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1. Basil (basil@sarcasm.stream)'s status on Tuesday, 22-Mar-2022 13:43:27 UTC Basil

   Mrs Basil has received a speeding fine for a car she's never owned. Company flat out doesn't believe her.

   Say she's has to get a letter saying she doesn't own the car and make a police statement that she doesn't own the car.

   Doing my tits in.

   • Andy C (andyc@pleroma.stream)'s status on Tuesday, 22-Mar-2022 13:43:24 UTC Andy C

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     @basil Fecking Scousers. All is clear now.
     Santa Claes 🇸🇪🇭🇰🎅 likes this.
   • Andy C (andyc@pleroma.stream)'s status on Tuesday, 22-Mar-2022 13:43:25 UTC Andy C

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     @basil can a private, fly by night company issue speeding fines on public highways though? I assumed that was managed by the highways agency.
   • Basil (basil@sarcasm.stream)'s status on Tuesday, 22-Mar-2022 13:43:25 UTC Basil

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     • Andy C

     @andyc seems like it's from a toll road, maybe a bridge, on Merseyside.

   • Andy C (andyc@pleroma.stream)'s status on Tuesday, 22-Mar-2022 13:43:26 UTC Andy C

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     @basil for red route, red light style fixed penalty notices, one of the grounds for appeal is usually 'I was not driving or I was not the registered owner of the vehicle on the date of the offence'. Weird. Good luck. All shag and hassle you could do without.
   • Basil (basil@sarcasm.stream)'s status on Tuesday, 22-Mar-2022 13:43:26 UTC Basil

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     • Andy C

     @andyc yeah, she's written to DVLA asking for a letter confirming she's not ever been the keeper. And will forward that to the company.

     They are attempting to bully her essentially, I imagine standard procedure for hitting their targets.

   • Santa Claes 🇸🇪🇭🇰🎅 (clacke@libranet.de)'s status on Tuesday, 22-Mar-2022 15:30:52 UTC Santa Claes 🇸🇪🇭🇰🎅

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     • Andy C
     @basil @andyc V5? Is that a car registration document?
   • Basil (basil@sarcasm.stream)'s status on Tuesday, 22-Mar-2022 15:30:54 UTC Basil

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     • Andy C

     @andyc She decided to take the V5 to the garage where she got her car from and ask if they knew what to do. They said yeah, we'll sort that out. The correct V5 arrived a few days later and all was forgotten.

   • Andy C (andyc@pleroma.stream)'s status on Tuesday, 22-Mar-2022 15:30:56 UTC Andy C

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     @basil How the heck did that latter find its way to Mrs. Basil's address in the north east ?
     
     Joking (ancient Scouse footy rivalries) apart, are you sure it's not a scam ? Are they a valid company ?
   • Basil (basil@sarcasm.stream)'s status on Tuesday, 22-Mar-2022 15:30:56 UTC Basil

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     • Andy C

     @andyc yeah, it's legit.

     When she bought her latest car, someone, somewhere, fucked something up. (Assuming incompetence over malicious intent).

     So she received a V5 for this Porsche.

     It was unclear how to correct the error with the DVLA. All their forms are geared towards correcting individual errors. (The reg plate isn't right, the colour isn't right, the model isn't right, etc.) Nothing for - "this is completely the wrong vehicle."

   • Andy C (andyc@pleroma.stream)'s status on Tuesday, 22-Mar-2022 15:30:58 UTC Andy C

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     @basil Did Mrs. Basil's non-existent car still have four non-existent tyres on it ? If it was 'speeding', presumably not.
   • Basil (basil@sarcasm.stream)'s status on Tuesday, 22-Mar-2022 15:30:58 UTC Basil

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     • Andy C

     @andyc aye, tis a Porsche as well.