Inter Credit DVLA Fine

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mrathb
mrathb Posts: 17 Forumite
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hello
well the short story is I received a letter from Inter-Credit International informing me they'd been appointed to collect £80 from me for a scooter I owned about a year ago. Basically the DVLA claim i was the registered keeper of an unlicenced vehicle on 01/06/2010
(i dont even know what that means)

alot of people say its a scam and that if i ignore them they would go away but also just got one from TRUST RECOVERIES with a FINAL NOTICE for me to pay the £80 or else it will goto county court and my vehicle will be impounded even tho i sold that last october

even if i wanted to pay the £80 i couldn't since all my bills have been piling since i was made redundant

im not sure what to do

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  • BASFORDLAD
    BASFORDLAD Posts: 2,418 Forumite
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    Did you inform the DVLA the scooter was of the road at the time?

    Basically dont be scared of the empty threats from debt recovery agencies, they cant take you to court. dont enter into correspondence with them
    For everthing else there's mastercard.
    For clampers there's Barclaycard.
  • Wywth
    Wywth Posts: 5,079 Forumite
    edited 27 September 2012 at 2:24PM
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    mrathb wrote: »
    hello
    well the short story is I received a letter from Inter-Credit International informing me they'd been appointed to collect £80 from me for a scooter I owned about a year ago. Basically the DVLA claim i was the registered keeper of an unlicenced vehicle on 01/06/2010
    (i dont even know what that means)

    alot of people say its a scam and that if i ignore them they would go away but also just got one from TRUST RECOVERIES with a FINAL NOTICE for me to pay the £80 or else it will goto county court and my vehicle will be impounded even tho i sold that last october

    even if i wanted to pay the £80 i couldn't since all my bills have been piling since i was made redundant

    im not sure what to do

    It means that DVLA allege you were the registered keeper of the scooter that was neither taxed nor declared SORN at the time.

    If that's incorrect, you should contact DVLA about it.

    A quick google throws up the following websites that may help clarify this requirement further:
    http://www.direct.gov.uk/en/Motoring/OwningAVehicle/UntaxedVehicle/DG_4022058

    http://www.direct.gov.uk/en/Motoring/OwningAVehicle/UntaxedVehicle/DG_4022059

    More useful information can be found on the Citizens Advice self-help website www.adviceguide.org.uk or by calling the Citizens Advice Consumer Helpline (0845 4040506) or contacting your local CAB office.

    As your question does not appear to fall within one of the four categories that the CAB advisers currently deal with on this board, you may wish to consider posting your question elsewhere on a more applicable MSE board, such as the Parking Tickets, Fines & Parking board

    If you are concerened about the debts you have piling up, I would suggest you pop yourself over to the Debt-Free Wannabe board, post your SoA there and request assistence. :)
  • mrathb
    mrathb Posts: 17 Forumite
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    ive contacted dvla and found out it was because the scooter wasnt tax for 3-4 months
    but those 3-4 months the scooter was at a garage being repaired and the guy in garage said there wasnt any point in taxing the scooter when it ran out because he didn't know if it was going to run again because it was having major engine problems
    i didnt know anythign about having to tell DVLA that it was off road or anythign
    never covered that when i did my cbt or anything
  • Fergie76
    Fergie76 Posts: 2,293 Forumite
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    There's your problem. If your car/bike is off the road you must declare a SORN. If not, as you have found out you are liable to be fined.
  • pogofish
    pogofish Posts: 10,852 Forumite
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    Why did you post this here?

    The Motoring forum is the place for this as it is not a subject CAB will entertain here. The "Read Before Posting" thread and the Splash Screen you had to read and pass when you came on this board make it quite clear what gets covered:


    · dealing with debts and debt disputes
    · housing benefit
    · tax credits & benefits for people in work or looking for work
    · your basic rights at work and redundancy problems

    mrathb wrote: »
    hello
    well the short story is I received a letter from Inter-Credit International informing me they'd been appointed to collect £80 from me for a scooter I owned about a year ago. Basically the DVLA claim i was the registered keeper of an unlicenced vehicle on 01/06/2010
    (i dont even know what that means)

    alot of people say its a scam and that if i ignore them they would go away but also just got one from TRUST RECOVERIES with a FINAL NOTICE for me to pay the £80 or else it will goto county court and my vehicle will be impounded even tho i sold that last october

    even if i wanted to pay the £80 i couldn't since all my bills have been piling since i was made redundant

    im not sure what to do
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