court action

Trebor16

natasha1989 wrote: »

no it was an apartment complex. the letter says that altho i was parked in a vistors bay (while i was visiting friends obviously) i didnt have a permit??? dont really understand how this works and how the landlord has lost anything by me being there?

So, in essence a car park where no charges are payable for parking, which means the loss to the landowner is.................ZERO!

So any damages are.......................ZERO!

Which means their claim is for an unenforceable penalty which they have no legal authority to claim.

As said before, don't respond to them, unless you receive properly stamped court papers. If that does happen then you know where to come for help.

natasha1989

hey guys i dunno if any on here knows but 5 people from swansea dvla have been sacked in breach of the data protection act. is there any way to find out if my details given to the parking company that keep hassling me were illegally given???

give_them_FA

Unfortunately, parking companies obtain details from DVLA legally. Haven't seen that story yet, but won't relate to your case. Keep on ignoring, Tasha!

trisontana

natasha1989 wrote: »

hey guys i dunno if any on here knows but 5 people from swansea dvla have been sacked in breach of the data protection act. is there any way to find out if my details given to the parking company that keep hassling me were illegally given???

Not new news as such. These five people have been sacked in the last three years and don't seem to be connected to each other.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-17166286

taffy056

The dvla sacking have nothing to do with this, I am led to believe that it was dpa issue, no data went external from the dvla or so the say.

give_them_FA

Its a new story about old news.

"DVLA takes data protection very seriously"

Yeah, right, that's why they sell information to crooks and scammers.

natasha1989

hi im back! lol just recieved a letter from roxburghe debt collectors. i played snap with the other debt collector letters posted on here but this 1 is signed by steve dargonne and it has a bold sentance saying 'we would like to draw your attention to common law doctrine of the law of agency which confirms the RK is liable for the acts of the agent (driver)'...what the hell is doctrine??? lol

Trebor16

Don't worry about doctrine, he is talking total rubbish about the RK being liable for the acts of the driver.

I'n sure Coupon Mad will be along soon to tell you more about Mr Dargonne:D

ManxRed

Its doctrine that doesn't apply to the scenario of private parking.

If it did then the BPA wouldn't be lobbying for it to be included in the Freedoms Bill. If it were already law, they wouldn't need to.

They are trying to say that they can form a contract with the registered keeper by virtue of forming a contract with the driver with no knowledge of the contract being held by the RK.

Utter utter drivel. And a misrepresentation of the true legal position. Complain very strongly to the CSA about this deliberate attempt to mislead you about your legal position.

natasha1989

how would i go about complaining to the csa? i assume its still ok to ignore these letters? thanks guys much appreciated x