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No new keeper details for NIP
DIR By: Domhardy0811
Date: May 13, 2026, 1:06 pm
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Hi All,
I have a NIP for a car I sold .2 days after sale it was caught
speeding . I cannot complete the info required for new keeper
info on the NIP form as we just filled out the online DVLA V5. I
have submitted the email confirmation and the slip I received
through the post to the police but they’re saying as I cannot
provide the info of the person I could be prosecuted ! I have
tried to contact the guy I sold it to but he’s not answering
calls etc. I have emailed the police and they responded with the
below
“ Good afternoon,
Thank you for your recent email communication relating to the
alleged offence involving vehicle ……….. on 14/04/2026 at 18:18
at A10 between north of Harrow Dr to north of Church St SB N9
(9595).
The ‘Requirement for Name and Address of Driver’ sent by this
office has been responded to stating that you are unable to
confirm who the vehicle was sold to.
Under the provisions of Section 172 of the Road Traffic Act
1988, police may request details of the identity of a driver.
The person to whom such a request is addressed must provide
these details or face possible prosecution. Although various
drivers may have access to a particular vehicle this legal
obligation is not altered.
A further ‘Requirement for Name and Address of Driver’ is
attached, giving you a final opportunity to complete, sign and
return it to this office before 27th May 2026.
Please note that your failure to furnish the information
required within this timeframe would lead to court proceedings
being initiated for that failure.
Regards,”
Any suggestions on my next move now please or am I destined to
go court for not bothering with a reciept for a private sold as
seen sale.
Thanks in advance
Dom
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Re: No new keeper details for NIP
DIR By: andy_foster
Date: May 13, 2026, 1:58 pm
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You were not the person keeping the vehicle at the material
time. As such, your legal obligation as "any other person" is to
provide such information that is in your power to give and that
might lead to the identification of the driver. If they are
unsatisfied with your response, they would have to prove that
you had further relevant information which you failed to give.
#Post#: 118638--------------------------------------------------
Re: No new keeper details for NIP
DIR By: Sander333
Date: May 13, 2026, 5:08 pm
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Yes they would receive information from the DVLA the date of
disposal and who the current registered keeper is if the DVLA
have issued a V5C.
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Re: No new keeper details for NIP
DIR By: NewJudge
Date: May 13, 2026, 5:41 pm
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You can only respond as Andy suggests by making sure you provide
all the information you have about the person to whom you sold
the vehicle. The police will almost certainly prosecute you.
Your defence will be that you were not the person keeping the
vehicle and that you have provided all the information which is
in your power to give which may lead to identification of the
driver.
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>
> Yes they would receive information from the DVLA the date of
disposal and who the current registered keeper is if the DVLA
have issued a V5C.
>
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I don't think the police will bother with any of that.
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