NEW SCAM - PCN fake Letter

PCNscam2024

DE_612183 said:

Looks like someone stopped to drop-off at Luton Airport - could that have been you or someone else who has access to the car?

Can you see the plate in the photo? sometimes it's a digit being read wrong - perhaps an N for M or W

It's not a scam though - if you do ignore eventually you'd get a court case and CCJ if you continued to ignore and did not defend.

Best to sort it out now.

We have never been to this location. It has wrong date and on the photo is completly different make/model, colour and plate.

PCNscam2024

Gr1pr said:

Definitely foolish to ignore it 

Definitely not a scam, but probably a VRM misread 

Check that picture of the different vehicle for the VRM details ASAP 

Respond to state that the vehicle in the picture is clearly NOT your vehicle and they should check the photos carefully 

Add a picture of your vehicle to the response to show it as a spot the difference 

Complain that your DVLA data has been unlawfully accessed so is a breach of the KADOE contract and possibly a GDPR breach to too 

Tell them to cancel the PCN and to send you written confirmation with an apology as soon as possible 

I could contact them to check the photo as it is not my vehicle, but i am reluctunt to give them my number plate.

Nellymoser

I would do as Gr1pr advises. You could redact or part redact your number plate in the 'spot the difference picture' you send them.

Umkomaas

PCNscam2024 said:

Gr1pr said:

Definitely foolish to ignore it 

Definitely not a scam, but probably a VRM misread 

Check that picture of the different vehicle for the VRM details ASAP 

Respond to state that the vehicle in the picture is clearly NOT your vehicle and they should check the photos carefully 

Add a picture of your vehicle to the response to show it as a spot the difference 

Complain that your DVLA data has been unlawfully accessed so is a breach of the KADOE contract and possibly a GDPR breach to too 

Tell them to cancel the PCN and to send you written confirmation with an apology as soon as possible 

I could contact them to check the photo as it is not my vehicle, but i am reluctunt to give them my number plate.

Why?  That's one of the key components that could get this cancelled soonest.

DE_612183

PCNscam2024 said:

DE_612183 said:

Looks like someone stopped to drop-off at Luton Airport - could that have been you or someone else who has access to the car?

Can you see the plate in the photo? sometimes it's a digit being read wrong - perhaps an N for M or W

It's not a scam though - if you do ignore eventually you'd get a court case and CCJ if you continued to ignore and did not defend.

Best to sort it out now.

We have never been to this location. It has wrong date and on the photo is completly different make/model, colour and plate.

Can you see the reg plate on the car in the photo they have supplied?

Is it a mis-read or a clone?

1505grandad

"We have never been to this location. It has wrong date and on the photo is completly different make/model, colour and plate."

FYI when complaining to DVLA  re breach of KADOE contract etc.:-

https://www.whatdotheyknow.com/request/kadoe_service_contract_informati/response/1683411/attach/4/FOIR8718 annex 1.pdf

"B7.2. The Customer shall ensure before relying on any item of Data that the Data provided matches the information in the request (for example, so that the model, type and colour of the vehicle match) and shall not seek to recover payment where the Data provided does not match the vehicle information in the request."

fisherjim

You need to show the back of that letter, from what I can see it cannot hold the keeper liable anyway.

Coupon-mad

They've already got your numberplate!  It's in the letter along with your name & address. No need to hide. Just contact them online and tell them this is clearly a misread. Not your vehicle in the photo.

Simple.