About DVLA

#21

On Sat, 03 Sep 2005 14:18:07 GMT, "mrcheerful
.." <nbkm57 (AT) hotmail (DOT) com> wrote:

Quote:

I was surprised to get a letter from DVLA this morning, they say that
someone has applied for a log book for a car of mine and is that all right?

The car is in a garage remote from my house, someone has angle ground the
three locks off. The car is still there and intact and someone has replaced
one lock.

The letter from the DVLA says that if they don't hear from me they will
assume it is OK and issue a log book, I have 14 days to reply.

My issue with DVLA is that surely UNLESS I contact them and agree they
should not issue a log book at all. Also 14 days is far too short, may
people take holidays longer than that or have holiday homes/caravans they
stay at, especially in the long school breaks.

Anyone else had this sort of thing? I have resecured the garage and
reported the incident, but I can't ring DVLA and get any info. till weekdays
!! It will be interesting to get the name and address that have applied for
the logbook. The car is not valuable or old or noteworthy at all, so it is
all a mystery to me.

What did the police have to say?

#22

"Deville" <devill (AT) hotmail (DOT) org> wrote

Quote:

On Sat, 03 Sep 2005 14:18:07 GMT, "mrcheerful
." <nbkm57 (AT) hotmail (DOT) com> wrote:

I was surprised to get a letter from DVLA this morning, they say that
someone has applied for a log book for a car of mine and is that all
right?

The car is in a garage remote from my house, someone has angle ground the
three locks off. The car is still there and intact and someone has
replaced
one lock.

The letter from the DVLA says that if they don't hear from me they will
assume it is OK and issue a log book, I have 14 days to reply.

My issue with DVLA is that surely UNLESS I contact them and agree they
should not issue a log book at all. Also 14 days is far too short, may
people take holidays longer than that or have holiday homes/caravans they
stay at, especially in the long school breaks.

Anyone else had this sort of thing? I have resecured the garage and
reported the incident, but I can't ring DVLA and get any info. till
weekdays
!! It will be interesting to get the name and address that have applied
for
the logbook. The car is not valuable or old or noteworthy at all, so it
is
all a mystery to me.

What did the police have to say?

They say that it is happening a lot, mainly so that the perps can clone the
details onto a stolen version of the car! It is not illegal to apply for
the log book!

Breaking into the garage is the bit they are interested in, from the box of
rubbish that appeared in the garage it appears to be something to do with
the purchasers of the nearest house, SOCO took various bits and pieces and
fingerprints. DVLA won't tell me the details of the perp. The soco guesses
that someone is hoping to take over the garage!!

mrcheerful

#23

mrcheerful. (nbkm57 (AT) hotmail (DOT) com) gurgled happily, sounding much like
they were saying :

Quote:

Not really, it is a rover metro diesel 1993

<boggle>

Look, this may be a silly question, but why on earth are you paying for a
lockup for a diseasel Metro?

#24

"Adrian" <toomany2cvs (AT) gmail (DOT) com> wrote

Quote:

mrcheerful. (nbkm57 (AT) hotmail (DOT) com) gurgled happily, sounding much like
they were saying :

Not really, it is a rover metro diesel 1993

boggle

Look, this may be a silly question, but why on earth are you paying for a
lockup for a diseasel Metro?

Good question, but I own the lock-up, the metro only needs a headgasket and
is perfect, two lady owners very low mileage.

mrcheerful

#25

In article <UJ1Te.103043$G8.55860 (AT) text (DOT) news.blueyonder.co.uk>,
mrcheerful <URL:mailto:nbkm57 (AT) hotmail (DOT) com> wrote:

Quote:

two lady owners very low mileage.

I'm sure that they will be flattered. :-)

--
AJL

#26

mrcheerful . wrote:

Quote:

Good question, but I own the lock-up, the metro only needs a headgasket and
is perfect, two lady owners very low mileage.

mrcheerful

Confused? Mrscheerful?

--
Chris S.

#27

"Peter Hill" <peter.usenet1 (AT) nospam (DOT) demon.co.uk> wrote

Quote:

On Mon, 05 Sep 2005 09:03:51 GMT, "mrcheerful
." <nbkm57 (AT) hotmail (DOT) com> wrote:

"Deville" <devill (AT) hotmail (DOT) org> wrote in message
news:leknh1p7u0diuj16ilk41vfto778bp3hai (AT) 4ax (DOT) com...
On Sat, 03 Sep 2005 14:18:07 GMT, "mrcheerful
." <nbkm57 (AT) hotmail (DOT) com> wrote:

I was surprised to get a letter from DVLA this morning, they say that
someone has applied for a log book for a car of mine and is that all
right?

The car is in a garage remote from my house, someone has angle ground
the
three locks off. The car is still there and intact and someone has
replaced
one lock.

The letter from the DVLA says that if they don't hear from me they will
assume it is OK and issue a log book, I have 14 days to reply.

My issue with DVLA is that surely UNLESS I contact them and agree they
should not issue a log book at all. Also 14 days is far too short, may
people take holidays longer than that or have holiday homes/caravans
they
stay at, especially in the long school breaks.

Anyone else had this sort of thing? I have resecured the garage and
reported the incident, but I can't ring DVLA and get any info. till
weekdays
!! It will be interesting to get the name and address that have applied
for
the logbook. The car is not valuable or old or noteworthy at all, so it
is
all a mystery to me.

What did the police have to say?

They say that it is happening a lot, mainly so that the perps can clone
the
details onto a stolen version of the car! It is not illegal to apply for
the log book!

Breaking into the garage is the bit they are interested in, from the box
of
rubbish that appeared in the garage it appears to be something to do with
the purchasers of the nearest house, SOCO took various bits and pieces and
fingerprints. DVLA won't tell me the details of the perp. The soco
guesses
that someone is hoping to take over the garage!!

mrcheerful

More likely they think they got the garage with the property and have
been told that anything abandoned in it by the former owners can be
claimed by them. Now they are wondering who stole their new lock and
why the police are knocking on the door.

Well the deeds of the house are pretty clear, I got them off the land
registry, my garage is shown separately.

mrcheerful

#28

At 18:40:03 on 03/09/2005, PC Paul delighted uk.legal by announcing:

Quote:

Pete W wrote:

Is it possible that these people discovered an old garage with a car
in it and couldn't establish who owns it?

ISTR there is a process for 'claiming' cars which appear to be ownerless,

How many people would see 3 locks on a door and immediately come to the
conclusion that what lies behind that door is ownerless?

#29

The message <xn0e6ynjc1649mz003 (AT) news (DOT) individual.net>
from "Alex" <no.spam (AT) mail (DOT) com> contains these words:

Quote:

How many people would see 3 locks on a door and immediately come to the
conclusion that what lies behind that door is ownerless?

Quite a few of the residents round here.

--
Skipweasel.
In the beginning was the word.
And the word was Aardvark.

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