Speeding

[Garin]

I have just had to letters from the police one asking me for the details of the new keeper and one notice of intended prosecution, this is on a car I traded in in May last year, the first letter states that I am no longer the registered keeper, I sent the trade slip to the DVLA with the dealers address so they must have this on record, I wouldn't mind so much if I was getting hassled for somthing I had done but I am not impressed when it's for somebody else and I have complied with the legal requirements

[Range Rover Blues]

Traders are a bit of a loophole as they don't get recorded as a keeper, so if they havn't registered it the police don't know where to look.

It's also possible someone saw it on a forecourt and nicked the identity for a ringer :o

[hobbit]

You should be in the clear anyway, just got to pass the info you have onto the police, they can trace the motor through the trader you sold the vehicle too

But yes it is annoying though

[Garin]

There shouldn't be a problem I was in the truck at the time, another three notice of intended prosecution  arrived this week one for 63 in a 30 zone, the problem is with the DVLA, they will not inform the police of the traders name and address although they will send me a confirmation of sale that I can then forward to the police   :-k

[blackbob]

got a speeding ticket for the bus a week after i sold it and only just got the comfimation that im not the keeper any more so still waiting to see if i get any more police letters

good job we kept a note of his address in the wife diary when we sold it
we had it for 3 years and never got a ticket
also he is living in it full time and has a postal address at his exwifes house so will he ever get the ticket? :?

[hobbit]

A few years ago I got caught slightly over the speed limit in a customers car I was road testing in the garage, (3mph!)

They had a letter from the local authority, and they brought it to the garage, I rang the authorities to explain who was driving and was told they they should fill in the bottom of the paper with the garage address, they sent it in and the authorities re sent it out to the garage.

Then 10 days later I called the authorities again, tried to explain again, but the paper to the garage was to the owner, I was not the owner so it had to be filled in again and sent in to come back to me, finally on the phone again!

This time they said under the circumstances and finding that the speedo was faulty on the vehicle they did not pursue the matter any further, I think the only people who made on this saga was the post office  :? :lol:

[beast5680]

when i lived near basingstoke i had the local CID turn up on the door step after a had sold a car, turns out it had been used in an armed robbery and was still registered to me :shock:  took a bit of explaining that one but what was more annoying was i had sold it to a work mate who then sold it on again without me realising or him having re-registered it

[CaptainColourful]

How come in this age of "instant" communication, are we paying these people to make such drastic mistakes ? Has the DVLC now got a call centre in New Dehli ?

The only backup a previous owner has is the confirmation that he/she is no longer the registered owner.... and that's on paper delivered by snail mail ! At least it's in black and white !

I hope the test pilots that drive my old car (FocusST)  don't exceed any limits  :lol:
 Good luck to anyone who says I have a speeding ticket on the way, prove it pal !

[Garin]

How come in this age of "instant" communication, are we paying these people to make such drastic mistakes ? Has the DVLC now got a call centre in New Dehli ?

No but if was in Dehli I am sure it wold be more helpful, it couldn't be any worse