V5C to wrong address, now notice of intended prosecution

foxy91

Many thanks for all replies, I think my plan now is to write to DVLA and again explain the situation. I will also send it to the Sensitive Casework Department via recorded post. Thanks for the advice, Ill update my situation if I hear anything more.
Thanks so much to all of you.

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What are you doing about the NIP?

(It has nothing to do with the DVLA ( and at least 3 of us think that the wheels of officialdom will simply grind on and bring more unnecessary worry to your door)

TooManyPoints

facade said:

What are you doing about the NIP?

(It has nothing to do with the DVLA ( and at least 3 of us think that the wheels of officialdom will simply grind on and bring more unnecessary worry to your door)

Yes it is no use concentrating your efforts on the DVLA. They are "innocent bystanders" in this. They registered the details of the vehicle as requested by the owner. They may be a little reticent to correct the registration details (though it is difficult to see why they should act solely on your say-so). Similarly the police have done nothing wrong. They have an obligation to contact the Registered Keeper at the address held by the DVLA which they have attempted to do. You need to engage with the police. A criminal offence has been committed by the car's owner by registering the vehicle at your address and you may be the unwitting victim of that. They need to look into this and trace the vehicle's owner. How they do so is their problem though the Motor Insurers' Bureau may be their first port of call. But you need to make it quite clear to them what has happened. If you don't, in a few months' time you may find bailiffs knocking at your door looking for the car's owner.