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Most of us hate cheats and many villains deliberately exploit current procedures by providing false personal details when
first registering a vehicle. This makes it impossible to trace them. As a result of a report from the Jill Dando Institute
(JDI) of Crime Science, a name and address check of targeted high risk V55/4 and V55/5 first registration applications
has been introduced.
By introducing this new procedure on 1 January this year, DVLA is helping to ensure that keeper details provided
at the time of registration are genuine. This will help the police in the fight against car crime. Applications
supported by false documentation have already been identified.
The motor dealers' role
To alleviate the need for motor dealers to present customers' documentation at a DVLA local office, dealers – who hold
a current trade plate licence – can carry out these checks on DVLA’s behalf. This reduces inconvenience to both the trade
and their customers who have their documentation handed back to them immediately. Spot checks will be made on
dealers to ensure that they are not abusing the trust that we are placing in them.
More information about the new name and address check process is available at
www.dvla.gov.uk/newrules.
Article by Margaret Mclean, taken from DVL Today - Issue 26 - Reproduced under Crown Copyright
Fri, 20 Aug 2004
