Why there is no gov database (based on the V5C) where the registered keeper of a vehicle can check if/when a NIP has been issued by the police and everything is entirely based on mail?
I don't think it would be a very complicated thing to do and it will massively help in a lot of cases, e.q mail being lost, delivered to wrong addresses, mail being intercepted , drivers not able to check their post due to holidays or being away with work etc.
Because the civil service are too busy with DEI.
The DVLA might be (slowly) heading in this sort of direction.
You can now set up a "DVLA drivers account" whereupon your cars, to which you are the registered keeper at the same address as your DVLA licence, can be added by you to the account.
You can also opt in to only get the annual vehicle tax notification by email. I tried deliberately leaving it till the last day to retax the car and got several reminders by email and text - so it certainly works.
I can see the OP's suggestion being another sensible step in the process.
Mind you there is already a problem with email's being missed by those getting lots of them as the scroll off the first page. I manage a small association and have found that annual subscrition notices delivered by post have a far higher payment rate than annual sub's notices delivered by email.
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