Council Parking Penalty Notices

[olomola]

I am having issues with the Wandsworth Borough Council with regards to parking permit and ownership of a vehicle. I dispose of a vehicle in April 2006 and had a DVLA confirmation in writing.
I received a PCN from Wandsworth council in September 2006 for a contravention in July 2006 for the same vehicle. After a lengthy verbal ad written dispute, the council sent me a notice of acceptance letter for the charge agreeing that I do not owe the vehicle at the time.
On the 28th of December 2006, I received a court order of recovery initiated by the council for the same PCN stated above. I have written several letters of explanation to everybody involved including DVLA. Now TEC (Traffic Enforcement Centre) in Northampton one of the groups I wrote to insists I have to make payment as requested by Wandsworth Council. What do I do??? help

[patdavies]

You apply to TEC to have the judgement set aside.

The letter that you have from the council is your proof that the PCN is not yours.

Also complain, in writing, to the Local Government Ombudsman as Wandsworth Council are acting improperly.

	County Court guidebook by Judge Patricia Pearl Follow this link to read the review of this excellent Small Claims Guidebook. This comprehensive and very accessible guide will take you through the process of suing or defending a claim. This guide will help you take control of your litigation and make you more confident about doing it yourself. Applies to England and Wales

	Fight a Motoring Ticket kit Follow this link to read the review of the "Fight a motoring ticket" kit by Lawpack. Everything you need to challenge your motoring ticket. Most motoring tickets go unchallenged. Most which are challenged are challenged successfully.

	The Financial Ombudsman Service For the most part, don't bother. The Ombudsman is an industry arranged service which is under-resourced, takes too long, lacks clear transparency. You have no idea what evidence the FOS has received from the bank or how your complain has really been handled. The FOS is the preferred complaints route for the banking industry. The county court is to be preferred by consumers for its speed, openness, the quality of its awards and also because it will award 8% interest on top of any damages won by you. The Ombudsman should normally be used to solving little technical difficulties or customer service problems which you have expereinced with your bank.

[olomola]

Dear PatDavies,

Thanks for your kind advice regarding this issue. TEC had written to me earlier regarding my explanation and response to the pcn from WANDSWORTH claiming that the contents of my letter had been duly noted... but are unable to comment on the validity of the original PCN or any representations that i may have already made against the charge.
According to TEC, WANDSWORTH has registered a PCN charge in my name and they intend to issue a warrant of execution against me. My only options to prevent further action is to either pay the PCN or Appeal by filing a Statutory Declaration (PE3), but for this form to be accepted, it must be signed in front of a Commissioner of Oaths or an Officer of the Courtetc for which a charge must be paid. GOD!!! all this for a car that i had disposed off fully and legally five months before the first PCN. The current owner may not even be aware of anything. am really confused by this whole thing.

	Fight a Motoring Ticket kit Follow this link to read the review of the "Fight a motoring ticket" kit by Lawpack. Everything you need to challenge your motoring ticket. Most motoring tickets go unchallenged. Most which are challenged are challenged successfully.

[patdavies]

Completing the statutory declaration is necessary to get the judgement set aside.

Once you have done that, you can get the ticket thrown out by the adjudicator and clain costs. If the adjudicator will not allow costs (and they only do if the council is unreasonable), then sue the council in the small claims court for all your expenses in dealing with this.

	County Court guidebook by Judge Patricia Pearl Follow this link to read the review of this excellent Small Claims Guidebook. This comprehensive and very accessible guide will take you through the process of suing or defending a claim. This guide will help you take control of your litigation and make you more confident about doing it yourself. Applies to England and Wales