AIBU?
AIBU to think the DVLA should take responsibility for this?
MrsBobDylan · 20/04/2021 18:34
We bought our home via probate two years ago. Previous owner's adult granddaughter still has her driving license registered to our address.
Six months ago she bought a new car. I know this because the new keeper papers arrived at our house.
She has subsequently got two PCN's and the DVLA have told me that they can't do anything because only the license holder can make address changes.
I have an email for this woman's uncle and have emailed him twice and the DVLA four times. I have also been in touch with the Council who issued the PCNs who advised me to contact the DVLA.
I am really worried and stressed. We have a lot going on at the moment and now I'm concerned these PCNs will eventually cause bailiffs to come knocking.
What do I do? Why isn't there some kind of means for dealing with someone who knowingly and fraudulently uses an address which isn't theirs?
itsgettingwierd · 20/04/2021 18:48
I'd send to person who issued the PCNs with a note "owner of that car does not reside at this address"
I'd take screen shots of this for you're evidence. But of course they cannot force you to pay for them because you don't own the car and it's not registered to a resident of the address.
Poppins2016 · 20/04/2021 18:48
@MrsBobDylan
I wouldn't throw them away. Return them to sender and make it clear the owner of the car doesn't live there.
If you throw them away you may just end up with more contact being made!
Theunamedcat · 20/04/2021 18:49
Do you have photo id and proof your the legal occupants of the property? Like a council tax bill? Just flash those at any bailiff and give them any forwarding address you have they can't take your stuff for someone else's debt
Apparently dvla are supposed to fine you about a thousand pounds for not changing address in reality they CBA
Thedutchessofhastings · 20/04/2021 18:51
This will come back to bite her. If the PCNs are ignored, she will end up with a conviction for failure to provide the driver details which will come with lots of points and a large fine. She is silly to ignore it and I can’t see what she stands to gain. It shouldn’t have any come back on you though as any debt will be in her name.
UhtredRagnarson · 20/04/2021 18:54
Six months ago she bought a new car. I know this because the new keeper papers arrived at our house.
That’s strange because she will have filled in the new keepers slip on the log book and will have put her own address where she currently lives. There’s no reason why her driving license being under you address would cause her new log book to come to your address.
Betty000 · 20/04/2021 18:56
You need to send everything back marked with not at this address. Don’t get involved with emailing etc. Do not throw them away as they will keep on coming, you need to let the senders know she doesn’t live there anymore. No need for phone calls to dvla etc just return all correspondence, the granddaughter will have some hefty fines to pay!!
CarmelBeach · 20/04/2021 18:58
I had a driving licence come to my address that wasn't for me. They cancelled it right away. Sorry if I'm teaching granny to suck eggs bit does DVLA have a fraud department? I was worried about someone else using our address as ID.
When it arrived here, I scanned a photo to them and then cut in half after they confirmed cancellation.
CarmelBeach · 20/04/2021 18:59
@UhtredRagnarson
That’s strange because she will have filled in the new keepers slip on the log book and will have put her own address where she currently lives. There’s no reason why her driving license being under you address would cause her new log book to come to your address.
So she registered the car to OP address?
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