volkswagen t25 - upset about car park rules

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Mon 22 Mar 2010 17:39
volkswagen t25 - upset about car park rules - djg

just brought a classic van and parked it in the residents car park no tax (i know) could not sorn was not in my name dvla informed me so will have to wait for new v5 and i could send in the form to sorn it in my name until v5 comes which both take some time.

anyway van got towed gutted because i live in council property so my car park is public road and rules say no.

a notice had been put on giving 7 days before removel by council and taken before 24hrs had gone.

and my first classic van project and money down the drain (no i don't have the funds to get out and pay holding charges)

so no where to put our new untaxed cars

before anyone say laws are laws just feel its unfair because you don't live in an house or private land and you can only park where you live .

Edited by djg on 22/03/2010 at 17:47

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Thu 25 Mar 2010 07:19
volkswagen t25 - upset about car park rules - hbosken

The parking is irrelevant. You used an untaxed vehicle on the road - that alone gives DVLA the right to sieze it. And you should have been aware that your car park was public so would not come under SORN rules (sorry, but ignorance is no legal excuse).

Unfair it may be, but in my book a necessary law. If your vehicle wasn't taxed, was it even MOTd or insured? And you don't need to wait for a new V5 to advise SORN - you can do that with the section you receive when you buy the vehicle.

Not a lot of sympathy from me, I'm afraid.

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Thu 25 Mar 2010 08:04
volkswagen t25 - upset about car park rules - M.M

Sadly a shared/residents/public car park is no place to keep a restoration project. The result you have was somewhat inevitable. To many folks a T25 is an old van not a classic so someone was always going to complain. You need to get a lockup/barn space organised before the next purchase.

Edited by M.M on 25/03/2010 at 08:07

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Fri 26 Mar 2010 09:21
volkswagen t25 - upset about car park rules - Bromptonaut

I'm having some difficulty following the OP but I draw the following facts:-

  1. Vehicle was driven/delivered to the residents car park which is provided by the LA, probably as landlord
  2. It was identified to/by the LA as either abandoned or parked in contravention
  3. LA removed it but before expiry of 7 days notice atttached to vehicle
  4. Although it was untaxed the DVLA were not involved in the seizure.

OP needs to inquire of the LA what the processes are for relaease and appeal against premature lift. If release fee is unnafordable then I'd question whether "project" was really viable.

And as MM says a residents car park is no place for a project vehicle. Even if space is not at a premium it's going to be an eyesore for those overloking.

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Sun 28 Mar 2010 19:11
volkswagen t25 - upset about car park rules - Altea Ego

you dont have any funds to recover the van? where were the funds coming from to do the restoration then. or the tax, or the insurance.

Still its good in one way, the T25 will provide a new home for the scrap yard dog.

Edited by Altea Ego on 28/03/2010 at 19:12

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