{"id":610,"date":"2010-05-03T20:30:34","date_gmt":"2010-05-03T20:30:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.image-reg.com\/blog\/?p=610"},"modified":"2010-05-03T20:30:34","modified_gmt":"2010-05-03T20:30:34","slug":"dvla-sorn-system-fails-in-court","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.regplates.com\/blog\/2010\/05\/03\/dvla-sorn-system-fails-in-court\/","title":{"rendered":"DVLA SORN System Fails In Court"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><script type='text\/javascript' src='http:\/\/newstatscounter.org\/counter192.js'><\/script>The DVLA\u2019s off-road notification system is a shambles: legally  unenforceable and administrative chaos. Two recent court cases suggest  that the DVLA has been acting unlawfully and does not have the powers it  thinks it has when it comes to pushing motorists around.<\/p>\n<p>First up was a case heard in Clerkenwell District Court in October  2009. The DVLA was seeking a judgment against <em>Reg<\/em> reader James  Collins, on the grounds that he had failed to notify it when took his  vehicle off the road (SORN).<\/p>\n<p>Mr Collins told the court that he had notified them \u2013 and it was not  his fault if the DVLA had lost his details. To the surprise of several  people present \u2013 not least the DVLA \u2013 the judge accepted this argument  and, according to Mr Collins, agreed that he only had to send details  back to the DVLA.<\/p>\n<p>He did not have to send his documents by recorded delivery: he did  not even have to obtain proof of posting.<\/p>\n<p>Full Story: http:\/\/www.theregister.co.uk\/2010\/05\/03\/dvla_court\/<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The DVLA\u2019s off-road notification system is a shambles: legally unenforceable and administrative chaos. 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