I just thought I'd share my recent experience with the (severely) restricted service that DVLA are operating under ...
The car in this instance is a 1968 Lancia Fulvia 1.3HF that I imported from the Netherlands.
I submitted an application together with all of the supporting documents/paperwork & the appropriate fee on 29th April - sent via 1st Class Recorded Delivery.
Several weeks went past with no response - all telephone/email/messaging services had been disabled by DVLA (apart from essential/key workers) due to Covid-19.
On the 3rd July I received a letter from DVLA saying that my application had been rejected (& returning all of my paperwork & fee because the personal details on my application didn't match my verification ID - I'd applied under the name of 'Andy Boyle' & my driving licence bears the name 'Andrew Boyle' !!
I corrected the application, contacted my insurance company for an updated cover note & included this with the returned application on 4th July - again sent via 1st Class Recorded delivery.
Another 5 weeks went past with no contact - until today.
I finally received notification that my application had been accepted & stating my allocated registration number.
According to the letter, my V5 should arrive in ~ 4 weeks ...
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I thought the above might provide some reassurance for anyone who's panicKing/disgruntled because they haven't heard anything from DVLA ...
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