DVLA strange letters

[STUNO]

Mid September I received a letter from DVLA..

 

I will leave out the irrelevant bits

 

"Thank you for your application about the colour shown on your V5C for the above vehicle.

If you still think that the colour shown is incorrect, please tick the relevant box and return it with the V5C in the envelope."

 

There has been no application from me, and the colour is correct on the V5C, so I binned it as per their instructions.

 

Today next letter...

 

"I have not received a reply....I am unable to deal with this matter until I have the information I need"

 

I am at this stage about to reply very sarcastically, pointing the writer to the previous letter!

[Partridge]

The DVLA must be run by ex BL staff. It's the only rational explaination.

[UmBongo]

Mid September I received a letter from DVLA..

 

I will leave out the irrelevant bits

 

"Thank you for your application about the colour shown on your V5C for the above vehicle.

If you still think that the colour shown is incorrect, please tick the relevant box and return it with the V5C in the envelope."

 

There has been no application from me, and the colour is correct on the V5C, so I binned it as per their instructions.

 

Today next letter...

 

"I have not received a reply....I am unable to deal with this matter until I have the information I need"

 

I am at this stage about to reply very sarcastically, pointing the writer to the previous letter!

 

Do you have an evil twin?

[nigel bickle]

Bell the man (his direct number is usually shown at the top).

 

It may be a cack handed way of getting a V5c on your reg (as a cloned car).

 

Or -it may be DVLA fuckwittery.

 

But best to be certain. You'll hate it when the speeding/parking tickets start to come through......

[dollywobbler]

Yup. I wouldn't ignore something like that.

[brickwall]

Tell me about it. Ignoring officialdom can be risky. If you at least contact them you have ammo should anything arise. Get a name and contact time.

[John F]

OK, someone's got to do it...

 

D, V, L and A aren't particularly strange letters.

 

Not as strange as µ, ß and ł, anyway.

[stuboy]

Yup. I wouldn't ignore something like that.

nor i

[sdelasal]

Yeah - be careful - you'll end up with a £80 fine from DVLA, reduced to £40, of course, if you pay within two weeks and can prove that you did not ask them to change the colour on the v5.

[purplebargeken]

I would contact them and ask for clarification as to what the heck they are on about. Just in case. 

[FredTransit]

We have a Mk2 phase2 that has a 2.5 DI from the factory. The V5, as is common with early DIs lists the cc as 999cc. Had a letter out of the blue (had the van 5 years out of its 25) saying they would need clarification. I ignored it. The vans still here, so am I so dont panic too much....

[londonm]

Someone is cloning or attempting an I'd theft on you possibly. Phone DVLA and ask what's happening, if something is strange I would consider taking up one of those 1 month free trials at experian or similar. This is getting increasingly more common.

[Junkman]

I'm not entirely sure whether I fully understand the scope of the problem*.

 

The DaftVLA asked for a clarification?

Even my little one would be able to provide this clarification. She is seven.