Parking fine

jimbooth

Sorry, heading is incorrect. It was no tax displayed.
Hi, I received a fine in the post today stating that I have been issued with a fine for failing to display tax on a car on Jan 12.
Thing is the car in question was not being used, it was given to my niece for her 18th in Oct and hasn't left the yard since as she is getting her licence sorted and the battery is flat so won't even start.
The car was in my wife's name but never transferred over.
How do I fight this? How can I prove it wasn't the car in question?

greasepalm

who owns the yard as if its your property and not out on the road you might be safe.
but if you got a ticket access to photos might be needed to prove guilt or innocence

jimbooth

greasepalm wrote: »

who owns the yard as if its your property and not out on the road you might be safe.
but if you got a ticket access to photos might be needed to prove guilt or innocence

It's my brothers house about 30 miles away from the supposed location of ticket issu e

jimbooth

jimbooth wrote: »

It's my brothers house about 30 miles away from the supposed location of ticket issu e

Never got a ticket, only the reminder in the post from CoCo

Atlantic Dawn

Was your niece driving it somewhere else, if you 100% can't prove this no point in starting any action over it. Not transferring ownership over is idiotic.

greasepalm

i would ask for a photo because they can be wrong,if its showing your car pay the fine.

jimbooth

Atlantic Dawn wrote: »

Was your niece driving it somewhere else, if you 100% can't prove this no point in starting any action over it. Not transferring ownership over is idiotic.

No, she hasn't been using it, 100% certain.
Reg wasn't changed as we didn't remember. Not an issue as car was not being used till she got her license.

jimbooth

greasepalm wrote: »

i would ask for a photo because they can be wrong,if its showing your car pay the fine.

It couldn't be our car as it has been in the same spot over 30 miles away since October.
100% certain of this.

Atlantic Dawn

jimbooth wrote: »

No, she hasn't been using it, 100% certain.
Reg wasn't changed as we didn't remember. Not an issue as car was not being used till she got her license.

Why wouldn't you transfer from day 1, no benefit in not?

Grab All Association

Let’s just forget about transfer of ownership for a minute.

If the OP is correct here that the car wasn’t used then there’s something more serious going on here. Cloned reg possibly?

Magilla Gorilla

Grab All Association wrote: »

Let’s just forget about transfer of ownership for a minute.

If the OP is correct here that the car wasn’t used then there’s something more serious going on here. Cloned reg possibly?

The traffic warden will have a picture of the car for court. Ask to see it. Could be mistake on reg no. The photo will sort it out.

NUTLEY BOY

Getting the registration number of an offending vehicle wrong does happen.

My mother's car was never west of Rathmines but she got a parking ticket for Galway ! When challenged to check their evidence they coughed up an admission of error and an apology.

Victor

jimbooth wrote: »

Sorry, heading is incorrect. It was no tax displayed.
Hi, I received a fine in the post today stating that I have been issued with a fine for failing to display tax on a car on Jan 12.
Thing is the car in question was not being used, it was given to my niece for her 18th in Oct and hasn't left the yard since as she is getting her licence sorted and the battery is flat so won't even start.

Has the vehicle been registered as 'off the road' for tax purposes?

jimbooth

Victor wrote: »

Has the vehicle been registered as 'off the road' for tax purposes?

No, just as well cos the fine would be bigger! 😀.