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Dead woman sent ticket for speeding
A widower from Telford has received a speeding ticket after it was sent to his dead wife - 14 months after she died.
Michael Garbett, from Oaks Crescent, in Wellington, opened a letter addressed to his late wife Margaret from Staffordshire Police which stated that a vehicle Mrs Garbett had sold two years ago had been caught on a speed camera in Cannock.
The letter claimed a green Rover 214 had been photographed being driven 10 miles over the 30 miles-per-hour speed limit on July 16.
Mr and Mrs Garbett had been married for 38 years before she died of a brain haemorrhage in May 2004 aged just 58.
"The letter came as a bit of a shock," said Mr Garbett.
"I phoned the police to explain and said I would have loved for my wife to have been done for speeding, the woman at the end of the lined laughed and when I told her why she went quiet."
However, Mr Garbett was confident his late wife would have seen the funny side. "I took the ticket up to her computer room which is still as she left it," he said.
"Her ashes are in there with some photos. I went up to her ashes and said 'Even now, though you're gone, you're still causing me trouble'."
Dead woman sent ticket for speeding
A widower from Telford has received a speeding ticket after it was sent to his dead wife - 14 months after she died.
Michael Garbett, from Oaks Crescent, in Wellington, opened a letter addressed to his late wife Margaret from Staffordshire Police which stated that a vehicle Mrs Garbett had sold two years ago had been caught on a speed camera in Cannock.
The letter claimed a green Rover 214 had been photographed being driven 10 miles over the 30 miles-per-hour speed limit on July 16.
Mr and Mrs Garbett had been married for 38 years before she died of a brain haemorrhage in May 2004 aged just 58.
"The letter came as a bit of a shock," said Mr Garbett.
"I phoned the police to explain and said I would have loved for my wife to have been done for speeding, the woman at the end of the lined laughed and when I told her why she went quiet."
However, Mr Garbett was confident his late wife would have seen the funny side. "I took the ticket up to her computer room which is still as she left it," he said.
"Her ashes are in there with some photos. I went up to her ashes and said 'Even now, though you're gone, you're still causing me trouble'."
article said:
A widower from Telford has received a speeding ticket after it was sent to his dead wife - 14 months after she died.
Michael Garbett, from Oaks Crescent, in Wellington, opened a letter addressed to his late wife Margaret from Staffordshire Police which stated that a vehicle Mrs Garbett had sold two years ago had been caught on a speed camera in Cannock.
Und it really give a lot of faith in DVLA record keeping.
Presumably he notified DVLA when she died und presumably they received change of ownership document when car was sold?
WildCat said:
Und it really give a lot of faith in DVLA record keeping.
Presumably he notified DVLA when she died und presumably they received change of ownership document when car was sold?
Big presumption there then Mrs Cat!
No information that the transfer information was correctly sent to DVLA.
Of course. It MUST be the fault of DVLA! How stupid of me not to have realised
malman said:Figures last week indicating that 35% of data on their database is incorrect...
We all know the DVLA database is *PANTS* and yet they still think they can use it to auto prosecute. I don't care who is at fault the data is still S**t. It's their data its up to them to check it - no excuses
gone said:
Und it really give a lot of faith in DVLA record keeping.
Presumably he notified DVLA when she died und presumably they received change of ownership document when car was sold?
Big presumption there then Mrs Cat!
No information that the transfer information was correctly sent to DVLA.
Of course. It MUST be the fault of DVLA! How stupid of me not to have realised
Well, it's fairly likely it's a botch up isn't it ? Look how accurate the PNC is .....
puggit said:
We all know the DVLA database is *PANTS* and yet they still think they can use it to auto prosecute. I don't care who is at fault the data is still S**t. It's their data its up to them to check it - no excuses
Figures last week indicating that 35% of data on their database is incorrect...
I doubt it's that accurate .....
One of the main principles of computing is (and has been for 40-odd years) GIGO - Garbage In, Garbage Out. ie. your results are only as good as your data.
Obviously the DVLA weren't aware that the owner had changed and/or that the previous owner was deceased. Therefore, for whatever reason and regardless of whose fault it was, their data was in error.
The real question to be asked is how their data capture can be improved.
>> Edited by JonRB on Wednesday 3rd August 09:47
Obviously the DVLA weren't aware that the owner had changed and/or that the previous owner was deceased. Therefore, for whatever reason and regardless of whose fault it was, their data was in error.
The real question to be asked is how their data capture can be improved.
>> Edited by JonRB on Wednesday 3rd August 09:47
JonRB said:
The real question to be asked is how their data capture can be improved.
That is a good question and applies to every state and domestic situation.
Non motoring example follows.
Last time we moved house the chain fell apart for a few days because someone a few steps down the chain had failed to change ownership of her bungalow after being widowed. Still in joint names. Her solicitor found it when preparing that papers that one of the joint owners couldn't sign for obvious reasons.
How many of us at such a time would remember to cancel SWMBO's Co-op divi account.
To some extent the only way to improve data capture would be for all personal records to be traceable to a single number, thus with networked systems such distressing situations could pe reduced.
ID cards anyone?
:lights blue touch paper retreats to safe distance:
Flat in Fifth said:
To some extent the only way to improve data capture would be for all personal records to be traceable to a single number, thus with networked systems such distressing situations could pe reduced.
ID cards anyone?
Doesn't need to be an ID card, just one id number for everything instead of seperate NHS, NI, Driving Licence, Passport etc. numbers. And simple system to allow cross checking of people's records WITH THEIR PERMISSION.
jimothy said:
To some extent the only way to improve data capture would be for all personal records to be traceable to a single number, thus with networked systems such distressing situations could pe reduced.
ID cards anyone?
Doesn't need to be an ID card, just one id number for everything instead of seperate NHS, NI, Driving Licence, Passport etc. numbers. And simple system to allow cross checking of people's records WITH THEIR PERMISSION.
Am not a number! I am a WILD cat
Flat in Fifth said:
To some extent the only way to improve data capture would be for all personal records to be traceable to a single number, thus with networked systems such distressing situations could pe reduced.
Reminds me of a website that you can enter all your details on and if you die it notifies everyone you specified
Flat in Fifth said:
ID cards anyone?
Wouldnt work if no one updates the details relating to the card then the person is still alive in the eyes of the law
Flat in Fifth said:
......To some extent the only way to improve data capture would be for all personal records to be traceable to a single number, thus with networked systems such distressing situations could pe reduced.
ID cards anyone?
:lights blue touch paper retreats to safe distance:
Six weeks after birth everybody is issued with a Social Security Number, which should be a unique identifier. Unfortunately some 2 million numbers too many appear to have been allocated over the the past 40 years.
You really think ID cards are the answer?
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