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Oct 26, 2017 19:27:32 GMT
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Dvla and car parks seams to be a grey area. A few years ago a mate who had no driveway parked his car in the pub car park opposite his house when the tax expired, he knew the landlord and had permission to park it there but the dvla still came round and clamped it. Another car dealer friend drove a "stock" car to McDonald's for his lunch, removed the trade plates out of the window once parked in the car park in fear of them being stolen, only to return to his car half hour later to find that had also been clamped. Turned out the dvla clampers had also drove into mcdonalds for their lunch and it pinged up as Untaxed on their camera's so they clamped it. Not sure if residential car parks come under the same laws. Different types of car park residential private parking which the public have no right of way and the car was parked up there before the RFL expired Vs a supermarkets/ Maccy's etc which are publicly accessible and you have just driven there off the public highway ... anyhoo he is lucky his car didn't get lifted by the police for no tax and his trade plates confiscated as you are only allowed to use trade plates for trade reasons and going to get dinner isn't on the can do list.
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Jul 22, 2018 22:11:01 GMT
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Did anything ever come of this?
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Jul 22, 2018 23:13:41 GMT
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its now been changed to any PUBLIC ACESS AREA so they can clamp shopping center car parks etc
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Jul 22, 2018 23:45:19 GMT
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Was the car saved though? Screw the rules discussion...
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Fossilfish
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Was the car saved though? Screw the rules discussion... Nope still rotting away. The cleaner for the block had confirmed that the owner is deceased but the person who now owns the flat is not in the slightest interested as he doesn't drive and not interested in the parking spot. I could register it and if I get a V5 (I know this is the registered keeper not owner) I will try to get into it and work on it where it is as no one is interested anyway but would feel odd. I have exhausted all attempts. I wouldn't spend much as main expenses will be keys/locks
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Thank fossils for fuel!
1996 Jeep XJ Sport 2.5 Manual 1975 Scimitar 3.0 V6
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dazaaa
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Mate seriously? Just v62 it and tow it away. You know the owner isn't around and nobody will bat an eyelid at a scrap old car being towed away, and if you have the logbook any curious passers by enquire. I've done it myself when I fell in love with a car that was headed to the crusher and nobody knew who it belonged to.
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Jul 23, 2018 10:17:46 GMT
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Mate seriously? Just v62 it and tow it away. You know the owner isn't around and nobody will bat an eyelid at a scrap old car being towed away, and if you have the logbook any curious passers by enquire. I've done it myself when I fell in love with a car that was headed to the crusher and nobody knew who it belonged to. Pretty much this. Just apply for the logbook and get someone to trailer it, sod 'em - if it's willingly going to waste nobody is going to miss it.
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Jul 23, 2018 13:19:37 GMT
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its had a 12 months cooling off period, go for it
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Jul 23, 2018 13:40:23 GMT
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It will still be there in another 12 months coz he his obviously not bothered about saving it, or it would have already been sorted
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Jul 23, 2018 18:56:36 GMT
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Shame it’s still sat there
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Last Edit: Jul 23, 2018 18:57:39 GMT by Mercdan68
Fraud owners club member 1999 Jaguar s type 1993 ford escort
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If the new owner isn't interested why don't you offer him £50 for it and tell him you'll take it away. He's going to have to deal with it at some point otherwise, even if he personally doesn't want to use the parking space it'll be affecting the value of the flat.
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