Parking ticket issued to old address

boraborabunny

It turns out my V5 was registered to my old address, however my driving license has always been in my new address.

I received a parking ticket today for £170! I called the company and the original ticket plus warnings went to my old address. I'm not disputing the ticket itself but it's the first I'm hearing of it. I would have paid the £60 had I known about it. I called the company and they said that because the V5 was registered to the wrong address I don't have a leg to stand on and can't appeal the matter at all. They obviously could get my new address though as they sent the letter to me today!

I've tried to contact POPLA but they are asking for the appeal ref no. and it seems I can't appeal.

Anyone have any advice?

Coupon-mad

Same as all the other cases.

Ignore the debt crawler except for emailing them to erase the old address.

Stop phoning them. Of course you wouldn't have just paid a private parking charge. Nobody here does that.  These are not fines. They are not to be just paid.

Search the forum for debt letter £170

Read a few like yours. This is very common.

Read the NEWBIES thread. Clearly you must erase the old address with the DRA and the private parking company (PPC). 

Tell us which PPC?

KeithP

Have you now corrected the keeper's address on your vehicle's Registration Document(V5c)?
Can be done online in a matter of minutes.

boraborabunny

I have updated the V5c to my current address. The PPC is Parkmaven Limited and DRA is DCBL. I will email them both tomorrow ordering them to remove my old address and use my new one. 

I emailed Parmmaven to complain as a first case. They sent me the NTK (without me requesting it)

I have also read the threads from the Debt Letter £170 search. Many similar to my case as I also was not driving the car (it’s quite obvious from the photo too) however, my NTK mentions the POFA so not sure how that affects my case. 

Nellymoser

Important to use the word erase your old address...not remove. Info on POFA can be found in the NEWBIES thread Announcement.

boraborabunny

I will be sure to use the word erase. 

Harvez63

"You dont have a leg to stand on" how laughable 

Obviously this is the point a lot of people I'd imagine cough up to the fake amount to the scammers.

However you've found this forum so you're in good hands if you listen to the advice and follow. 

boraborabunny

Happy to be in good hands. I've not heard back from DCBL or Parkmaven yet RE erasing my details. 

I've looked at the POFA info on the NEWBIES thread and as I understand it, the fact that I wasn't driving anyway is irrelevant. 

I've had 2 automated calls requesting money from DCBL today. I hung up and blocked the number but it makes me edgy. My bad for calling them in the first place but how dare they call just before 5pm on Friday! 

HowAboutThat

Hey borabora did you have any luck on this?

I'm in a similar position, used my partners car a few times at a car park but forgot to pay(my mistake and owning it) however the PCN's have been going to our old address and in her name, only found out by popping to old address by chance for another parcel that got accidentally delivered.

One is a final notice, was going to do the transfer of liability but was curious how you got on with the erasing old address??

Thanks

Le_Kirk

1) start your own thread - it is confusing dealing with more than one issue on the same thread
2) the Registered Keeper should urgently inform the DVLA and the PPC of the change of address.

boraborabunny

After receiving the Claim Form, I have already sent my AOS via.

I'm now working on my defence to add to the template. My additions are below in italics. I've just added to P.2 that I was not driving the car and P.3 the particulars. There's not much defence that I can add as I wasn't there - I don't want to overcomplicate things, but please let me know your thoughts.

2. The facts in this defence come from the Defendant's own knowledge and honest belief.  Conversely, the Claimant sets out a cut-and-paste incoherent and sparse statement of case. The POC appear to be in breach of CPR 16.4, 16PD3 and 16PD7, and fail to "state all facts necessary for the purpose of formulating a complete cause of action". The Defendant is unable, on the basis of the POC, to understand with certainty what case, allegation(s) and what heads of cost are being pursued, making it difficult to respond. However, the vehicle is recognised and it is admitted that the Defendant was the registered keeper. The Defendant was not driving the vehicle.

 

3. 

The Defendant received a letter from dcbl on 13/06/24 for an alleged parking breach and alleged unpaid parking charge from 06/04/24. This was the first contact the Defendant had from dcbl and the ‘debt fees’ were already highly inflated.

The Defendant was not the driver of the vehicle and was out of the country when the alleged ‘contravention’ happened, and therefore should not be pursued for a breach of the terms on the signs: no valid parking session, as laid out in the particulars of claim.