31-01-2021, 03:47 PM
(31-01-2021, 10:26 AM)bystander Wrote: I used to chat regularly to a chap at rallies who had quite a lot of vintage vehicles, including Sevens,some of which had not been on the road for whatever reason for some time.
When stricter regulations, such as SORN came into being he attempted to get all the paperwork in order, but was refused on one of them as the (presumably attractive) number had, unknowingly to him, been claimed and was on a modern BMW or Mercedes or some such.
I believe he eventually managed to prove that the number had been fraudulently taken and was able to reclaim it.
Sadly not as uncommon an occurrence as it should be. Anyone can write to the DVLA and say "I've just bought a car with registration blahblahblah, but I didn't get the V5C" DVLA then writes to the keeper's address they have on record, if they don't get a response, the thieving scrote gets a V5C in their name several weeks later.
This crime is simply preventable by making sure that the DVLA have up to date details of your address; unfortunately, contacting the DVLA regarding your longstanding car project that still requires a "Round TUIT" isn't usually the first thing on your mind when you have just moved house and garage.