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I am the owner but not occupier.

The tenant was paying council tax for some years but 'appears to have' advised the council that they no longer occupied the property and that I was liable despite their continued occupancy for the last 12 months +.

I have managed to sort this out now with the council and the only tax I am liable for is for the current void period whilst the property is being refurbished and re-let, so we're all pretty much sorted now. I'm just waiting for them to agree figures as they may offer a discount for the property being empty and, if not, I would expect to at least receive single person's discount.

A SAR may be interesting if only to see exactly how the council were notified of me supposedly being liable for the tax. This flat falls under a Selective Licensing Scheme so the council have my name and address on file but the nomination has my name spelt incorrectly suggesting it came via a third party.

Just received an email from the council confirming they have accepted my evidence and have adjusted liability. Hopefully the enforcement agents get the same....

My insurance has a paragraph which basically says that, so long as I notify DVLA and follow their instructions, there's no need to tell my insurer.

I may be talking total nonsense but is there not some issue with discrimination that stops insurers loading premiums for 'disabled' drivers. If so, that may explain my insurer's no need to notify them policy?

I rent a flat and a previous tenant appears to have advised the council they had vacated the property more than 12 months ago and that I was responsible for the council tax when, in fact, they stayed until evicted earlier this year. The council has subsequently billed me at the property and then started court proceedings for non payment resulting in a judgement against me. I only became aware of this when I found letters addressed to me at the property very recently.

I know the obvious solution is to make a statutory declaration but the letters have an incorrect spelling of my name. The surname is correct but my christian name has two errors in it.

So, what does the collective wisdom suggest? Ignore it as it is not linked to my home address nor name or crack on with a stat dec? Can I even make a stat dec when the name is incorrect?

I have contacted the council to advise of the void period for which I am responsible and they have requested proof of the previous actual tenancy dates but, thus far, have made no mention of any Court proceedings.

The Traffic Signs Manual, Chapter 3, Paragraph 16.1.4 states: “All upright signs should face oncoming traffic as drivers need to be able to read them without stopping, otherwise they might be committing an offence.” Does this apply to parking bay signage as the one in the GSV does not face oncoming traffic, rather it is parallel to it?

Email received from the London Tribunals today....

"The Enforcement Authority has informed the Tribunal that it will not contest your appeal against the
Penalty Charge Notice(s) stated above.

The Adjudicator has therefore allowed your appeal without considering the evidence or any details of
the case. You are not liable for any further charge(s) against the Penalty Charge Notice(s) stated
above and, where appropriate, any amounts already paid will be refunded by the Enforcement
Authority."

0343 222 3333 worked, thank you.
 
I did jump the gun a little and requested the footage via the challenge portal. The telephone call this morning confirmed my request had been received, was being actioned and that the PCN had been put on hold.

Thank you both for the responses. I don't suppose you know the correct contact number for TFL? I've looked on the TFL website but the number there doesn't include options for PCNs and there are none on the PCN which rather advises to write in to obtain the footage.

Alternatively I can use the challenge facility on their website and both request the footage and a hold on the PCN at the same time.

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