Hi all, having read a lot of your advice on previous threads i thought it would be best to post to see if i can get some idea of how to handle my little problem.
Back in 2008 i owned a car which i sold, after selling i posted the V5 off to DVLA.
not long after that i moved home, and thought nothing of it, until i bought myself a little car to run around in and register in my name.
Within days of regestering this car i recieved a letter from Inter Credit International, saying that my vehicle was untaxed and i was liable.
This was in February of this year!!!!
I know for a fact i posted the V5 off as it was the day after i sold it, and after many years in the motor trade i should know how to do it.
But they were non stop with letters demanding payment, when i rang to say i didnt own the car they were expecting me to pay, "Oh sorry sir that would be dealt with by our Glasgow office!"
So i thought a letter would suffice, in the letter i stated my case that i had not owned the vehicle for a number of years, i gave specific dates and also a name and address of the person i sold it to, i even explained how i wouldnt overlook such a think due to my motor trade background.
I recieved the snottiest letter from somebody called Carole, who basically went on to say, she didnt care about the details i sent her and i am still liable, the car was re-registered to somebody in 2010 (without the V5 i sent???) she also had the nerve to say that being from the motor trade i should know better, obviously im just using bits of the letter but they are not accepting the fact that it could have been lost in the post!
I have now recieved a letter from a PW Moody acting on behalf of the DVLA, who are threatening court action.
I am NOT paying money i do not own when the person who bought the vehicle couldnt tax the vehicle themselves, i should not be held responsible!
If anyone has any helpful advice i would much appreciate it.
