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Council Parking Ticket - Court action threat

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  • BoGoF
    BoGoF Posts: 7,098 Forumite
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    Your story is very fishy, if you weren't the registered keeper then how come you're getting taken to court - the letters would go to the registered keeper.
  • XEO25
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    BoGoF wrote: »
    Your story is very fishy, if you weren't the registered keeper then how come you're getting taken to court - the letters would go to the registered keeper.

    The first few letters did go to my parents as it is registered at their address in their name. They told me about the letters and I told the council that I was using the car for a 6 month period so any tickets would be addressed to myself.

    I've no idea what I might have to gain by being fishy.
  • BoGoF
    BoGoF Posts: 7,098 Forumite
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    Maybe you should have been clearer at the start then. I'm no expert but your parent's car could be seized for your stupid actions
  • XEO25
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    BoGoF wrote: »
    Maybe you should have been clearer at the start then. I'm no expert but your parent's car could be seized for your stupid actions

    Stupid actions being what exactly? You never been given a parking ticket before?
  • BoGoF
    BoGoF Posts: 7,098 Forumite
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    shaneo85 wrote: »
    Stupid actions being what exactly? You never been given a parking ticket before?

    Nope, never.

    And if £1400 of tickets in someone else's car isn't stupid then my definition of stupid is way different from yours
  • XEO25
    XEO25 Posts: 183 Forumite
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    BoGoF wrote: »
    Nope, never.

    And if £1400 of tickets in someone else's car isn't stupid then my definition of stupid is way different from yours

    Thanks for the informative and helpful advice.
  • esmerobbo
    esmerobbo Posts: 4,979 Forumite
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    I can see a problem if the council accepted you were the owner of the vehicle so making you liable then if its clamped you would then have to convince them that you are not the owner!!!!
  • esmerobbo
    esmerobbo Posts: 4,979 Forumite
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    I see a couple of members of Pepipoo have advised as I did to go to http://www.bailiffadviceonline.co.uk/ You really need to act on this or this can mount up to a very large amount of money. Well it is now but even more. There may be some way they can find to help you out of this hole.

    Also because of the confusion over who actually owns the car I would keep it away from anywhere a bailiff is likely to turn up.

    http://forums.pepipoo.com/index.php?showtopic=63814&hl=
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