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hannover51

hannover51

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Hi all, I'm new here having 'lurked' a fair bit in the past.

Now, please, stick with this post - there IS a logical ending to it ..... honest. Someone may even be able to advise me.

Five days ago I bought a 52 plate Stilo (I know, I know :( ) from a dealer. 9 months MOT & taxed till end of month. That'll do me. Usual Stilo problems - airbag light, naff CD changer, image etc but I could live with all that cos it is what I wanted.

I spent 2 solid days cleaning the nicotine encrusted interior and used bicardonate of soda to get rid of the stench. Stench gone, bicarb impossible to get rid of. Interior now looks like a junkie's nostrils.

Son getting married Saturday so spend Friday and Saturday running him around fetching and carrying. Happy days. Daddy joy. Parental pride etc.

Saturday, big day, proud as punch. Shiny car, son gets married to cracking lass and only drawback is ceremony etc is at Sheffield Wednesday ground.:yuck: Goes to bed happy as Larry.

I wake up at 6.30am Sunday, Father's Day, son now married and I open the curtains wondering what the day will bring and ............. my (5-day-old) car has been clamped by DVLA (sometime between midnight and 0630 it seems):confused:

I scuttle outside and look at paperwork left on screen and they say it isn't taxed so I look closely at disk and the reg number is different to the car's plates (which appear brand new and match the V5 and MOT.)

Now I suspect that as the number on the disc which is something like V12 £££ that it was previously carrying cherished plates and the car was reverted to it's original number prior to my getting my hands on it.

The DVLA info site tells me that the reg now on the car hasn't had tax since march 2012, and the reg shown on the disc isn't attached to any car at present.

I now have to retrieve it from the pound but am a little worried about whether I will be responsible for the last few months it went without tax.

I am also wondering how I can possibly get the car back if I pay the release fee (£100) and surety charge (£160 refundable) if I have only 14 days to produce a tax disc when there are 15 days till end of month from when it was first clamped and tax discs start on 1st of month.

Sorry about the long-winded first post people, and I hope it makes sense (except for the buying a Stilo part of course) but has anyone else ever come across this dilemma, and if so, how did it pan out in the end?

Are there any DVLA people on here I can throw bricks at??

Help/advice gratefully received folks and hi again all. I'm more than pee'd off, thanks for listening.(y)
 
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Hi there and welcome to the forum. If you purchased it from a dealer I would say that this is all well and truly their responsibility and you have a case against them if they do not co operate.
 
Thanks Fiona for response. Trouble is it's Sunday (hey, I'm crying here), so can't phone him. Have emailed him but no reply yet. Am at work all day during week so will have little chance to discuss this with him .... if any. And I need to sort it ASAP. Will probably go cap-in-hand to DVLA compound (which is 200 yards from where I work luckily) and state my case. Have proof of recent (5 day only) ownership - receipts etc so might hold some sway. Suspect owner of cherished plates hasn't done their duty.

Suppose I should have been more vigilant.

Thanks again for advice Fiona.

Will keep updating ......... then sell publishing rights.
 
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i'd ring the DVLa first thing tomorrow, explain the situation - they dont know you just bought it. The responsibility, i think, is with the dealer, as you are genuine buyer who bought a car with tax and MOT and no knowledge to the cars prior tax related circumstances. theDVLA have simply acted automatically, so i think you have a good case here. Speak to them, then speak to Citizens advice THEN speak to Trading Standards THEN speak to the dealer. Youll have all you need to get this sorted out mate.

Best of luck chap, let us know how you get on.(y)
 
Thanks Clivvy.

I think you may be right there. I wonder if the people at the pound can sort it if I call in tomorrow whilst at work if I take all documents I have.

Anyhow, I'll keep you posted and if it costs me nowt to get car back the (cyber) drinks are on me.

Cheers mate.
 
you can try, but I doubt they will. Imagine the impound being a seperate entity to the DVLa-they'll probably screw everything up. Personally, i'd go DVLA first, then impound with whatever information the DVLA give you. It could be they will compensate you the costs, or instruct the impound to release the car or something, id just be very wary about going to the impound first, and paying the fine....
 
Well i think too its the dealer that should be sorting this mess out as well.
I also think that the private plate has been removed and the car sold straight after and dvla are on catch up. But i would ask the dealer also because surely he has some form of registration document as well so surely that doesn't tie up with the current reg.
However what a wake up call this is to everybody as how many of us have ever looked at a cars tax disc. Not me for sure.

Think like everyone has said Dvla and dealer in the morning and if need be phone in a say you will be late for work and explain it to your boss.
 
heres another point to consider - this stinks.

how, did VEAS know you were there in a hotel car park? If possible, get the Hotel CCTV as evidence, if you havent already, photograph the car, tax disc and location. I think the DVLA will sort out the mix up, but my issue is with VESA who have clamped the car. Obviously as the reg on the disc is wrong, they have clamped "lawfully", but, in a hotel car park?? I think the problem here will be with them, and not the dvla...you may have to pay the fine, then claim it back from the DVLA as you are very much innocent and have purchased the car, and tax, in good faith.
 
Thanks everyone. DVLA it is.

I will, of course, call by the pound to wave at the beast through the fence.

Oh well, bus to work in morning. 90 minutes to do 4 miles in 2 buses and a remortgage to pay for it.

Watch the buses break down

:eek:

Happy Father's Day chaps.
 
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Clivvy said:
heres another point to consider - this stinks.

how, did VEAS know you were there in a hotel car park? If possible, get the Hotel CCTV as evidence, if you havent already, photograph the car, tax disc and location. I think the DVLA will sort out the mix up, but my issue is with VESA who have clamped the car. Obviously as the reg on the disc is wrong, they have clamped "lawfully", but, in a hotel car park?? I think the problem here will be with them, and not the dvla...you may have to pay the fine, then claim it back from the DVLA as you are very much innocent and have purchased the car, and tax, in good faith.
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Wasn't in a car park Clivvy, was left outside my house. Went to wedding in hired car. No clamp when I got out of taxi back at home about 9.45pm, so must have clamped overnight. Paper info leaflet from wiper arm was bone dry but it was raining at 9.45pm so definitely not there then.
 
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Wasn't in a car park Clivvy, was left outside my house. Went to wedding in hired car. No clamp when I got out of taxi back at home about 9.45pm, so must have clamped overnight. Paper info leaflet from wiper arm was bone dry but it was raining at 9.45pm so definitely not there then.
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ahhh i see sorry i misread that. hmm, may be worth paying them to get it released then try claim it back from the DVLA-id play this one cool if i were you.
 
Cap-in-hand all the way methinks. Can afford release fee and surety charge (lesson learnt), but doubt I can tax it within 14 days as there's 15 days to go to 1st of new month. That's the dodgy bit
 
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Hi rat20v.

Collected car a hour ago. Have 14 days to tax it but have a mate taxing it for me tomorrow then I will get £160 refunded. Told me to leave dodgey tax disc on car as it's still in date so as not to encourage a flood of phonecalls from nosey neighbours reporting me. ANPR been informed to ignore any 'NO TAX' signals from cameras etc. for that period.

Seems previous owner is one who has done wrong by not surrendering this disc but as she was never caught with it on road she has nothing to answer for now.

Doubt if dealer will chip in so ..............

Lesson learnt.;)

Thanks everyone for your help, advice and support.

Good 'ere, intit.(y)
 
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