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My father has been given a £50 fine by a "parking control" company for overstaying in a car park he has never been in, in a town he has never been to. His name and address was passed on by the DVLA. The photograph supplied to my father by this company, of the offending vehicles registration plate is not that of my father's (one character out). Being elderly it is causing him a lot of worry and inconvenience. What evidence does the DVLA require before releasing names and addresses? The DVLA web site states the following, nothing about evidence of an offence: "Companies requesting information to enforce parking fees must provide details of their business activities along with evidence to show they are acting on behalf of the land owner, that a parking charge scheme actually exists and that motorists are made aware of the scheme in force."
Asked on 20 February 2010 by C.W., Bovingdon
Answered by
Honest John
The DVLA is selling Data Protected information to all sorts of lowlifes, even from other EC countries, and liability occurs when it sells the wrong information or the lowlifes themselves get it wrong. Your father does not have to pay and if they harass him in any way he can take legal action against them for the damage this has caused him. This is a criminal offence under the Administration of Justice Act 1970. So he should also report harassment and fraud to the police and get a crime number for it.
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