Not tax and no MOT

joeypesci

I've reported a car several times down that sits round the corner in the other road. It has a flat and a smashed headlight yet the owner still continues to drive it around. It has no tax or MOT yet still on the road.

I've reported it for having no tax but only seen it get a massive ticket stuck on it twice. The owner just comes out, removes it and carries on driving it. Keep reporting it as abandoned, they either turn up once she's moved it so close the ticket or just say its not dumped and has just be "left" in the location. They appear to ignore it has no tax or MOT. Only once have they acknowledged the issue and stamped a sticker on it, which has again been removed.

The owner is living at an address that isn't her registered address so I'm assuming they aren't knocking and speaking to her regarding the car because they have the incorrect address for the car.

Is it worth reporting it to the DVLA or will they also not bother to do anything? Seems to be no easy option to e-mail the DVLA. I've been told that they can only tow it if they catch her driving it as its highly likely she has also has no insurance.

CliveOfIndia

joeypesci said:

I've reported a car several times down that sits round the corner in the other road. It has a flat and a smashed headlight yet the owner still continues to drive it around. It has no tax or MOT yet still on the road.

If you're sure it has no tax, here's the "official" place to report it: https://www.gov.uk/report-untaxed-vehicle

joeypesci said:

The owner is living at an address that isn't her registered address

How do you know what address the car is registered to?

joeypesci said:

Is it worth reporting it to the DVLA or will they also not bother to do anything? Seems to be no easy option to e-mail the DVLA. I've been told that they can only tow it if they catch her driving it as its highly likely she has also has no insurance.

The DVLA can clamp / tow an untaxed car if it's on a public highway : https://www.gov.uk/get-a-clamped-or-impounded-vehicle-released.

So yes, report it to to the DVLA initially - I'm guessing (though I don't know for certain) they've probably got a bit more clout than the local council.

oldernonethewiser

Who have you reported the lack of MOT to, not the DVLA?

joeypesci

oldernonethewiser said:

Who have you reported the lack of MOT to, not the DVLA?

In the local area you can report to the police but they've done sod all so far.

joeypesci

CliveOfIndia said:

joeypesci said:

I've reported a car several times down that sits round the corner in the other road. It has a flat and a smashed headlight yet the owner still continues to drive it around. It has no tax or MOT yet still on the road.

If you're sure it has no tax, here's the "official" place to report it: https://www.gov.uk/report-untaxed-vehicle

joeypesci said:

The owner is living at an address that isn't her registered address

How do you know what address the car is registered to?

joeypesci said:

Is it worth reporting it to the DVLA or will they also not bother to do anything? Seems to be no easy option to e-mail the DVLA. I've been told that they can only tow it if they catch her driving it as its highly likely she has also has no insurance.

The DVLA can clamp / tow an untaxed car if it's on a public highway : https://www.gov.uk/get-a-clamped-or-impounded-vehicle-released.

So yes, report it to to the DVLA initially - I'm guessing (though I don't know for certain) they've probably got a bit more clout than the local council.

Have reported it about 3 times now to the no tax site but its been weeks and still being driven around and they've still not done anything. I'm assuming the registered address isn't where she is living otherwise I'd assume they be able to pay a visit (have no idea if they'd do or not).

joeypesci

Seems to be no way to report to DVLA without going via their website which is all related to yourself and not another vehicle.

oldernonethewiser

https://www.gov.uk/report-no-mot

Report it here.

Not necessarily as easy as the website makes out unfortunately.

sheramber

of it is parked on a public road with no MOT it can be clamped.

joeypesci

oldernonethewiser said:

https://www.gov.uk/report-no-mot

Report it here.

Not necessarily as easy as the website makes out unfortunately.

Done that, 2 to 3 times. Its still not been clamped.

joeypesci

sheramber said:

of it is parked on a public road with no MOT it can be clamped.

Yet, but have even report it as dumped due to its flat and smashed headlight but they either turn up when she's moved it or they just claim "its not been dumped and just been "left", case closed". They appear to ignore it has no tax or MOT and just, occasionally put big sticker on it but then never clamp it. 

sheramber

When a car is reported abandoned( which this car isn't as it is being used)  a notice  is pout on the car. If the notice is removed when they check back the case is closed.  Which seems to be what is happening.

if you keep reporting it abandoned you are wasting everybody's time.

Reporting a car with no tax is done here 

https://contact.dvla.gov.uk/report-untaxed-vehicle