Hi there...

I have received a letter from ADVANTIS.

It says I owe monet for a LATE LICENSE PENALTY to the lovely sum of £80...

Am I right in believing that they ahve no power here and I need to call DVLA to either pay or sort out?

yep..you totally ignore the powerless DCA

speak to the DVLA directly

dvla direct and pay them

Hi, received a letter from DVLA - Or so I think..

It'd for an untaxed vehicle. My vehicle was definitely untaxed and was meaning to sort earlier, it was taxed before I got the letter too..

Asking for over £150 to be paid by full today (I was just about to call to sort but thought I would come on here first).

Do DVLA send letters out like this?

The fine seems a little too much?!

It can depend on what the DVLA are claiming - the Late Licensing Penalty, or an 'out of court settlement offer'.

It can depend on what the DVLA are claiming - the Late Licensing Penalty, or an 'out of court settlement offer'.

Hi it says Out of Court Settlement.

If I call them to try see if they can reduce it?? Will they?

You can try - if it progresses to court, the penalty for that offence is a level 3 fine (up to £1000, depending on income) plus court costs and any outstanding duty.

My van was clamped outside my home early may.

I went to the post office, set up a direct debit, then called the clampers and paid the £100 or so clamp fine, clamp was released later that day/eve.

I thought that was it.

Just received a letter from DVLA conmen asking me to pay fine just short of £200.

I was under the impression that if you taxed it and paid the clampers that was it..

I am goinf to appeal it but just wonderd if you had any advice on what I should be saying, will they be softened up if I say I was hoping they would see light if I taxed it etc.

Thanks.

You've paid the release fee and now paid the current vehicle exise duty.

There is also a fine for the period you were driving the vehicle without it.

Post all paperwork you were given

You've paid the release fee and now paid the current vehicle exise duty.

There is also a fine for the period you were driving the vehicle without it.

Post all paperwork you were given

Post where? On here?

Yes

Yep. That's right.

Your being fined for before you were clamped. Quite correct

Is there anyway to appeal this?

On what grounds are you going to explain how you were not using a vehicle with no exise duty paid but it was seen and clamped on a public highway?

I just think the fine is massively excessive, that's 4 days work for some people.

I was selling my van, and it was likley to sell at any moment. Will they back down on this at all?

Unfortunately that's what happens when you try to get away with not paying taxes.

You should have SORNed the vehicle.

According the OP's letter in post 5, the offence the DVLA are claiming is that the vehicle was on a public road when a SORN was in force.

Hi, I have appealed against a penalty fine for no tax,

there was a good valid reason why it was untaxed but of course they NEVER accept appeals,

it's just a buffer to make it look like they will listen,

absolute dogs they are..

My question is - is that it?

Do I have the right to appeal again to take it higfher up?

And how fast do I have to pay it,

can hardly afford the nearly £200 fine right now in one blow...

Can I suggest part payments?

Thanks.

What was your reason on appeal?

Vehicles can only be in 4 states

Taxed and insured

SORN

Exported

Scrapped

Not having the finances to tax is not a valid appeal.

If you cant afford the fine you can ask for an arrangement but it will be steep repayments, if they allow it.

Hi.

What were your grounds for appeal please and what were their reasons for declining?

HB

Hi all..

I was selling the vehicle

- right after I bought it I decided to sell, so never sorn it or taxed it..

As I thought it would sell in a week,

it took 4 weeks,

they came and saw it was untaxed and not sorn,

I said it was because a sale fell through..

They sent a letter from an 'un-named officer' and unsigned (obviously just an automated print out) saying they have decided to decline the offer of appeal... Obviously.

Sorry to say you should of taxed it or sorned it.

You took the chance and it didn't pay off.

Thing is now the fine, can you ask for an arrangement to pay?