Council unlawfully scrapped my sister's car

Coupon-mad

Metro without a doubt. Might get picked up by a national paper if you can get it in there.

betterthanyours

I've emailed metro earlier today. Just awaiting a response!

brewthebear

just accept the money from the council buy a car end of why your trying to make this more than is stupid why have all the extra hassle when there is no guarantee you,ll get anything extra

beamerguy

brewthebear wrote: »

just accept the money from the council buy a car end of why your trying to make this more than is stupid why have all the extra hassle when there is no guarantee you,ll get anything extra

That is what everyone is saying but hey we cannot have stupid councils trashing cars can we ?

Getting the media involved will not stop the council from paying and it might just get extra money for distress
The council have admitted they are at fault

You can get more from a sponge than squeezing it, there will always be the final drops

System

The BPA produce a guide to Abandoned Vehicles and the legislation. You can download the flowchart and decide if they have broken any laws. They have a number of legal powers - but that does not mean they did it legally

https://app.box.com/s/4x5mtthxuqodpop29d5g1hejk4opvu0a

If it is too much of a brain ache, go over to Pepipoo who have more experience than here.

nigelbb

Under what circumstances can a council ever legally scrap a car? If the police shift a vehicle causing an obstruction they take it to a pound & charge a release fee they don't put it in a crusher.

buglawton

Is it worth using http://www.moneysavingexpert.com/site/resolver for all electronic correspondence?

Agree also that a NWNF solicitor will probably get a larger payout that will cost local ratepayers dear, but it could take 3 years if Council wants to argue.

beamerguy

buglawton wrote: »

Is it worth using http://www.moneysavingexpert.com/site/resolver for all electronic correspondence?

Agree also that a NWNF solicitor will probably get a larger payout that will cost local ratepayers dear, but it could take 3 years if Council wants to argue.

Get the money for the car first, then persue them for damages

betterthanyours

Does anyone have contact details of any NWNF solicitors that will take on or specialise in the parking field? Google isn't returning much other than paid ads.

Still haven't had a confirmation link or an email response from the admin at pepipoo

Quentin

betterthanyours wrote: »

Does anyone have contact details of any NWNF solicitors that will take on or specialise in the parking field? Google isn't returning much other than paid ads.

Unlikely to find any.