Got a nice suprise in the post this morning, a £100 parking ticket for a car which I sold last year!

 

It's for parking in a metered bay or something, is £100 fine normal? it's in London (the guy who bought it lives in london, I live near brighton lol).

 

What can I do? is there any way I can get it overturned? there's NO phone number on it at all, which I find disgusting!

 

The tricky bit: I cant remember when I sold it! and when i did, i held on to the log book for about 3-4 weeks as the blokes cheque for half the value bounced... and he transfered the rest, later. (I know, stupid wasnt I). So basically I'm not sure what date the transfer is marked at at the DVLA - I cant remember what I wrote.

 

I'm about to phone the DVLA, but please, any help is appreciated here!

OK, have just phoned DVLA, I did sell the car BEFORE the 23/12/2003 so they are sending me a letter confirming it :)

 

Do parking tickets go against your credit score ? (out of insterest).

Hi there,

No they don't have any impact on your credit record until legal proceedings are taken to recover an unpaid bill. There are a number of stages the authorities have to go through before that happens. Your letter from the DVLA should stop anything further happening to you as soon as they see sight of it.

 

Simon.

send a copy of that letter recorded delivery to the counsil who issued the ticket, then phone them to confirm they got it and that they won't take further action.

 

otherwise you will probably get another one heh.

Cheers :)(

I got a parking ticket for a car in wales( I live in leicestershire). I had never seen the car, let alone owned it. I sent a letter telling them this and it was dropped. How do you get a ticket for a car you have never owned?

 

cheerz, mickey