Who live near N1?

To Whom It May Concern,

Please find enclosed your "Notice to Owner" for penalty charge notice
xxxx. I have this evening spoken to an agent on your service desk who
confirmed the penalty charge has been sent to me due to an error on
your part.

I would like to confirm that my vehicle with registration EO02 MYK is
not, as you have incorrectly stated a "Vauxhall/Blue" but is in fact a
Kawasaki ER-500 Motorcycle. I can also confirm that my motorcycle has
never been to north London and I haven't been near Islington for
years.

Your letter was unnecessarily hostile and I do not appreciate being
put into the position of having to take valuable time out of my
already busy day to write this letter because you tell me (and I
quote) "You are legally responsible for responding to this notice."
Due to the incompetence of your staff I have been inconvenienced.

I am not impressed with your threat that "action will be taken by the
Local Authority to recover the sum due, through the Traffic
Enforcement Centre at Northampton County Court. If a debt is
subsequently registered against your name and if it is not paid and a
warrant is issued, the debt will be passed to a bailiff service for
recovery."

I must also point out the Data Protection notice on the rear of the
demand. You state all data is processed in accordance with Data
Protection Act 1998. This act states that data must be stored in a
secure fashion and must be accurate. If it is incorrect the grieved
party is entitled to compensation for distress caused by breach of the
act.

I require clarification in the following areas:

1) How did my details come to be recorded on this ticket in the
first place?
2) Why was this never picked up by an administrator?
3) When you contacted the DVLA to get my name and address why did
you not cross-reference the vehicle class (Car vs. Motorcycle),
manufacturer (Vauxhall vs. Kawasaki) or even the colour (Blue vs.
Black) which would have easily verified that your files were wrong.
4) When will my details be removed from your database?
5) You say that my details will be shared with other enforcement
agencies - have you incorrectly told them any of my details?

Due to the nature of your error, the demands placed upon me by your
letter and the considerable amount of time I have already had to spend
in attempting to rectify your mistake I do not feel it unreasonable to
expect a monetary gesture to reflect the inconvenience you have
caused.

I would appreciate your immediate attention to this matter.

Yours faithfully,

Nicholas Mooney.

 

Dunno about in N1, but down here they take a picture of the vehicle
displaying offending number plate when issuing the tickets - if dispute the
offence and then go to court, said piccy is part of their evidence against
you.

Might be worth seeing if this is the case with Islington cuntcil, as this
will be as good a proof it wasn't a bike, than any.

 

BGN wrote

<snip>

Nice one Nick. For a poof you ain't a half bad bloke sometimes.

 

In uk.rec.motorcycles, BGN amazed us all with this pearl of wisdom:

<Snip>

Actually, this sounds like a good ruse even if the ticket has been
properly issued.

It might not get you off, but it'll waste some of their time in finding
out!

 

BGN said...

Dear Mr Mooney,

Go **** yourself, we have the upper hand

Yours

The Stealth-tax-man.

 

BGN wrote:

I like that. Be nice to hear how it ends.

 

You go for it!
Send the fuckers a bill for your time and take them through the Small
Claims process once they refuse to pay.

 

I was going to send it Special Delivery, but seeing as I won't get
anything back as a form of payment (not even 2xPostage stamps) it
probably isn't worth it.

 

Not forgetting to add on another £30-£50 for each subsequent item of
correspondence.

 

<snip>

Fucking *ace*.

And don't let the bastards off the hook, either.

 

Send it special delivery, bit before you do, amend the letter to say
that you're charging them for it.

 

Using the patented Mavis Beacon "Hunt&Peck" Technique, Halla

Seriously, why would you talk to the dealer?

It's thg OH's responsibility to send the relevant form in.

I've always been able to do it online (recently). You do need the
reference number from the new-style V5, 'cos they don't seem to print
the reference on the reminder. With that, it's easy. What problem are
you having?

--
Wicked Uncle Nigel - There are few things in life more sinister than a
public toilet with the lid closed.

WS* GHPOTHUF#24 APOSTLE#14 DLC#1 COFF#20 BOTAFOT#150 HYPO#0(KoTL) IbW#41
SBS#39 OMF#6 Enfield 500 Curry House Racer "The Basmati Rice Burner",
Honda GL1000K2 (On its hols) Kawasaki ZN1300 Voyager "Oh, Oh, It's so big"
Suzuki TS250 "The Africa Single" Yamaha GTS1000

 

Stuff like this sometimes doesn't get through IME. When the Trophy was
written off, the insurers had the docs off me before they would pay out. I
wrote to the DVLA explaining that the bike was now the property of ERS.

I'd taxed it for a full year when I got it, so there was 6 months tax still
on it when it was hauled off to the knacker's yard, before I could retrieve
the disc. About 3 months later, I got a nasty note from the DVLA, demanding
money with menaces. Apparently it was listed as untaxed from about a month
after it disappeared, so the tax disc had been turned in for a refund. I
replied, saying a) **** off, and b) try talking to whoever surrendered the
tax disc. About a fortnight later, I got another note saying they'd decided
to take no further action against me.

 

On Mon, 9 Jan 2006 22:41:16 +0000,

Good thinking, batman.

"Due to the nature of your error, the demands placed upon me by your
letter and the considerable amount of time I have already had to spend
in attempting to rectify your mistake I do not feel it unreasonable to
expect a monetary gesture to reflect the inconvenience you have
caused. I also require you to cover the financial costs of my initial
telephone call to your office, this letter (special delivery) and
anything else you will request of me to pursue this matter."

Should I get more than 2xPostage Stamps in return I owe you a drink.

 

Heh. I played that game at the weekend, too.

 

I'd put a fixed sum they owe you (say £5) say you want repayment within
seven days, then send them a reminder if they haven't coughed, charging
them £5 for that and subsequent ones. Then take the cunts to the small
claims court for non-payment.

 

On Tue, 10 Jan 2006 07:56:24 +0000,

"To cover this first letter and the telephone call you should pay me
£5 within seven days of the date on which you signed the Special
Delivery note. If I have not received this payment within seven days
this fee will increase 100% to £10, I will also bill each reminder in
a similar fashion and duration and also for each and every other
letter I have to send and resend to you in regards to Penalty Charge
Notice xxxx. I would like to make it clear that I have no issue with
going to the Small Claims Court to claim these and any other related
and out-of-pocket expenses."

 

snip

<vbg> Go for it Shadwell.

 

AOL. Took a while, but it fired up and by christ it sounds lovely.

 

Using the patented Mavis Beacon "Hunt&Peck" Technique, Halla

Ah. Problem.

Ah. Another problem.

Good luck getting them sorted.

--
Wicked Uncle Nigel - There are few things in life more sinister than a
public toilet with the lid closed.

WS* GHPOTHUF#24 APOSTLE#14 DLC#1 COFF#20 BOTAFOT#150 HYPO#0(KoTL) IbW#41
SBS#39 OMF#6 Enfield 500 Curry House Racer "The Basmati Rice Burner",
Honda GL1000K2 (On its hols) Kawasaki ZN1300 Voyager "Oh, Oh, It's so big"
Suzuki TS250 "The Africa Single" Yamaha GTS1000