So here's the story.
I have my roadbike on a policy through Bennets as broker that was renewed with them begining of this year. In May when I went to buy new road tax on line it failed saying I had no valid insurance. So I phoned Bennett who confiirmed my policy was vaild and in effect, and said they would request the insurer put through a new update to the MIB (not the men in black
). So Iwen to the local post office a taxed the bike the old fashioned way with the paper insurcance cert. A few months pass now I get a letter from the DVLA warning me I had no record of insurance and would recive a penalty if I didn't get some
So I call Bennets again tell what going on and they say they would ask the insurer to correct the error on the mib database again. Few more weeks pass and now I get a penalty letter from the DVLA, so I write back enclosing a copy of my insurance certificate and enclosing a written statement of events as above and advising I was insured, dispute the alagation I wasn't and invited them to contact my broker Bennetts to confirm the facts I had stated.
Today I got a reply basically saying they checked the mib again a find I have not insurance (of course that is what they will find as it has not be correctly updated
). Seemingly they have made no effort to check Bennetts and have ignored the insurance certificate copy I sent them. They state I am still liable for a £100 penalty but will discount to £50 if I pay up sharpish. They end with the threat if I don't pay they will take me to court.
My inclanation is to say F*$!"FF take me to court, I've done nothing wrong. Anyone been here already, and have any sage advice? Of course I'll giving hell to Bennetts in the morning too.