Motorist’s anger over illegal car park fines
Worcester News
By Lauren Murray
David Stanley had received letters for parking illegally.
A MOTORIST is bewildered by a barrage of parking fines that claim he has been in parking illegally in London.
Despite the fact David Stanley, of Spetchley Road, Worcester, has never even driven in London he has received a number of letters demanding that he pays fines for parking illegally.
The first, from the City of Westminster, told him he had 28 days to pay £100 for parking in a restricted area, namely Clifton Villas, on Tuesday, May 30.
In fact, Mr Stanley was on holiday in Cornwall that day and he used his hotel reservation receipt to prove it.
Three months later, a letter from the City of Westminster arrived and stated "a procedural error" had occurred and the fine had been cancelled.
Mr Stanley knew that his numberplate must have been cloned or copied.
He said: "I sent them a letter and they accepted it, but in the meantime I received another letter - this time from Transport for London."
Again he was told to pay a £100 fine within 28 days.
He said: "I couldn't remember where I was that day but I certainly wasn't in London. You live your life and unless you keep a diary you can't remember where you have been all the time."
Mr Stanley again sent off his car registration details and the fine was cancelled.
Only when the third fine arrived did he realise the car using his number plate was not even the same make or colour as his. The letter stated a blue Ford was parked illegally in Witan Street but Mr Stanley drives a black Mercedes.
The fourth, and so far final, letter that arrived at the start of September was another from the City of Westminster.
Mr Stanley was more than frustrated and he called the Metropolitan police.
"The police said there was nothing they could do and suggested I got in touch with the DVLA who have a special department for these problems.
"I presume they will try and catch somebody and finally stop these fines.
"They are costing me time and money."
A spokeswoman from the DVLA said: "It depends on the individual case but if he has written to us we will initially investigate and mark his record to say that he is having these parking fines.
"It is very difficult for us if we have not detected the car with no tax being driven on the road."
By Lauren Murray
David Stanley had received letters for parking illegally.
A MOTORIST is bewildered by a barrage of parking fines that claim he has been in parking illegally in London.
Despite the fact David Stanley, of Spetchley Road, Worcester, has never even driven in London he has received a number of letters demanding that he pays fines for parking illegally.
The first, from the City of Westminster, told him he had 28 days to pay £100 for parking in a restricted area, namely Clifton Villas, on Tuesday, May 30.
In fact, Mr Stanley was on holiday in Cornwall that day and he used his hotel reservation receipt to prove it.
Three months later, a letter from the City of Westminster arrived and stated "a procedural error" had occurred and the fine had been cancelled.
Mr Stanley knew that his numberplate must have been cloned or copied.
He said: "I sent them a letter and they accepted it, but in the meantime I received another letter - this time from Transport for London."
Again he was told to pay a £100 fine within 28 days.
He said: "I couldn't remember where I was that day but I certainly wasn't in London. You live your life and unless you keep a diary you can't remember where you have been all the time."
Mr Stanley again sent off his car registration details and the fine was cancelled.
Only when the third fine arrived did he realise the car using his number plate was not even the same make or colour as his. The letter stated a blue Ford was parked illegally in Witan Street but Mr Stanley drives a black Mercedes.
The fourth, and so far final, letter that arrived at the start of September was another from the City of Westminster.
Mr Stanley was more than frustrated and he called the Metropolitan police.
"The police said there was nothing they could do and suggested I got in touch with the DVLA who have a special department for these problems.
"I presume they will try and catch somebody and finally stop these fines.
"They are costing me time and money."
A spokeswoman from the DVLA said: "It depends on the individual case but if he has written to us we will initially investigate and mark his record to say that he is having these parking fines.
"It is very difficult for us if we have not detected the car with no tax being driven on the road."
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