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Has anyone reported a non-taxed vehicle to the DVLA and did they take action?

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25Avalon Mon 17-Jul-23 10:17:11

Two weeks ago I was working in the garden some distance from the house when Evri arrived to deliver a parcel. I asked the driver to take the parcel to the door as per delivery instructions but he refused and threw the parcel at me before getting back into his van. He roared off quickly, backwards, when he saw me take my mobile out to take a photo of his van which I thought was suspicious. I’ve complained to Lakeland the supplier and Evri but nothing back.

Then on Saturday I saw this van being driven in the village with the same young foreign man driving. I took a note of the number and on checking through DVLA when I got home discovered its road tax ran out in May. This means he is driving around untaxed and uninsured as a courier. I’ve reported it online but will DVLA take any action? Does anyone know?

Germanshepherdsmum Thu 20-Jul-23 09:40:47

Some of the drivers have their own vans. That is the case with our usual DPD delivery man.

toscalily Thu 20-Jul-23 09:48:23

I was just going to say the same thing Germanshepherdsmum. It must depend on the company, in some cases the courier acting as sorting office/ delivery service using white vans or cars.

Wyllow3 Thu 20-Jul-23 10:08:44

I googled Evri and from a quick look it definitely seems that they do use "driver in own car on contract".

Wyllow3 Thu 20-Jul-23 10:15:57

Also wondered if some firms use half and half. it makes sense in a city to use own brand vans from the volume of work but in very rural areas deliveries might be occasional?

Its changed, I recall a time when many deliveries were from contracted "own own car" drivers.