Recorded Delivery

[frwjd]

I guess most of us send vehicle docs by recorded delivery?

I have just sent my V5 off for a change of ownership and was surprised that the Recorded Delivery service does not cover documents sent by post.
For documents you need to use Special Delivery with an item value of £25 to cover replacement costs, kerching, £8.75 please!

 

[pappajohn]

Recorded delivery is a waste of money with DVLA.
Sacks of mail will hit the post room every day and each SACK will be signed for, not individual items.

 

[nicholsong]

Recorded delivery is a waste of money with DVLA.
Sacks of mail will hit the post room every day and each SACK will be signed for, not individual items.

Sacks of rubbishy documents are mailed back out every day, according to many reports of errors by DVLA.

 

[Jev88]

pappajohn is right. When I last spoke to a human in their weights division she pleaded not to use special or recorded delivery as it could sit for weeks in the central post hub instead of going straight to correct dept

 

[Scottish Scrutineer]

Recorded delivery is a waste of money with DVLA.
Sacks of mail will hit the post room every day and each SACK will be signed for, not individual items.

I've just sent my V5 and V70 to DVLA to uprate the weight and change to PHGV, and used simple 1st Class post. If it gets lost, I'll just apply for a replacement (and certificate from SV Tech)

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[Whippet93]

Recorded delivery is a waste of money with DVLA.
Sacks of mail will hit the post room every day and each SACK will be signed for, not individual items.

Same with other government bodies. I did it with HMRC, and after going back to post office, as it "hadn't been delivered ", they encouraged me to make a claim.

 

[stevewagner]

I bought a vehicle las well and did change of ownership online. New v5c came in three days.