Can OPC obtain my details from the DVLA?

[Calic0]

Hi ,

I'm new to this and I'm not sure how it works but I need some help please. I recently received a parking ticket from OPC for £100 because I overstayed my welcome in their car park. If I pay it within 14 days it will be reduced to £50. Although I am well aware it was my fault, I am disinclined to pay it because the whole situation is a farce. The OPC car park is the only free car park near my work, all the others are council owned and charge around £8 per day. As I work full time this can add up to quite a lot in a week and I don't live close enough to walk to work. Also, the shopping centre I work in doesn't provide parking for staff, so we are left with no choice and decide it's cheaper to take the risk of a ticket. It's ridiculous as I have parked there for over a year with no problems and this is the first ticket I've had - because it happened to be a busy day and the car park was filling up. Having read some threads on here, I was hoping I could ignore the ticket, (this may be naive of me :-|), and hope OPC think it's not worth their time to chase me for it. However, the small print on the ticket states they can apply to the DVLA for any relevent details they require. The last thing I need are intimidating letters dropping through the door. Can the DVLA really give my details out? Surely the Data Protection Act comes into force? Also, does anyone have any advice on whether or not I should pay the ticket.

Thanks.

[flyingdoc]

On application - the DVLA will supply OPC with the details of the registered keeper of the vehicle.

 

You raise a number of interesting legal and moral issues

 

Its not OPC's fault that there is no parking available near your work - how would you like it if the person working across the road from your house parked on your drive because there was no parking elsewhere...

 

Having said that - the DVLA will only give reg vehicle keeper - if this is a private parking ticket - effectively an invoice - I would ask them if they can confirm the identity of the driver (you are in no way obliged to tell them)

If they cannot identify who the driver is then they have no-one to pursue and cannot do anything about it.

 

I find your argument that it is ridiculous because you have parked there for a year rather strange - what you are effectively saying is that you have been abusing this companies land for a year - and now you are complaining because you got caught.

 

Legally I think you can probably avoid this ticket - if it is a private parking company ticket (I dont know what opc is)

 

Morally - since you have parked there for a year then £50 is not really a big price for a years parking....

 

It would however be useful (if you are intending to try and avoid paying) for you to post the ticket (both sides if they are both printed) so that we can be sure of exactly the type of ticket and whether it is safe to ignore.

[Shovel]

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