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'unlicensed keeping of a motor vehicle' letter from the DVLA
DIR By: amo92
Date: November 15, 2024, 4:52 pm
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hi,
I hoping for some advice if possible.
Back in April, I was gifted a car by my friend - the car was
broken and wouldn't turn over so it was sat on his driveway. I'm
a flight attendant so I am way a lot so I didn't actually get
round to arranging it be sorted by a garage mid - May. I did
however register as the keeper of the car + get it insured on
19/4. I did go to tax it but my friend is disabled therefore the
car itself was registered as this so I needed to call the DLVA
to get this changed. I spoke to my friend and he said that
because its off road not being used its fine to wait to see if
it can actually be fixed first. The car was picked up by a tow
truck (I have proof). Then in the garage for two weeks (I have
proof). The head gasket had gone, then when that was fixed it
was found the gear box was done too. It was then scrapped
because it was unfixable (I have proof). Everything was done
properly via the scrap yard etc.
I have received a letter from the DVLA to say that from 19/4 to
25/5 I was the keeper of the unlicensed car and I need to plead
guilty or not guilty to the above offence etc etc. It does state
that they sent me a letter on 25/5 but I have no recollection of
this or I would have definitely completed anything as I'm not
irresponsible and super organised.
Does anybody have any experience with this, and with all the
evidence I have to support my claim, will this be enough? Thanks
in advance for your kind help.
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Re: 'unlicensed keeping of a motor vehicle' letter from the DVLA
DIR By: FuzzyDuck
Date: November 15, 2024, 5:10 pm
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Not sure how you would defend this in court, as soon as you
became the RK it was your responsibility to either tax it or
declare it as SORN. It seems you did neither based on what you
have posted.
#Post#: 45805--------------------------------------------------
Re: 'unlicensed keeping of a motor vehicle' letter from the DVLA
DIR By: amo92
Date: November 16, 2024, 5:46 am
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Ok, thank you for getting back to me. Do you think it would be
best to plead guilty then but do so in court so I can maybe
counter plea to pay the fine but not the conviction for a
criminal record?
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Re: 'unlicensed keeping of a motor vehicle' letter from the DVLA
DIR By: andy_foster
Date: November 16, 2024, 5:49 am
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No. It doesn't work like that.
N.B. It is not a recordable offence, so you won't get a criminal
record.
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Re: 'unlicensed keeping of a motor vehicle' letter from the DVLA
DIR By: 666
Date: November 16, 2024, 5:57 am
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--- Quote from: amo92 link ---
>
>
> I have received a letter from the DVLA to say that from 19/4
to 25/5 I was the keeper of the unlicensed car and I need to
plead guilty or not guilty to the above offence etc etc. It does
state that they sent me a letter on 25/5 but I have no
recollection of this or I would have definitely completed
anything as I'm not irresponsible and super organised.
>
> Does anybody have any experience with this, and with all the
evidence I have to support my claim, will this be enough? Thanks
in advance for your kind help.
>
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Are you sure that's what the letter says?
DVLA normally offer an out-of-court settlement (presumably the
25/5 letter). A communication asking you to plead would normally
come from a court, not the DVLA.
Whatever, I can see no reason for a court to reduce any fine,
and in any case that would still leave you with a criminal
conviction. However, it is not a recordable offence, so you
would not have a criminal record.
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