OPC formal notice from 2013 received today at my new address

Rlsjjrj

Hi all

I've read through the newbie post but feeling overwhelmed by the amount of information available.
Please can you share the links that I need with regards to the following situation?

I've received a formal notice as the keeper of the vehicle from OPC for an over stay in June 2013. I did not appeal back then and ignored the letter as this at the time was the advice from many people. However they now have my new address and demanding £100. They will instruct their solicitor if I do not pay within 28 days.

Do I appeal now, if so which template do I use please? Or do I ignore?

Also how have they gotten hold of my new address, I'm no longer the owner of the car in question? They are also using my maiden name.

Many thanks in advance

Quentin

Too late to appeal


You are in the debt collectors stage as described in the faq


(Ignore was not the advice here in 2013!)


Creditors use tracing agents to find their debtors


The faq is the only link you need to understand this - if this is a lbcca then see #2 in the faq

Rlsjjrj

Creditors use tracing agents to find their debtors

Thank you for your response. Is this not a misuse of data protection? Would they not have my correct name if a tracing agent was used?

Umkomaas

I presume this is a Observices Parking Consultancy?

They were not members of the BPA AOS for a lengthy period (which may have been at the time this parking charge was issued) and would not have been able to access the DVLA database to obtain any details about you.

Write to the DVLA and ask by who and when your details were requested from (a date a little before the date of the parking event) to the date on which you received the latest correspondence from OPC.

http://parking-prankster.blogspot.co.uk/2015/06/dvla-reverse-position-on-charging-to.html

Have you at any time around the time of the parking event written to OPC to appeal the original ticket?

pappa_golf

Example Letter

[Your Address]

DVLA Vehicle Record Enquiries section

Longview Road

Morriston

Swansea

SA99 1AJ

Dear Sirs

Re: VRM AB12 XYZ

As the Registered Keeper of the above VRM could you advise who has accessed my personal details with regards to this marque, how often and when did the DVLA send the keeper details out. Please advise the information with regards to events between xx/xx/xx/ and xx/xx/xx.

I understand there is no charge for this information and look forward to your speedy reply.

Yours faithfully



Mr Registered Keeper