vehicle deristration

Thank you for your e-mail of 17 December 2009. We note that you
submitted a request under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 in April
2009. Despite a thorough search, we are unable to trace your initial
request.

The Freedom of Information Act gives people a right to access
non-personal information held by public authorities. The information you
have requested falls within the Agency’s day to day business,
therefore, your request is subsequently being treated as ‘Business as
Usual’.

You ask: “How do I de-register my car and become the legal owner not
just the keeper?”

The vehicle register maintained by the DVLA is based on vehicles and
the people - the registered keepers who are responsible for the use and
licensing of the vehicles. It is not a register of legal title to
vehicles. The register held at DVLA is essentially maintained to assist
in revenue collection, road safety and law enforcement generally. It is
clearly essential for all these purposes that the register shows the
people who are responsible for the vehicles.

DVLA is unable to reverse a registration process at your request. If
you keep or use a vehicle, it is a legal requirement that it is
registered to you. All vehicle registration and licensing is governed by
the Vehicle Excise and Registration Act 1994 (as amended) and the Road
Vehicles (Registration and Licensing) Regulations 2002. The law requires
keepers to notify DVLA as they acquire and dispose of vehicles and
Vehicle Registration Certificates (V5C) are issued to them to help this
process. Failure to register a vehicle is an offence. In addition, your
vehicle must be either licensed (taxed) or have a Statutory Off Road
Notification (SORN) in force.

Further information on keeping a vehicle can be found at
www.direct.gov.uk/motoring .

Thanks

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08:50:26 >>>
Dear Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency,

it is my undestanding that by law under all circumstances the
authority should have responded to my request by now

Yours faithfully,

kris

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