Stirling Park Attachment

Ayrshireman1979

Hey folks

I got 2 parking tickets within 2 weeks of each other, but fortunately had both the tickets for evidence.

I sent them both off and never heard anything about it for a few weeks. I then get a letter demanding payment of fine for 1 of the tickets, i phoned the local council who issued the ticket and they told me they had only received 1 ticket as evidence, and were pursuing me for the other.

I didnt receive any notifications that 1 of the tickets had been successfully appealed, and 1 hadnt.

Stirling park is now chasing me for the £165 debt, and when they called at my hime this evening, slapped an attachment on my car. Problem is, i 'sold' the car about 2 months ago to a friend,who kindly allows me to drive it as my own, even parking it in my driveway.

The car was sold and the new 'keeper' is mow the registered owner.

Where do i stand in terms if the attachment? Can they take this car and is it now my responsibility to contact the local court to prove it isnt mine or does the new owner have to do this or neither?.

Also found it funny when the sherrif officer asked if i could prove the car wasnt mine. I said how on earth do i do that? I then pointed at next doors car and said to him 'prove to me that isn't yours, he didnt respond.

Appreciate any help please

poppasmurf_bewdley

Ayrshireman1979 wrote: »

Problem is, i 'sold' the car about 2 months ago to a friend,who kindly allows me to drive it as my own, even parking it in my driveway.

The car was sold and the new 'keeper' is mow the registered owner.

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Presumably, when you 'sold' the car to this generous friend who lets you continue to drive it as though it was still your own, the money paid for it was transferred from his bank to yours, and he was registered as the new keeper from that date?

If these two conditions were met, then you should have no problem showing that the car is no longer yours, and Stirling Park will have to find some other way of collecting the money.

But if your mate just bunged you the money in cash, with no proper records from a bank, and it's still registered in your name, then you have a problem.

Ayrshireman1979

Thanks for replying

The car was sold cash, no banks involved given the last thing i want to do is provide them with my bank details.

The car is now registered in the name of this friend and has been for 3 months now.

I did visit the local sheriff court today though and they gave me a 'form 18', rule 32(1)(a) which is the application in relation to articles belonging to a 3rd party.

The clerk explained i had nothing to worry about as the vehicle v5c form clearly shows i am not the owner, and havent been for over 3 months. She said that i could submit the form or to avoid going through the court, i could provide evidence of v5c to Stirling Park to guve them an opportunity to cancel the attachment, failing that i could submit the form 18 which would render the attachment null and void