Previous house owner still using my address!

sam1970

Marvel1 said:

Not sure what hassle you receiving about the parking fine as not in your name.

When I contacted the parking company to say that I have nothing to do with the car, they told me that according to DVLA the car is registered at my address and If I dont pay the fine they will take me to court. I probably will not have a problem at court but Iam a very busy professional and I dont have time for this crap...

sam1970

Thank you guys for your comments. Please note that the guy Iam talking about has got my address registered for his business, not residence..and that will generate alot of post. Also Iam not sure if his business goes bust if that will affect me as it is registered at my address.

MovingForwards

The business won't affect you unless you are a director of it or somehow tied to it.

The parking ticket would not have been against your name, but your address and the other guys name as I assume the car wasn't registered to you

Just keep to hand a bill, tenancy / proof of ownership and ID, if someone comes knocking you can prove you are not the person they are after in a few seconds and they will go away.

davidmcn

sam1970 said:

Please note that the guy I am talking about has got my address registered for his business, not residence..and that will generate a lot of post. Also I am not sure if his business goes bust if that will affect me as it is registered at my address.

We understood all that when we gave you the advice above.

AnotherJoe

sam1970 said:

Marvel1 said:

Not sure what hassle you receiving about the parking fine as not in your name.

When I contacted the parking company to say that I have nothing to do with the car, they told me that according to DVLA the car is registered at my address and If I dont pay the fine they will take me to court. I probably will not have a problem at court but Iam a very busy professional and I dont have time for this crap...

How can they take you to court? It might be registered to your address but its not registered in your name is it? Do they even know your name?

So when Fred is summonsed to court, thats nothing to do with Sam.

Grumpy_chap

Unicorn_cottage said:

Grumpy_chap said:

Just write "not known at this address" on everything and put in the nearest post box.  That will work to reduce the volume of future mail.

You need to be careful in case the bailiffs come knocking for the old tenant.

Is this a myth though I wonder? I wonder if I can find out?

Is what a myth?

rtho782

jaybeetoo said:

The Postal Services Act 2000 clearly states that it is illegal to open someone's post, or delay it reaching the owner.

The Act says: "A person commits an offence if, intending to act to a person's detriment and without reasonable excuse, he opens a postal packet which he knows or reasonably suspects has been incorrectly delivered to him."

Although throwing it away may not be the same as peeking, most people (and more importantly, lawyers) could argue that binning the mail "delays" the post indefinitely, which is a crime.

The key words being "intending to act to a persons detriment".

I just opened it to see if it gave me any further opportunities to get hold of the addressee or the sender in order to inform them of the addressee's new contact details.

rtho782

sam1970 said:

Marvel1 said:

Not sure what hassle you receiving about the parking fine as not in your name.

When I contacted the parking company to say that I have nothing to do with the car, they told me that according to DVLA the car is registered at my address and If I dont pay the fine they will take me to court. I probably will not have a problem at court but Iam a very busy professional and I dont have time for this crap...

This is because parking companies are scum, and apparently you're a bit gullible.
They wouldn't have even known your name (unless you gave it to them) and certainly would have had no basis to take you to court.
Otherwise it would be the best revenge idea ever, register your car to your enemies address and collect parking tickets!!

silvercar

This brings back bad memories. In a similar situation I had bailiffs and the like turning up at the door. They were polite and soon disappeared when I showed them proof I was a new owner and unconnected to whoever they were looking for. What was upsetting was when representatives of charities turned up, thinking I was responsible for not delivering goods they had bought and that I had kept their money!

AnotherJoe

So, getting back to the original subject, can anyone think of a way that OP can inconvenience the previous owner enough to make them update addresses?