Yes, I believe that's what has probably happened.

I agree it's probably best to deal with the issue first before selling. On this note - does anyone know how long it takes to resolve an issue like this? My experience with this sort of stuff is that it can take months.

I don't really want my vehicle to sit around for a few months whilst it resovles itself otherwise I may lose a large chunk of my original investment..

Thanks all.

Thanks for the feedback. That's what I imagined would happen.

In that case am I in the wrong for selling the vehicle?

Before they decide to do that it will take a while to resolve as there is very little chance of catching the guy or girl. I'm just worried there would be some legal reprocussions with selling my vehicle in this situation.

Has anyone else experienced this and know how long I can expect it to go on for before the police resolve it by issuing a new plate?

As crazy as that sounds - thats an excellent idea!

To be honest, I've not riden it further than the end of my road which is just to keep the battery and curcuits going. So I know its never me - as well as the dates so far I've been halfway around the world and in a different part of the country.

I am going to go ahead to do this as well for additional peace of mind.

Next point of call is to contact the police on Monday and then discuss how to continue!

Thanks to all for your help - but if you have any additional experiences or comments please feel free to write them down as I have no experience in this situation.

I need to speak to a specific traffic unit whom was dealing with the issue previously who aren't open on weekends.

I am hoping that they will explain who to speak to and how long I can expect this to go on for before they resolve it with a new reg. By the sounds of it, it could be a long time before they do anything.

My worry is that this guy is taking the mick. Two violations in three weeks. He is using my reg to just go mad it seems. I dont want it to be used in a robbery etc because then I will face bigger issues.

I would have thought that this would be an ideal situation for ANPR to concentrate on. Iffy plates being the first step in discovering a lot more about 'matey'

Thing is, that DVLA only have one record for that registration number - if they flag it as "iffy" the genuine owner is likely to get pulled just much as the iffy one

I had a dodgy speed camera ticket for some part of London where I had never been for the best part of 30 years. The car involved was on sorn as was using another.

I had an independant witness for an alibi at the time the alleged offence had taken place which put me 150 miles a way at that time.

I found out which police station handled that area, called them and reported the incident as a crime, got a crime number and quoted that on the ticket-never heard any more after that.