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My car was stolen from outside my house. The community police visited and asked me twice if I wanted victim support (no thank you). I spoke to the police several times on the phone, but they were not interested and kept asking me if I wanted victim support (still no thank you). My car was found 3 weeks after it was stolen. It had been driven about 2 miles and dumped - sans radio, satnav and CDs and mildly damaged. The police informed me 4 days after it was found. My insurer promised to send my keys and immobiliser back by special delivery and they arrived 2 days later. But by the time they arrived the insurer had arranged for the car to be taken from the pound which was just 2 miles away, to a garage 15 miles away without bothering to inform me or ask me where I wanted it repaired. The DVLA took 10 days to send me a V33 so I could claim my tax back, by which time I could not catch the post on the last day of the month to reclaim tax for that month. The DVLA's letter saying they had registered that I was no longer the registered owner took 13 days to get to me. The lack of communication by all agencies is, I find, quite astounding. To add insult to injury my insurer charged me £117 for back premiums because they said I had not declared 3 points on my licence in 2003 when I can remember giving all the information they asked for when renewing the premium annually. Why should I not disclose 3 points? Probably because they said it didn't count. Do they keep telephone conversations from 2004? It seems we have no redress on any of the above points.

Asked on 20 June 2009 by

Answered by Honest John
Looks like you needed that victim support, then. This is the ‘politically correct’ shambles the UK is now in.
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