Baillif Threat

[aimee]

I keep getting threatening letters about the removal of my car for unpaid parking fine in March 2003 (this first she had heard of it!). The problem is that when the fine was received I didn�t own the car (my sister did) and at that point we were living together. The letter comes addressed to her at my address, but threatens to remove the car, which is now actually mine. I have written twice to the Baillifs and spoken to them and explained the situation, and they keep asking for her new address � am I obliged to pass it on? ( I posted this earlier in the wrong catogory at don't know how to move it - sorry)

[Headtime]

No, I don't think you are obliged to pass her address on to them. Just say, you don't know where she is living now. Presumambly if the Baliffs removed the car, it would be theft as it is now your property.

[sft42]

Provide the baliff company with a photocopy of the vehicles V5 document (log book) which will give the listing of previous owners and dates they owned the car....this should tie in with your story and allow you to prove that you were not the registered keeper of the vehicle at the time of the parking fine.

As for the sister's address I would simply say that you are unable to furnish them with that information at this time and leave it at that, that way you are not directly lying to them if you do know her address.

[Hippy]

If the court and the bailiff are doing their jobs correctly then the correspondence concerning this will be addressed to your sister, as she was the registered keeper at the time of the offence. This stuff should be returned to the sender with the message that the addressee is not at this address.

If the court and baliff are addressing things to YOU then you need to take all your documents, including corespondence from court & bailiff, to your local Citizens' Advice Bureau to seek qualified advice. If you leave it until the big burly men arrive to take the car you will not only be greatly messed about but also be at a distinct disadvantage in trying to explain your case.

[BenDToy]

If you transferred ownership officially then I can't see how they can legally do this. If you can show them a registration document that proves it then they will probably leave you alone. You are not obliged to pass on her address, but I think you should. After all it wasn't very nice of her to do that to you now was it?