I have evidence that my vehicle has been taxed since 1983 [old tax disc, old V5], but DVLA says my vehicle is not recorded on the computer. How can this be?
There was a period in the 1990s when the capacity of the DVLA computers was causing concern. For a brief period, while the system was upgraded, records for vehicles that had not been licensed for some years were backed up and removed from the main computer to increase capacity. Many of today’s front line staff at DVLA do not know of the backed-up records. You need to apply again, this time enclosing a covering letter explaining why you believe your vehicle should be recorded.
