council parking fine for joint tenant

I can hear from your responses that this is causing you stress. Please understand that this is a very simple matter.

PCN

1. You must call the local authority responsible for issuing the PCN originally. Explain that the registered owner of the vehicle to whom the PCN, NTO or summons was addressed no longer lives at your address. Ask who you are speaking to and keep a note of this.

2. You are only responsible for parking fines that you incur, not for anyone else.

3. Bailiffs will only be instructed if you do not contact the council. In my experience the quicker you deal with this matter the quicker it will be resolved. Unless you call the local authority a Bailiff can and will arrive at your address and unless they are convinced by your story (this is arbitrary) can and will remove property if you do not make payment.

4. You mentioned that your daughters share your care, if you are disabled, tell the council, they will not want to discriminate and breach Disability Law and it will speed up the process.

Council Tax

Again call the local authority explain that the other tennant has left the property and that you are responsible solely for the council tax. Explain that your daughters share your care (do they receive a carer's allowance?) but do not live with you full time. There is no reason why you should not be entitled to a a single person's allowance of 25% reduction in council tax.

In future write on the envelope of all unopened mail addressed to the former tennant as follows, "Moved return to sender" and put in the post. It won't need more postage.

Hope this helps.