Tuesday 4th September 2001

Parking Ticket Loophole?

Is registering your car in your child's name the secret to a life of illegal parking?

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[RacerX]

WOOOHOOOOO!!!!!!!!!

[mel]

Shame I haven't got any kids but maybe I'll try the dog !!

[philshort]

You are of course aware that the registered keeper of a vehicle is liable to prosecution in the event that the driver of that vehicle is not disclosed after the vehicle is Gatso'd. He heh!

[mel]

What do you do about Insurance when it comes to road tax time ????? Or do you just not tax it or insure it as the 9 year old etc etc

[Zoomer]

Waheeyyy! Godd on him. If he needs legal help then I'll do it for nowt. Nice to see that the little guy can f**K over the gestapo every now and then. This place gets more like communist China every day, what with cameras, fuel tax etc. Cheered me up no end......

[adrianr]

So how's he going to stop his kid getting a court summons for her 18th (or whatever) birthday present then? Cheers Dad!

[M-five]

I own the car my father uses (VW Golf), and he's insured it in his name, as the main/only driver with me as the registered keeper. I had no problems insuring it.

[MadGav]

If the offense is comitted when the girl is a minor, can she really be prosecuted for it as an adult when she reaches 18? Doensn't sound right to me.

[sjm]

I don't think most insurance companies check the age of the registered owner - I have just insured a car which is actually registered to my wife, and didn't get asked anything like that. I very much doubt if any action could be taken about a traffic offence committed by a minor without thier knowledge. I think I will get some friends with legal contacts to look into this. If it's as easy as this then my 2 year old daughter is about to recieve 4 cars as an early inheritence

[philshort]

I think taxing the car might be the main problem, you need to show insurance for the car and it will be in a different name. Unless you share the same name of course! I suppose the courts could endorse your minors licence before he/she as one, like they do for joyriders. Is failing to declare the driver endorseable?

[mel]

The courts really can do nothing to under 10's, If she was between 10 & 16 then an endorsement might be an option before she gets a license.