Thanks for the support and advice. I am not 100% sure regarding the V5 check. The guardian article and the DVLA person seemed to suggest a V5 check was not required by an ATF. AI overview suggests they do. In all of the reports an ATF has been the source of the error. I sent my evidence email this morning at 9am and I have not received any acknowledgement from the DVLA. They state it takes 48 hours before they will even acknowledge the email has been received. How long will my application take? You will get a response confirming receipt of your email within 48 hours however the full investigation will take 6 weeks. No further advice can be provided within the above timescale. While DVLA are carrying out the investigation the vehicle will need to be kept off the road. It is crazy that you can just lose the use of your vehicle like this. No warning, no letters, nothing. I have owned the car since 2015. Even the dog the impacted. He can't go to the forest because my car is the dog taxi!
From a Reddit thread Someone will have incorrectly produced a COD. (Cert. Of destruction) An easy way to check is bang the reg into free car check, if it comes up not available for most of the characteristics its been cert. Destroyed. The check to produce one is cross referencing the last 6 of the chassis against the reg. Often, these are done by employees who produce 1000's of them and don't really care as to validation. Unless you've ticked someone off that works in an ATF. You need to speak to DVLA and demand they tell you which ATF registered the COD. They may give the run around and say they won't, keep pushing, and do not let up. You go to the ATF and send them an email along the lines of Beleive you have incorrectly produced a COD. Here's info on the car please reverse it. Be nice. If no joy crank up the heat and offer to make the local council for their area aware. (Control over their ATF licence) Go from there. Don't bother with the DVLA process you send all the images in the world, they come back saying they can't do anything. It might sway them into giving the ATF details though...
Posh name for a scrapyard! An Authorised Treatment Facility (ATF) is a government-licensed site required for safely scrapping vehicles, ensuring proper depollution and recycling (over 95% of the vehicle) to meet environmental regulations. They are authorized to issue a Certificate of Destruction (CoD) for DVLA
