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       #Post#: 45197--------------------------------------------------
       Fined because DVLA lost my Letter
   DIR By: BillyEyelash
       Date: November 12, 2024, 7:28 am
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       I have received a letter from the DVLA Enforcement Centre.
       They allege that my vehicle was not taxed or insured in
       September when it was written off and scrapped in July
       I sent off the relevant section of the V5 the day after the
       insurance company's agents collected the vehicle, but they have
       no record of receiving this.  ( I didn't get a proof of postage
       at the time - it was posted in the local postbox)
       I have been given a fixed penalty notice for £100 or £50 if paid
       in the next fortnight.
       Is there anything I can do to avoid this?
       #Post#: 45200--------------------------------------------------
       Re: Fined because DVLA lost my Letter
   DIR By: BertB
       Date: November 12, 2024, 7:42 am
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       The insurance being cancelled I can understand, if they have
       paid out. But was your tax due to expire end of August? And not
       on continuous DD?
       Did the DVLA acknowledge receipt of your request?
       Just trying to establish if DVLA cancelled it or if it was due
       to expire anyway. Mainly because my BIL had similar. Sent off
       the scrap notice. 3 months later the DVLA sent him a notice for
       no tax and insurance, even though they acknowledged receipt of
       the V5 section previously.
       #Post#: 45213--------------------------------------------------
       Re: Fined because DVLA lost my Letter
   DIR By: BillyEyelash
       Date: November 12, 2024, 8:06 am
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       The tax had nearly 12 months to go, so would still have been
       valid if I had the car.
       I didn't receive their acknowledgement, and had forgotten to
       expect one.
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