Happy New Year and all that jazz. Did you all have a nice one?
The last time my Land Rover had its MOT, the DVLA sent me a letter saying the colour on the V5 was wrong – I have a black Land Rover but it was once blue, the V5 was still showing blue.
It was a simple task, tick the correct box on the letter they sent and send it back along with the V5. I did this about three months ago and received the revised V5 through the post this morning – about time too!
“Thank God for that” I said to my mother, “how long does it take them to type ‘black’ on a database and re-print the form?”. I was beginning to get a little annoyed as I purchased a personalised numberplate ready for my birthday in February and I need to send off the V5 again to have the details changed once again. This takes around four weeks apparently.
Much to my horror then, I was reading through the altered V5 only to cast my eyes over the section which read “Colour RED”. Umm. Excuse me? How can one confuse BLACK with RED?
This raises an important question; if the DVLA are just going to pick the first colour to come to mind, what was the point in wasting paper, ink, postage etc sending me the letter so I can tell them what colour it is?
The most irritating thing is that I’m 80% sure nobody will pick up the phone if I try to talk to someone at the DVLA. The problems I, and friends of mine, have had with the DVLA should never happen. My best friend spent nearly 6 months trying to get a problem sorted out with them – which was their fault. I often wonder who the DVLA employ because I’m starting to believe monkeys wouldn’t make as many mistakes. I would be more stressed, only, the picture of Kate Beckinsale on my desktop is keeping me relatively imperturbable.
If we are to take notice of the phrase “start as you mean to go on” then 2008 becomes slightly worrying. My health has been rather poor over the past week as well.
Let’s hope this is a mere blip on an otherwise cracking year!
Filed under: General, Rant | Tagged: colour, database, Defender, DVLA, Kate Beckinsale, Land Rover, monkey
I hate dealing with DMV…or the government in general.
I hope you get to feeling better and that this magically sorts out sooner than normal. Big Hugs!
P.S. I have go to find a certain Family Guy clip and send it to you…I thought of you the moment I saw it. Which could raise some interesting questions.
You know what creeps me out about the DVLA? That the address is just DVLA, Swansea, Postcode. It’s no wonder everything takes so long with an address like that.
Kelly, you are not the only one who hates dealing with government agencies!
Thanks, dear! I’m looking forward to seeing this Family Guy clip…though, it does sound quite ominous.
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Jaz, I hadn’t noticed that actually. I think postal workers may have been annoyed by the DVLA so they don’t need a longer address, the posties just know. “Oh god, more for the DVLA, that goes in its own box”.