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Day: 2 September 2026

  • Screenshot of a gov.uk web page, showing the error "You cannot add this vehicle to your account. DVLA cannot match your details to the registered keeper details on the V5C (logbook) for the vehicle DQ26 ABC"

    It took 13 years to notice my invalid vehicle registration certificate!

    Thirteen years ago, it seems, a DVLA form processor decided that my name must have been a company name, and incorrectly registered my car's keeper as being a non-existent company imagined to share my name. And I only just found out.

    Read more - about 5 minutes (1082 words)

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    • posted 2 September, 2026
  • Wrote note for GC9EXXC Shady Seat on The Green

    Quick check while I was passing, as nobody's logged this cache during our stupidly-hot July or August (and I don't blame them: it's been horrible outdoors!). Anyway: the cache is fine and healthy and looking forward to its next visitor!

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    • posted 2 September, 2026

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