the safest thing to do was to pay the fine as I really don't want to appear in court over £80. Contacted the guy that scrapped my car and he said that it is really bizarre and that he had never seen it before. Also I think that my car is still out there somewhere as he couldn't even provide me with proof that it's been destroyed!

    Tell Facebook man he needs to show you the evidence the car was scrapped otherwise he owes you£80.
    Should've = Should HAVE (not 'of')
    Would've = Would HAVE (not 'of')

    No, I am not perfect, but yes I do judge people on their use of basic English language. If you didn't know the above, then learn it! (If English is your second language, then you are forgiven!)
  • AdrianC
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    Whether the car was scrapped or not is irrelevant. The OP sold it. What the buyer did is not the OP's concern.

    The OP's actual issue is simply that they failed to correctly do their part of the keeper change, so the VED didn't get refunded.
  • macman
    macman Posts: 53,129 Forumite
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    Rytis wrote: »
    Thanks everyone,
    I have decided that the safest thing to do was to pay the fine as I really don't want to appear in court over £80. Contacted the guy that scrapped my car and he said that it is really bizarre and that he had never seen it before. Also I think that my car is still out there somewhere as he couldn't even provide me with proof that it's been destroyed!

    And you believed him, even though he can'r provide a certificate of destruction?
    Have you written now to DVLA confirming the sale of the vehicle? If you don't, the fines and tickets will keep coming.
    No free lunch, and no free laptop ;)
  • alfie1950
    alfie1950 Posts: 166 Forumite
    At the end of the day you didn't know what he would do with the car so the least you should have done was notify the DVLA by going online at
    https://www.gov.uk/sold-bought-vehicle
  • jonnyd281
    jonnyd281 Posts: 569 Forumite
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    If you wrote it off in an accident you may want to inform your insurance company, if you have to claim in the future it may cause issues.
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