Fuming driver forced to pay fine for car he doesn’t own
A MOTORIST says he has been left ‘scunnered’ and £60 out of pocket after losing his appeal against a bus lane fine for a car he hasn’t owned for FOUR years.
David Clark, a financial advisor, has been caught up in a two-month wrangle with Glasgow City Council, the DVLA and the DVSA over a lane infringement on Glassford Street in June.
He says he hasn’t driven the Nissan Primera since 2014, when he passed it onto his parents.
They sold the car to a new owner two years later, and the family say they followed all the correct procedures including notifying the DVLA of both changes in ownership.
However, his elderly parents no longer have the new owner’s details and the DVLA has registered the car as, ‘owner unknown’.
Mr Clark was told by the council that it is his responsibility to verify the identity of the new owner.
He has been told by the DVLA that he won’t be liable for any future fines, but couldn’t escape the £60 penalty.
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He said: “DVLA say they don’t have a record of who the owner is and anyone can tax a car.
“However, the tax is being paid by direct debit and they know who is paying the tax but won’t contact them to ask if they are the registered keeper.
“The council and the adjudicator rejected the DVLA confirmation I was not the owner of the vehicle on the date of the infringement and state that I need to provide details of who the owner is or I pay.
“My solicitor says it’s not worth the hassle, as DVLA will not provide detail of who is paying the car tax unless we get a court order (which will not happen) to force them to provide the tax payers details.”
A spokesman for the DVLA said it relies on motorists to register details of vehicle ownership.