Keep receiving parking charge letters for unknown person and vehicle from DCB Legal Ltd.

Em77

Hi,
Looking for advice, we keep receiving parking charge letters for a name I do not recognise and a vehicle registration I do not recognise. I know you're not supposed to open maillot addressed to you but as they keep coming, we were getting intrigued. I've checked online and can see that the company existed look legit but seen a thread on here about DCB legal ltd and now I'm unsure if it's a scam. Before I send them proof of address etc. what should I do? I'm thinking the vehicle must be registered here. so do I need to fill in a V888 form?

Brie

Just send the letters back marked "not known at this address".

If it's not addressed to you and it's not for a car you own or used to own then they can't demand anything from you.  Don't send them anything that tells them who you are.

Coupon-mad

Except by doing that, the motorist will get a CCJ. I couldn't stitch someone up with a PPC if I could find them on social media. Please try to alert the person.

la531983

Coupon-mad said:

Except by doing that, the motorist will get a CCJ. I couldn't stitch someone up with a PPC if I could find them on social media. Please try to alert the person.

By not updating their address and documents (assuming thats what has happened) they deserve one, tbf.

Coupon-mad

la531983 said:

Coupon-mad said:

Except by doing that, the motorist will get a CCJ. I couldn't stitch someone up with a PPC if I could find them on social media. Please try to alert the person.

By not updating their address and documents (assuming thats what has happened) they deserve one, tbf.

Absolutely not.

la531983

Coupon-mad said:

la531983 said:

Coupon-mad said:

Except by doing that, the motorist will get a CCJ. I couldn't stitch someone up with a PPC if I could find them on social media. Please try to alert the person.

By not updating their address and documents (assuming thats what has happened) they deserve one, tbf.

Absolutely not.

Lets agree to disagree.

Keep_pedalling

Em77 said:

Hi,
Looking for advice, we keep receiving parking charge letters for a name I do not recognise and a vehicle registration I do not recognise. I know you're not supposed to open maillot addressed to you but as they keep coming, we were getting intrigued. I've checked online and can see that the company existed look legit but seen a thread on here about DCB legal ltd and now I'm unsure if it's a scam. Before I send them proof of address etc. what should I do? I'm thinking the vehicle must be registered here. so do I need to fill in a V888 form?

You are perfectly entitled to open mail that has your address on it but with a strangers name on it. 

ChirpyChicken

Brie said:

Just send the letters back marked "not known at this address".

If it's not addressed to you and it's not for a car you own or used to own then they can't demand anything from you.  Don't send them anything that tells them who you are.

That does not make difference due to the mailing process used.
I would not worry it can not do you any harm

Brie

Coupon-mad said:

Except by doing that, the motorist will get a CCJ. I couldn't stitch someone up with a PPC if I could find them on social media. Please try to alert the person.

Fair enough. We don't want the bottom feeding PCN scammers to win one.

The other place to look is on you credit history - does that person's name come up on that, are there any associated addresses that you don't recognise?  Possibly the motorist is at one of those which might give you a clue as to where to look for them.   You might also spot a debt on your history that you don't recognise which might lead you to think that there's more going on rather than just a person using the wrong address.  

ToDeathWithPrivateParkingChargeScams

In my inexperienced opinion, someone has most likely used your address as a 'ghost address' i.e they have used a random name that may or most likely, may not exist with your address to complete a 'Transfer of Liability'. In other words, they have said that the driver is *insert random first name and surname* and that their address is your address.

I'm sure that if the name doesn't exist, a CCJ cannot be given but I'm unsure about how. Are CCJ's tied to an address or a name?

Then again, why do people do this? If they really want the illegal way out, at least use an address that is out of UK civil jurisdiction so it doesn't affect innocent people like you.

ChirpyChicken

ToDeathWithPrivateParkingChargeScams said:

In my inexperienced opinion, someone has most likely used your address as a 'ghost address' i.e they have used a random name that may or most likely, may not exist with your address to complete a 'Transfer of Liability'. In other words, they have said that the driver is *insert random first name and surname* and that their address is your address.

I'm sure that if the name doesn't exist, a CCJ cannot be given but I'm unsure about how. Are CCJ's tied to an address or a name?

Then again, why do people do this? If they really want the illegal way out, at least use an address that is out of UK civil jurisdiction so it doesn't affect innocent people like you.

It can of course result in a default CCJ.  The name could be Donald Duck the court would still issue a default CC but it would have no negative impact on the home owner / renter 
CCJS are linked to a name not the address, credit files are linked to a name not the actual address.