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Stat Dec for court - Urgent

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Nowtsure · 28/08/2024 12:45

Apologies, I've posted here as well in the hopes of generating more responses.

Advice needed please. A bit complicated but will try to summarise:

  1. Moved house early 2022 and scrapped car summer 2022. Failed to notify DVLA of both situations (wasn't aware of this at the time, but of course not an excuse)
  1. Fixed Penalty notice received for driving without insurance end of 2022. I did not receive this due to the change of address and car had been scrapped anyway.
  1. Further Steps notice received for almost £500 at new address. I took the option of going to court for statutory declaration as I wasn't aware of the initial fine.

I've now been given a court date but I'm not sure what to do.
Can anyone advice what my options are and what the potential outcomes for all scenarios could be please?

If I plead not guilty, will I then have a charge of failing to notify DVLA of new address and car scrappage?

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Mindymomo · 28/08/2024 12:51

Whoever scrapped the car, you must have given them the log book, so that’s your evidence that you didn’t own the car then.

Nowtsure · 28/08/2024 13:07

Thanks @Mindymomo.

I think I'm more worried that even if I provide evidence and bank statement that the car was scrapped, a charge could then be brought against me for failing to notify DVLA?

Or is that likely to not happen?

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