" Couple warn of stolen DVLA forms "
A
couple left £14,500 out of pocket by unwittingly buying a stolen
vehicle say more must be done to warn motorists thieves are using
"genuine" DVLA forms. Tim and Julie Burden said
the Land Rover had a V5 logbook and they have since been told up to
80,000 of the blank documents are in criminal hands. The vehicle was seized from
their Neath home shortly after they bought it. The DVLA said it had
"repeatedly issued public warnings" about the forms, which can give
vehicles false identities. Mr Burden, a builder, said
he and his wife had saved for 10 years to buy the Land Rover which was
advertised as second hand in an a motor trade magazine. Before going through the
purchase he said he paid to have security checks on the vehicle and
made sure it had a V5 form. "The thieves had done a very
good job - including providing a genuine DVLA logbook," he explained. He said he had subsequently
been told a batch of 80,000 of the blank forms, rejected due to slight
discolouration, had gone missing. "I have been led to believe
they have found their way into the hands of criminals, en-route back to
the printers, where they should have been destroyed. "The potential risk to the
second car market is obvious." He added: "The rightful
owner has been paid out the insurance, and the criminal has the cash. "I, as an innocent party, am
left with the no car, no money and the uncomfortable feeling that
honesty and hard work count for nothing." The BBC news website has put
all the couple's claims to the DVLA. The agency would also not
confirm or deny 80,000 documents were in criminal hands. In statement it said: ""DVLA
does sympathise with any member of the public who unwittingly buys a
stolen vehicle. "We are working closely with
the police to prevent abuse of the vehicle registration system and
repeatedly issued public warnings about these documents." This includes issuing the
serial number ranges to all newspapers, post offices, DVLA local
offices, police forces, motoring and car sale magazines and vehicle
data checking companies. "We also provide advice on
buying and selling vehicles at www.direct.gov.uk/motoring to help those
buying a vehicle better protect themselves," said a spokesman. On its website the DVLA
lists the serial numbers of stolen V5 documents and warns motorists if
they come across a match to call police. Mrs Burden said the serial
number on the certificate her husband was given with the Land Rover did
not match those the agency was warning about on its website. A survey by the DVLA last
year found 23% of motorists in Wales did not know what a V5 certificate
was for, and half would not know how to check if a V5C is genuine. But 23% used a car checking
service when buying a second had car. Source: [ bbc ]
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