Has anyone else experienced delays recently with the DVLA? My son bought a second-hand Lexus from a dealer last November and still hasn't received the V5C. Unfortunately, he wrote the car off in an accident just after Christmas but is currently still the registered owner! He bought a VW Golf on 11 February and the V5C hasn't arrived for that one yet either.
I know postal / hardcopy communications with DVLA have been slow since Covid, but anything performed via the website used to be quick. Four months for a V5C seems excessive.
I had a problem recently with notifying change of address for my DL done online, my partners came back in 4 days but 6 weeks later mine had not appeared. I phoned them got straight through and was told I had omitted/made a mistake on the application, the guy amended it and DL appeared a couple of days later. From this I deduced That if your application is not exactly right they just file it and not notify it so my advice a phone call.
