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Hi, here's my story and predicament, I feel a bit cheated:
Having started my first year at Cardiff University I hardly ever get the post from home...seing as it takes a couple of hours on a train. About 3/4months ago i sold my vehicle locally, the V5 was completed and sent off. I never received a "confirmation letter" to let me know that I was no longer the keeper, as this was my first car i didn't realise that i needed one! It turns out that the V5 must have been lost in the post as I now have received a notice of intended prosecution for shooting a red light. Obviously i should fill out the form providing the new driver details....however! As i only recently went home and read all of my post, i only just found out about this conviction, meaning that i could not have got it to the camera processing unit before the 28day deadline. This means that i am going to be prosecuted for something that was not my fault and i could not have helped in anyway. What do i do!?

Fill in the NIP and send it back ASAP. Do you have the buyer's details?

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Yeah just managed to find out name and address, had 2get my little brother to hunt the car down as im not in the town and the buyer wasn't answering the phone But as it's not going to get 2 the camera processing unit before the deadline will i still get prosecuted under "failure to provide driver details"?! the annoying bit is i shouldnt be the keeper anymore, it jsut feels unfair!!

1) Ring up the scamerati and tell them to hold the bus for a start because of your postal delays.. Tell them when you'll get it to them by.

2) Write to DVLA - recorded delivery - with the above, reaffirming the details of the new owner and date of transfer - and that you DID send your part of the original V5 back. Include the fact that you did not realise you would be blerssed with a receipt so were not aware etc. Keep a copy.

3) send the NIP back to the scamerati with the new owner's detail on it. Keep a copy.

It's worth noting that until delivery, recorded delivery mail is treated is the same as ordinary mail - i.e. it is not sorted separately, or tracked in any way, and could take up to three days, even first class.

If you want to track and trace and Guarantee delivery, use the Gtd. Next Day service which is either a silver packet you purchase from the Post Office, or the silver slips similar to the orange Recorded Delivery ones.

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Time to take responsibility for our actions.. and don't be afraid of speaking out!

Surely they usually send a "reminder" giving another 7 days?