Parking ticket but never been to that part of UK!

JSCD

Hi there,

I have today received a Parking Charge Notice Reminder from TNC on behalf of P4Parking.

I have never been to this part of the country and on the day in question I was working from home!

The letter is correctly titled to me, as is the registration and make of car however the colour is wrong.

Going through the forums I can't seem to find anything similar to this. Should my first point of call be to the DVLA?

Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks,

Redx

yes , complain to the DVLA as your VRN may have been cloned

also note that they are treating you as RK under POFA 2012, not the driver, so its not about if you have been in that part of the UK , but a car bearing your VRN

or they have read the VRN incorrectly and so you got the pcn instead of somebody else

Fruitcake

JSCD wrote: »

Hi there,

I have today received a Parking Charge Notice Reminder from TNC on behalf of P4Parking.

I have never been to this part of the country and on the day in question I was working from home!

The letter is correctly titled to me, as is the registration and make of car however the colour is wrong.

Going through the forums I can't seem to find anything similar to this. Should my first point of call be to the DVLA?

Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks,

A call to the DVLA would only confirm the details they hold are correct with respect to make, model, colour, registration, and keeper address. They are unlikely to do anything unless you have proof that your car reg has been cloned, which could happen but is unlikely. If this was the case then the Police and DVLA would be the first point of contact, but it is more likely that the PPC has entered the wrong reg number when they applied to the DVLA to get the keeper details.

Are TNC debt collectors as you mention the PPC is P4Parking? If this is the case you can ignore TNC but you could write or email the PPC that they have the wrong keeper. Never ever 'phone a PPC. Make this a single point appeal and they will either check their records to find the correct keeper to hound, cancel the ticket, or hound you anyway.
However, once you have made the initial appeal there is nothing left to worry about. They are in the BPA so this can be swatted into touch at PoPLA if necessary.

Crossed posts with fast fingers Redx again *sigh*

eta

Redx is right. This should be a complaint to the DVLA as they have breached their Kadoe contract when they had no cause, and the DVLA have breached the Data Protection Act because they have no right to give out your details.

JSCD

Many thanks both, your comments have put my mind at rest. I'll contact them as you say and let you know the outcome.

Half_way

If you can find out the land owner/car par owner for the land where thy think your vehicle was, you could always try a complaint to them as well as the ppc.

The_Slithy_Tove

Before we head off down the cloned car route, how about the more likely scenario of a number plate misread? Are there photos on the letter received? Do they show the number plate?

You should challenge the parking charge on the basis you state. Also say that you suspect a cloned plate (even if unlikely), and need photos so that you can submit them as evidence to the police. That may spur them into checking themselves. When they bluster and reject your challenge, then is the time to complain to the DVLA about the unlawful access to the keeper information.

JSCD

Hi all,

Thanks so much for taking the time to post back. I've received the following back today:

"Apologies for this oversight, TNC have been informed you are not the owner of this Vehicle."

Glad this was over quickly