My son sold his car to a friend six months ago, leaving him to complete the V5 registration document, which he hasn’t done. Consequently we have received parking fines totalling nearly £300. My son told the DVLA three months later that he’d sold the vehicle and he is refusing the pay the parking fines, but the bailiffs aren’t interested. What should he do?
Your son should pay up, and sue the “friend” in the County Court for the money. I presume he didn’t get a dated receipt when he sold the car either, in which case the judge will have to decide the truth of the matter. The local authority won’t be interested in the complexities of the case: they just want payment, and since your son ignored the law on completing the V5 he’s really only got himself to blame.