AskMID DVLA woes...

Scort · 1 Mar 2013 at 19:24

Looking for some advice guys...

Got a letter before christmas from the DVLA saying that I wasn't showing on AskMID - called my insurance company the next day and they confirmed that the policy I took out in September was indeed valid and they'd update the MID database.

I checked the MID site several times after this call, and a week later I was still not showing as insured, so called my insurance company again, I update the next guy on that fact I had been told it would be update the last time I called; again my valid insurance was confirmed and I was promised my MID entry would be sorted..... Second time lucky!

Anyway, this afternoon I came home to find a 'final warning' letter from the DVLA advising me that I had not paid a £100 fine and that I still had no insurance.... Strange, as the first letter made no reference to a fine nor actually contacting the DVLA!

So, I currently show on AskMID, I have a full and valid fully comp policy running until the end of August. Part of me really would like to tell the DVLA to #%*! off, part of me says to wait and see what they try to extort now, whereas the sensible side says I should probably open a dialogue with them.

Anyone else faced this before?

PU7E · 1 Mar 2013 at 19:35

I'd contact the DVLA and let them know the details offering to send them a certified copy of your insurance certificate or any other evidence if required, if you leave it the DVLA will submit a separate claim to the court to recover the money owed (usually an amount substantially larger then the initial settlement offer) and if you appeal at this stage you'll only be appealing against the DVLA saying you owe them money not the original claim of you having no insurance.

gillywibble · 2 Mar 2013 at 10:45

If you can prove you had insurance, I really can't see the issue. Just send them a copy of your insurance certificate and direct them to the insurer.

The_Abyss · 3 Mar 2013 at 20:03

gillywibble said:
If you can prove you had insurance, I really can't see the issue. Just send them a copy of your insurance certificate and direct them to the insurer.

Mercurial · 3 Mar 2013 at 20:29

To the OP.

It's your insurer who is at fault. From commencement of your insurance cover they have 7 days to update the MID database. If they don't they are in breach. This doesn't stop you from potentially having your bike seized if the police stop you for no insurance and can't contact your insurer though....

As mentioned before send a photocopy of your details to the DVLA by registered post and contact your insurers threatening to report them to the ombudsman if they don't.

Best of luck with the DVLA....

Edit - I'm really serious about the sending by registered post. Sending recorded doesn't cut it with the DVLA. Also can you get to your local DVLA office? It may make things massively simpler.