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PayMyFuel letter is addressed to OP as the the Registered Keeper. It appears the OP in this case is also in the photograph as the driver but I am wondering what if PayMyFuel photographs did not evidence who was driving? Private Parking Companies have, in principle at least, the ability to shift the liability from the driver to the to the registered keeper in some circumstances but does any simlar right exist in non-payment of fuel cases like this?

The FAQs on their website include this statement but they give no indication of the legal basis for it:

"It wasn’t me that filled up, it was a family member, friend etc.
As the registered keeper, you are liable for any fines unless the party responsible volunteers to take responsibility for the case."

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even visits by debt collectors to the property

I'm not aware of any examples of DCBL ever turning up in person to seek payment of disputed parking charge notices.

My point was that if the occupant of the address completely ignores all letters DCBL might turn up trying to find if the person they are looking for lives there (not to seek payment). They turned up at my daughter's looking for an ex-tenant for exactly that reason.

DCBL are allowed to contact the address and ask if the person they are trying to make contact with lives there and they can't be reported or sued for doing so if they only do it once.

If DCBL repeatedly contacted the address  that might be harrassment and action could be taken. But only if DCBL have been told the person doesn't live there.

However ignoring it might lead to more letters from DCBL and even visits by debt collectors to the property. so best not to ingnore it.

The person should send the letter back to DCBL stating simply that "XXXX [the name DCBL have put on their letter] does not live here. Please do not contact me again about this matter". Normally I'd just write 'return to sender' on the envelope and shove it back in a postbox but on this occasion it would be better that they send it back in a fresh envelope and put postage on it so that they can get a proof of posting at the post office to use as evidence if DCBL try to contact the address again.

"Saba is aware of this but purports to issue POFA notices because the legal title to the station car parks is held by a wholly owned and controlled TfL subsidiary rather than by TfL directly".

Ownership of legal title is surely irrelevant as POFA Sch 4 section 3 (1) (b) says [my bold]

"a parking place which is provided or controlled by a traffic authority"

"provided or controlled", not owned.

If TfL are asserting that the payment was due from and made by your sister then they couldn't logically use data protection law to refuse to disclose what she has asked because, according to TfL, it is your sister's own personal information!

I forgot to say that I've assumed the deceased brother has no surviving spouse or civil partner.

Sorry but I'm confused by who the other people are. Who are the other people who might have keys?  Who was last heard of living rough in France? Are there other living siblings?

How did the police get keys? Did they break in to discover the body and take away a set of keys at that time? Possibly after gaining access they had a locksmith change the locks and the locksmith left all the new keys with the police?

IF there is no Will (ie he died Intestate), and IF the brother who has died in the Barbican has no living parents or children, and IF your friend is the only surving sibling then your friend would inherit the property and the deceased's whole estate. And she would be the person who could apply for Probate and would then have the authority to deal with his Estate. If there are other living siblings the estate is shared equally between them.

But she is going to struggle with this if she doesn't "do computers". Most things involving administering an Estate have to be done online. If it turns out she is the closest relative to handle the Estate if there is no Will (or if there is a Will that names her as Executor) she might be best advised to employ a firm of solicitors to deal with it all. Especially if, as your post hints, there may be another sibling somewhere entitled to a share of an intestate estate but who can't be found. If her late brother owned a Barbican flat outright (no mortgage/loan to pay off) the Estate will well be able to afford solicitors' fees. Barbican flats are expensive! Online sites like Zoopla will give a rough idea of current value.

Of course she doesn't know if there is a Will yet, she needs to gain access. She should ask the police if they can let her in.  Ask neighbours or any known friends if they have a key (unless the locks have been changed).

Does she know who her brother's solicitor is? I'm guessing not, but if she does she could ask them if they have the Will. There's a private company called The National Wills Register who store Wills. She could check if they hold her brother's.

Is an Inquest being held? If so the death can't be formally registered until after the Inquest but the Coroner should issue her with an interim death certificate called a "CORONER'S CERTIFICATE OF THE FACT OF DEATH" which she can use to administer the Estate in the meantime.

She can check the actual ownership position of the flat (and if there are are any mortgages or charges) at the Land Registry. She'd need to set up an account first and there's a £7 fee but it's straightforward. The document she needs is the Title Register (don't need Title Plan).  https://www.gov.uk/search-property-information-land-registry