Council unlawfully scrapped my sister's car

Quentin

You misunderstand.

They have been instructed to tow it away by the Council.

Ie. They did the towing after being asked to do so.

Rover_Driver

Bedsit_Bob wrote: »

I don't think it matters, on behalf of whom, or from where, the towing is done, private companies cannot tow away parked vehicles.

It would be a private company on behalf of, and the authority of, the local council.
That would be why, in the OP's case, the vehicle was removed by a private company, but their claim is with the council.

beamerguy

Bedsit_Bob wrote: »

I don't think it matters, on behalf of whom, or from where, the towing is done, private companies cannot tow away parked vehicles.

Does not really matter who did it, the Council has admitted liability

HO87

beamerguy wrote: »

strange, ok will try again, thanks.
Any chance your system has problems with Adblock

For the record it is not my system. I am just a plain old user and I use Adblock and have done since it became available when Firefox was at about v.3.

And I have no special priviliges but if you look at the main forum page you can see the details of the newest member at the very bottom of the page. From there its a simple check to see when they registered.

Coupon-mad

Bedsit_Bob wrote: »

I don't think it matters, on behalf of whom, or from where, the towing is done, private companies cannot tow away parked vehicles.

That's not the case. They can under certain circumstances where the land is not 'relevant land', such as where it's Council owned highway, covered by the TMA 2004 or another law, or land covered by byelaws (e.g. some railway car parks, Ports or Airport land).

betterthanyours

Hello everyone. Still haven't heard anything from the Council, this has gone to the Councillor and members but still nothing. Not quite sure what to do!

beamerguy

betterthanyours wrote: »

Hello everyone. Still haven't heard anything from the Council, this has gone to the Councillor and members but still nothing. Not quite sure what to do!

Contact your local MP's, conservative, labour etc

Find out if the council is labour or conservative
IE: If it is labour then a severe letter/email to the conservative MP

betterthanyours

According to wikipedia;
Tower Hamlets London Borough Council was composed of 22 Labour Party members, 19 Tower Hamlets First members and 5 Conservative Party members.

So I should send something to the Conservative leader?

beamerguy

betterthanyours wrote: »

According to wikipedia;
Tower Hamlets London Borough Council was composed of 22 Labour Party members, 19 Tower Hamlets First members and 5 Conservative Party members.

So I should send something to the Conservative leader?

YES, conservative MP for your area

The reason being "brownie points" and a chance to show up the Labour bods. It works. Last year I attacked my local council who is labour, via my tory MP, a good result, it was fast and an apology from the council

Brooker_Dave

betterthanyours wrote: »

Hello everyone. Still haven't heard anything from the Council, this has gone to the Councillor and members but still nothing. Not quite sure what to do!

Go down the high street and get a solicitor on the case.

Find out if it was actually scrapped too, given scrap is now £20odd a tonne, the urge to steal cars just to weigh them in is not what it was.

Ask for a copy of the certificate of destruction.