Database of vehicles on hire
Received: 11 January 2023
Dear Sirs
TfL have told me this: TfL's enforcement system has a function within the solution which records the details of each hire agreement accepted for the purposes of transferring PCN liability where a statutory ground of representation is made out. (which I describe as a database).
The database is used to short cut the enforcement process by sending any PCNs incurred during one period of hire (of up to 6 months) to the hirer starting from the second PCN in time. The first PCN is sent to the registered keeper, the hire company, to obtain a copy of the hire agreement (and all PCNs should be treated the same).
My questions to you are:
1 Do you have access to the TfL database either directly or through your PCN enforcement contractor? Please answer yes or no.
2 If the answer to Q1 is yes, how many times did you, or your contractor, access that database in December 2022?
3 Have you created your own similar database? Please answer yes or no.
4 If the answer to Q3 is yes which bodies have access to your database?
5 If you hold a hire agreement, so you think the vehicle is on hire, would you send the second PCN incurred during the currency of a hire agreement to the registered keeper (the hire company) or to the person or company who rented the vehicle. (An example so you are clear about what I am asking. A Mr Smith rents a vehicle from El Cheapo Car Hire from 1 January to 30 May 23. He incurs a moving traffic, bus lane or parking PCN on 1 January. At the relevant time you demand keeper details from DVLA and then send a postal PCN, Enforcement Notice or Notice to Owner, as the case may be, to El Cheapo Car Hire and are sent a copy of the hire agreement in order to transfer liability to Mr Smith. The same vehicle commits another contravention on 1 April 23. To whom would you send the initial Postal PCN, Enforcement Notice or Notice to Owner, as the case may be? El Cheapo Car Hire or Mr Smith as you hold the hire agreement from the earlier contravention so assume it is still on hire and there is no need to bother El Cheapo Car Hire?)
Yours faithfully
D Dishman
21 Carnarvon Rd
Barnet
EN5 4LX
Outcome / Documents
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