Contacting DVLA

[Chris750]

I need to speak to the DVLA regarding a driving licence.
Every number I have called so far has made me go through endless options only to give me a final recorded message, with only the only remianing option then of repeating the message. The message does not give me any information I even remotely need.
I just need to actually speak to one of their monkeys.
Has anyone got a number or know an option sequence that will put me through to someone, I've even tried random options that I don't need if I have thought they offer a good chance of getting through to someone.

I bet if I had some credit card details to hand over to pay one of their draconian fines I would be through in seconds.

[Wafer_Thin_Ham]

Tried this:


https://www.dft.gov.uk/dvla/contactus/drivers_enquiries.aspx
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[Spit-Fire]

all the numbers i ring for them are always engaged,
i might have one thought that im not meant to have that i was given by a judge, dont know if its the department you need but at least it goes to a person, not a machine, il pm it to you if i find it
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[Ste]

What do you need to speak to them about? You stand a better chance of getting to speak to someone who can help you if you know what department you need to talk with.

[Chris750]

[Chris750]

[pa_broon74]

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Apparently is the Oxford DVLA sub-office. I always go in to the local Edinburgh branch, assuming its not been closed down of course. You have to take a ticket and wait, but you do that on the phone anyway.

When you have them in the steely icey glare of a slightly manic looking stare, they tend to be more forth-coming with information.

https://www.dft.gov.uk/dvla/contactus/localoffices/findnear/england/oxford_local_office.aspx


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[Chris750]

Another question, I have had previous criminal driving convictions.

If I apply for a job asking for clean driving licence. As long as I have no current points showing, does it matter about the previous convictions?

[iooi]

+1 to Pa_broon

But be aware the advice they give is not always correct....

I had to change to photo licence due to house move. So took all the stuff to our local ( 30 mins away) one. Asked if I need any further id to send off, as I had proof of old and new address as well as the old licence, and was told nope that will be fine...
Got a letter back saying not enough. So sent of a couple of bills etc as I did not have birth cert to hand....
Got anohter letter back saying need birth cert....
FFS cost me £10 to get a new one.... Such a farce just to renew a licence.
WTF you simply cannot get one straight away from the local offices when applying in person is a joke.
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[multijoy]

[iooi]

[multijoy]

From a previous post:

[iooi]

But while the person may win the FSA case and get their money/compensation the FSA cannot force the company to insure anyone.
That is soley upto the ins co if they wish to offer insurance and at what price they offer it at.

If you took the FSA 's words at face value, then in effect they are saying that everyone should pay the same price no matter what they have done in the past.

You could then go on to argue why is it someone living in a high theft risk area pay more than someone living in a low risk area....

[multijoy]

The ombudsman's view (not the FSA) appears to be that an endorsement, if linked to a spent conviction, need not be declared.

So, for example, I have a drink-drive conviction and get a 6 month prison sentence. This conviction, under the terms of the rehabilitation of offenders act, becomes spent after 7 years. However, the endorsement remains for 11.

The ombudsman is saying that after that 7 year period, neither the conviction nor the endorsement need be declared and have stated that they will uphold a complaint if an insurance company treated person A differently to person B solely on the basis of this now spent conviction, assuming all other things are equal, and that if they subsequently attempted to wriggle out of the contract because of an undeclared but spent endorsement, they would also find themselves on the wrong end of a sanction.

The difficulty is that an endorsement isn't a 'disability, prohibition or other penalty' within the meaning of the Act, and so isn't subject to the ROA in of itself, which does confuse matters, especially as it takes on that role and I think it's right that the ombudsman has taken the view that they have, given the way endorsements are viewed.

Chris750, however, asked whether he has to declare previous convictions despite having a now-clean license.

The answer there is no, provided those convictions have become spent, except when the post is exempted. The same applies for an application for insurance- if the convictions are spent, there is no requirement to declare them and, as mentioned, the ombudsman has decided that this applies to those endorsements if they remain.

I am so not a lawyer, you may want to check this before not declaring something to your insurance company!

As an aside, I think it would be interesting to see if someone could challenge a decision not to employ, if the decision was made solely on the basis of an endorsement for a now-spent conviction.

(Of course you're a daft sod if you actually give a reason for not employing someone!)
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