DVLA

One of the most annoying things we’ve been having to deal with since moving in to the new house is the residual paperwork and guff that was the responsibility of the previous owners.

As it turns out, the man of the house died back in September last year, which is what prompted the sale. His widow went off to live with relatives, and the place was empty. Now fair enough, I understand it must’ve been nightmarish, but at the same time, there’s a lot of stuff that’s been done (or, more accurately, not done) that is continuing to provide hassles for us.

For instance, the family sold the old boy’s car. Fair enough. Except they didn’t file the relevant paper work with the DVLA, so we’re now getting shitty red letters from bailiff companies and the like about parking fines that’ve been done by the car’s new owner. Of course, because the family didn’t file the paperwork, he’s still listed as the registered owner, and at the address that is now ours.

Currently, those parking tickets are running at about £600, and I’m wondering when more will come through the door. We’ve been able to get hold of the family via the estate agents, luckily, and have been forwarding on the demands once I’ve spoken to the companies involved. And I’ve also told the DVLA that the family sold the car, and it’s now nothing to do with us – so hopefully they’re going to amend the record for the car as soon as poss.

We’ll just have to see how it all goes.

In some ways, though, it’s probably a good thing that the family also haven’t yet set up good old mail redirection, or we wouldn’t have had any idea that this cock-up was going on. Swings and roundabouts, I suppose.