unpaid car tax after car was sold

[sue-2009]

\after three years i have received a letter from a debt recovery firm demanding payment for an untaxed vehicle. I sold the car three years ago to a garage, that subsequently went out of business.They must not have sent the documents off and sold the car on.How can i fight this as this is the first correspondance i have had about this and i am far from happy as the car had valid road tax when i sold it.

[Mearsuk]

I would start with the DVLA
http://www.dvla.gov.uk/contactus.aspx
They have always been very helpful when I have needed to contact them.

[factor-fiction]

When you sold the car did you notify the DVLA? The Direct Gov site (see link below) says:

Selling to a motor trader
If you transfer your vehicle to a motor trader and you have a registration certificate you should tell DVLA of the change using the yellow section (V5C/3) and pass the rest to the trader.


http://www.direct.gov.uk/en/Motoring/BuyingAnd SellingAVehicle/AdviceOnBuyingAndSellingAVehic le/DG_4022403

[bednobs]

i'm afraid factr is right, it is your job to make sure the dvla know s there is no defence in "the garage forgot to do it"

[Postdog]

Maybe I'm just being thick, but I didn't think they chased unpaid car tax. I thought they just seized the car if it wasn't paid.

On a slighly different subject, I sold a car on, and subsequently got speeding tickets. I had notified DVLA but it must have got lost. Whatever, they were very helpful, and with their help and co-operation I was able to satisfy the ticket issuer that I had nothing to do with it.

[bednobs]

actually, thinking about it, me too. i gave them the receipt from the garage. Ignore my previous post