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i made a stupid mistake followed by another stupid mistake and im pretty worried right now.

Ive been driving without tax since 1st of Jan (i thought i was on direct debit and just didnt think about it), ive just taxed it now, there was a line on the DVLA website pointing this lack of tax out saying it will be investigated.

But there is more. My driving license has been registered to a previous address which i lived at until March this year, ive just changed this now. But from what I've seen this wont matter for tax offences.

My main issue is that my car has been registered to a previous address that i havent lived at for about 2 years, until i changed it in the first few days of April (2 months ago).

I'll be happy to pay any fines, my worry is that it may have gone to court etc without me knowing if I was caught between January and April.

My question is, since April would I have got a follow up/reminder letters from the DVLA, even if the offence was say January the 2nd? Should I ring up the DVLA and ask them, or just let it be?

If you go here:
https://www.viewdrivingrecord.service.gov.uk/driving-record/licence-number?_ga=2.175824806.549931013.1717533493-824014658.1713733314
you can view your driving licence record and it will show any points that have been put onto your licence.

Thanks, no points. but i thought that driving without tax wouldnt be points on your license from what ive read

Quote from: Big_Phil on June 04, 2024, 10:15:05 pm

Thanks, no points. but i thought that driving without tax wouldnt be points on your license from what ive read

It won't put any points on your driving licence but I was thinking more of possible speeding or other driving offences that you might have committed and not been made aware of the outcome due to the incorrect address on your licence.

Can you think of any circumstances where the police would know the driver's licence number without his being aware of it?

Can you think of any circumstances where the police would know the driver's licence number without his being aware of it?

When an RK fails to respond to a NIP and is eventually prosecuted in absence how does the court then decide which licence to endorse (assuming the keeper even has a licence) ?

Thanks all,

I'm going to ring up dvla tomorrow, couldn't get through today. I think I'm just clutching at straws thinking I haven't been caught as I've driven the length of the country in the last 6 months, Pay the fine and then never forget to pay my tax again!

When an RK fails to respond to a NIP and is eventually prosecuted in absence how does the court then decide which licence to endorse (assuming the keeper even has a licence) ?

I assume a record will be kept at the DVLA and they can search by name and address.

There was a case a while back where Noel Gallagher from off of Oasis got a NIP and refused to name the driver. He paid the fine and took the 6 points, which since he himself doesn't drive were functionally irrelevant. Good lad.

Yes they will use the nearest match driver record to apply points to.

That's what I would assume. They probably get a "good guess" at D.O.B. from other sources which would help eliminate most issues.

I just wonder what they do if they can't find a "likely candidate" and, more importantly, what they do when it turns out to be wrong.

I only recall one instance of the latter being posted. From memory the individual was struggling with resolving it.