ben44

I posted my log book away for an update on my address. It has never been seen again. I went into the DVLA office as my tax reminder was probally sent to my old house and I have no log book so the post office wouldn't issue a disc.

I walked away within 15 mins of entering with a tax disc and a new V5 in the post. You can't say fairer than that

Helpfull and quick

turboman786

Go to your nearest Magistrates court and ask to make a STATUTORY DECLARATIOn - this is a formal declaration saying you nothing about the proceedings. This will nullify the current conviction. However the autorities are entitles to reinstigate the proceedings against you, but of course this time all correspondence will be sent to you, and you will be aware of the court hearing date.

richs2891

Damm missed the watchdog re the DVLA, was interested to watch it as I did some work with the DVLA a few years ago and we questioned the accuracy of their records then. I can only presume its got a lot worse.
Has anyone got links to let me downlods the prog or can pm me the rough outline of their **** ups.

Cheers

Richard

CharlesW

If anyone missed the Watchdog report on the DVLA, look here

http://www.bbc.co.uk/watchdog/report...20050906.shtml

This problem has been causing some concern for some time now in the classic bike world. A lot of people have lost their entitlement to drive motorbikes.

I think the answer to this problem is Data Protection Act. The DVLA have an obligation to maintain accurate records and to correct them if they are inaccurate.

So I am going to use the Data Protection Act to request a copy of the records they hold on me. They may charge for this. However if their records do not reflect the entitlements I hold, they must correct them. And if they do not, I can apply to a court to enforce this.

I strongly recommend everyone to do this. If you have to send your license to them for a change of address, you have lost the only proof that you are entitled to drive the class of vehicles that you do. They destroy the old license.

It would seem that up to a third of their records are not correct. How many people hold a driving license? 30 million? You see the size of the problem. If everyone exercises their rights under the Data Protection Act, the DVLA would have a problem.

I have just spoken to the Data Protection Helpline 01625 545745.
They are aware of this problem with the DVLA. The DVLA are obliged to supply the information they hold on you. They agreed with me, that in light of the cases already brought to the public attention, it would be prudent to correct any mistakes before sending your license to them.

You can read all about your rights and how to proceed with requests for information at their website.

http://www.informationcommissioner.gov.uk/

Geezer

Surely the problem here us that the license is the proof half of the time. One of the guys on the show sent a photocopy of his previous license (from an employer) to DVLA and they said it was a forgery! He had to fork out £2k re-taking his test.

I'm sure some tests may have seperate certificates you can keep yourself, but mostly the proff of what you can drive in with the realms of DVLA !

Geezer