Stranger's SORNed van in private car park.
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Since the beginning of the month, a small Daihatsu van has been parked in the private car park of the apartment block where I live. As all of the residents are goatee wearing, multi-company directors - even the women, it stuck out like a sore thumb.
I checked the van over and noticed that the road tax had expired at the end of May. I then googled the van's reg. number and discovered that it had been SORNed from the 2nd June. So, whoever owns it intends to leave it there for some time.
It does not belong to any of the residents or their family or friends. No one knows who owns it
What can we do about it? Is there a way to find out the registered owner of the van so that we can write to them? Can we legally have it removed? Can we strip it down and sell it off for parts?
Or, is there nothing that we can do about the van?
Thanks for your help.
I checked the van over and noticed that the road tax had expired at the end of May. I then googled the van's reg. number and discovered that it had been SORNed from the 2nd June. So, whoever owns it intends to leave it there for some time.
It does not belong to any of the residents or their family or friends. No one knows who owns it
What can we do about it? Is there a way to find out the registered owner of the van so that we can write to them? Can we legally have it removed? Can we strip it down and sell it off for parts?
Or, is there nothing that we can do about the van?
Thanks for your help.
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As evil as this sounds, this is the only real solution. You could fill out the form and send to the DVLA but chances are they'll refuse your request. (They refused mine). If they do send you the name and address of the registered keeper you can write to them and give some days/weeks notice.
Sad thing is when notice expires you really have no power to do anything else.
The management agent of my block gives out tickets but the smart criminal just leaves the tickets on his cars like some badge of honour.
As evil as this sounds, this is the only real solution. You could fill out the form and send to the DVLA but chances are they'll refuse your request. (They refused mine). If they do send you the name and address of the registered keeper you can write to them and give some days/weeks notice.
Sad thing is when notice expires you really have no power to do anything else.
The management agent of my block gives out tickets but the smart criminal just leaves the tickets on his cars like some badge of honour.
If a jack were to be placed under the rear end it could be moved to a less awkward location.
If the middle of the road outside is less awkward to you then so be it. A brief phone call to authorities (courtesy of a nearby phonebox) would alert them to its presence so that it doesn't present a danger.
If the middle of the road outside is less awkward to you then so be it. A brief phone call to authorities (courtesy of a nearby phonebox) would alert them to its presence so that it doesn't present a danger.
Blib said:
Since the beginning of the month, a small Daihatsu van has been parked in the private car park of the apartment block where I live. As all of the residents are goatee wearing, multi-company directors - even the women, it stuck out like a sore thumb.
Worst 'I'm a powerfully built company director' thread eva.Breadvan holds the ban-hammer in these parts.
I'd just team up with three of my director-buddies to drag it onto the road. But then I'd also check it wasn't one of theirs first.
JustinP1 said:
Blib said:
Since the beginning of the month, a small Daihatsu van has been parked in the private car park of the apartment block where I live. As all of the residents are goatee wearing, multi-company directors - even the women, it stuck out like a sore thumb.
Worst 'I'm a powerfully built company director' thread eva.Breadvan holds the ban-hammer in these parts.
Blib said:
JustinP1 said:
Blib said:
Since the beginning of the month, a small Daihatsu van has been parked in the private car park of the apartment block where I live. As all of the residents are goatee wearing, multi-company directors - even the women, it stuck out like a sore thumb.
Worst 'I'm a powerfully built company director' thread eva.Breadvan holds the ban-hammer in these parts.
I think we need a photo of the van in the offending area just so we can accuse it of being a bannable 'holiday snap'....
Seriously though, is there a management co for the block? I'm sure they wouldn't want cars dumped there.
It certainly sounds like trespass (in the civil rather than criminal sense). I would have though the DVLA would provide details if the management co or their solicitors write asking for them with the appropriate fee.
It's a better route than committing a criminal offence by moving or immobilising the vehicle without permission.
It's a better route than committing a criminal offence by moving or immobilising the vehicle without permission.
zzzzzzzzzzzzzzz said:
It certainly sounds like trespass (in the civil rather than criminal sense). I would have though the DVLA would provide details if the management co or their solicitors write asking for them with the appropriate fee.
It's a better route than committing a criminal offence by moving or immobilising the vehicle without permission.
Correct. DVLA will provide management agent with details of driver. They provided it to the management agent of my block even when they had refused my own request for the same information.It's a better route than committing a criminal offence by moving or immobilising the vehicle without permission.
The problem is the managing agents are pretty much powerless since they are not alllowed to remove vehicles any longer. They can only issue tickets which the owner of the vehicle can choose not to pay.
There may be a way to get these vehicle removed through the courts but in my case, the management agent has so far failed to explore any such route for several unauthorised vehicles parked in residents bays.
Eclassy said:
zzzzzzzzzzzzzzz said:
It certainly sounds like trespass (in the civil rather than criminal sense). I would have though the DVLA would provide details if the management co or their solicitors write asking for them with the appropriate fee.
It's a better route than committing a criminal offence by moving or immobilising the vehicle without permission.
Correct. DVLA will provide management agent with details of driver. They provided it to the management agent of my block even when they had refused my own request for the same information.It's a better route than committing a criminal offence by moving or immobilising the vehicle without permission.
The problem is the managing agents are pretty much powerless since they are not alllowed to remove vehicles any longer. They can only issue tickets which the owner of the vehicle can choose not to pay.
There may be a way to get these vehicle removed through the courts but in my case, the management agent has so far failed to explore any such route for several unauthorised vehicles parked in residents bays.
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