Past Due DVLA

ssmith25

I have received a letter from past due credit solutions to pay a fine of £80 for the DVLA, is this a scam?

flaneurs_lobster

Well, Pastdue Credit Solutions Ltd is a legitimate regulated debt-collection company which, among other clients, collects debts owing to the DVLA.

No guarantee that the letter is genuine, of course. Does it direct you to their (real) website with a customer id and account?

https://www.pastduecredit.co.uk/

Do you owe them £80?

Mildly_Miffed

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£80 is the standard penalty for being the keeper of an untaxed vehicle. You would get this if you paid your tax very late- after the wheels were in motion to automatically issue a fine, or left a gap between tax periods, or between tax expiry & SORN. They would write to you and "make you an offer you can't refuse" of £40 if you cough up within a time limit, £80 if you don't. Either way they have The Law on their side, and a virtually unlimited budget to use to force you to pay.

Using an untaxed vehicle on the road starts at £30 plus a multiple of the outstanding tax depending on if it was SORN or not, so it could come to £80 depending on the tax rate for the vehicle.