Does a "producer" need to be served directly to the owner/driver?

smashingyour...

Tilt wrote: »

Unless it has a 'marker' on it for some reason.

kizkiz wrote: »

A marker for what?
The only things it's going to be of interest for would be if its identity has been cloned or op is a criminal (I'm guessing not as he's posted here about it)...either way the interest ends when op has a quick chat with them.

Plus they're hardly likely to give written notice.

Alter_ego

Guest101 wrote: »

Dont do producer's anymore. Atleast in england.

why'd you ask?

Not even for Driving licence?

smashingyour...

Alter_ego wrote: »

Not even for Driving licence?

They do, he's just posting his usual.

---lee---

OP, what's relevant is who is the land owner?

Assuming it's the management company, if they have received complaints from other residents, it could be that they have been contacted by the police for help to identify who the van belongs to.

You may well be in breach of contract with the management company who are likely to have a restrictions on leaving vehicles in the communal areas.
As you correctly say though, this would be a civil matter and not a police one, so on that basis, I would contact the police and update them. I would imagine they will then leave you alone. Ignoring them may lead to the situation becoming more complicated, although I suspect there is little they could do at this stage.

Tilt

kizkiz wrote: »

A marker for what?
The only things it's going to be of interest for would be if its identity has been cloned or op is a criminal (I'm guessing not as he's posted here about it)...either way the interest ends when op has a quick chat with them.

How do I know? I know nothing about the history of the van, do you?

The police obviously have an interest in it but what for, who knows? What I am trying to say that by just scrapping the vehicle, may not resolve the problem.

kizkiz

You seem to be confused about what markers are.
There aren't that many things that get added to pnc really.
Markers are mostly for criminality, be it an interest from a force or dept through to driver wanted for murder. It covers traffic offences, possibly uninsured driver, no licence, gatso offender.
It may have been seen in suspicious circs and worth a stop to verify driver dets
It may be involved in drugs or gangs.
The thing is, markers involve crime. If the op has not been up to no good, then it's not going to be anything to worry about.
Of course, we'll never find out if he doesn't ask. lol

Tilt

kizkiz wrote: »

You seem to be confused about what markers are.
There aren't that many things that get added to pnc really.
Markers are mostly for criminality, be it an interest from a force or dept through to driver wanted for murder. It covers traffic offences, possibly uninsured driver, no licence, gatso offender.
It may have been seen in suspicious circs and worth a stop to verify driver dets
It may be involved in drugs or gangs.
The thing is, markers involve crime. If the op has not been up to no good, then it's not going to be anything to worry about.
Of course, we'll never find out if he doesn't ask. lol

I'm completely aware what markers are. I learned about them (and a lot of other things) when I ran a car hire company.

My main point is that I doubt that this (what ever it is) will go away by simply getting rid of the vehicle. The OP has been asked to contact the police. By not doing so would be foolish IMHO. If the van is all legal (SORNd correctly) and legally parked, he has no reason to be concerned.

If it simply a case of someone complaining about the van being abandoned on private land, the police would have no interest in it what so ever so I doubt they would of posted anything through the OP's door.

DCFC79

Just go and contact them about it, if its as innocent as it is then you have nothing to worry about surely.

kizkiz

Tilt wrote: »

If it simply a case of someone complaining about the van being abandoned on private land, the police would have no interest in it what so ever so I doubt they would of posted anything through the OP's door.

We actually agree on the markers bit.
This bit though, is what safer neighbourhood policing is about. There's a very real possibility that someone has complained to the local team and they have agreed to have a word.
I should know, as I do it myself

tripled

As an update for those that are interested, the police made three visits to my flat on the Sunday morning banging fit to wake the dead, although they didn't wake me One of the cards they put through indicated they wanted to discuss the tax and insurance status of the (sorn'd) vehicle.

The following day the scrappy arrived to take it away. A neighbour let me know they saw the police knocking at my door a day after that (on the Tuesday evening) and had a good look around where my van had been parked (presumably in case I'd hidden it behind a rock) and haven't been seen since.

thenudeone wrote: »

The demand to produce documents is made verbally by a PC. A HORT1 can't be posted.

So not speaking to them would seem to have been sensible. While I believe it was fine where it was, I'd rather not encourage them if there is any doubt. Now the van has gone I'm sure it'll be a fading memory.