Help, what are my options

Tnx

My dilemma is I sold a car to a work colleague and agreed instalment payments over a period of time. In the meantime I kept the log book under my name for obvious reasons until the payments were completed. My colleague started to receive parking penalty tickets, and of course this landed on my door step as keeper of the vehicle. One penalty ticket has been rejected on appeal and the council have advised I am reasponsible as the keeper, even though I was not the driver at the time,despite me sending documentations showing the sale of the vehicle. I have been asked to apply for judicial review as a last resort. My colleague has since left my place of work and will not respond. Your opinions will be greatly appreciated as it seems so unfair I should pay for someone else's mistakes?

bigadaj

Tnx wrote: »

My dilemma is I sold a car to a work colleague and agreed instalment payments over a period of time. In the meantime I kept the log book under my name for obvious reasons until the payments were completed. My colleague started to receive parking penalty tickets, and of course this landed on my door step as keeper of the vehicle. One penalty ticket has been rejected on appeal and the council have advised I am reasponsible as the keeper, even though I was not the driver at the time,despite me sending documentations showing the sale of the vehicle. I have been asked to apply for judicial review as a last resort. My colleague has since left my place of work and will not respond. Your opinions will be greatly appreciated as it seems so unfair I should pay for someone else's mistakes?

That's the risk you run, you can of course try judicial review if you have tens of thousands or more to throw at it.

Easy to say after the event, but repossess the car if you are still the legal owner, and take his part payments against the tickets you've received.

Sell the car again and make sure someone pays you in full and you complete the v5 for formal transfer.

Tnx

Unfortunately, have transferred the vehicle - lesson learnt. Just to clarify the judicial review is what the PAT service advised as remedy - believe it.. Anyway someone has advised I pay the penalty charge & pursue the driver under small claims court... Any comments on ths...

lesalanos

Is it worth all of the hassle, stress and time to get the money back?

atrixblue.-MFR-.

if your still the legal the OWNER and still the V5C is in your possession then repossess the vehicle, and what he has paid you can be put towards the fines, also if the amount he has paid is more than the amount of fines, you can put it down to mileage and wear and tear.


If he applies for a V5C using a v62 form from the post office DVLA will write you refuse to give them permission to update new keeper details.