2 November 2010
13:1978064#1
Having had a moped stolen in May 2009, my daughter did not claim insurance as the value of her potential no claims bonus was worth more than any payout on the moped. So, she lost value of between £500-£600. Unbeknown to us, it was recovered in June 2009 but we were not advised. However, following a tip off on another matter, the police reopened the file and told me that the moped had been recovered. So the moped had been standing and deteriorating for 16 months.
Anyhow, I got the call that the moped was awaiting collection from the yard, but it was going to cost me £150 recovery fee (bear in mind this was a moped, and it was taken about 2 miles). And if not collected it would rack up £10 per day storage. I suggested that I would not pay it and that it should be disposed of. They would do that, but add a £50 charge to the £150 owed and take my daughter to court if not paid.
They very kindly waived the storage charges of approx £4000 from the time it was recovered to the time I collected it, seeing as it wasn't my fault that I hadn't been informed.
So I've just had to take time away from work to collect the moped in order to prevent further storage costs and pay £150 to pick up a wreck that is only fit for the scrapheap, due to it being outside and uncared for for over a year, on top of the damage caused by the thieves.
I feel more upset by the heavy handed extortionate fines imposed on us, legally, by the state than I did by the original theft, because this sort of extortion is legal and could easily create a huge debt for someone, such as a student with no money. It is totally non-negotiable, as it is set in law. Do we not pay enough taxes? Is this not a tax on the unfortunates who have had property stolen? Sickening!
2 November 2010
13:2278067#2
Blimey - it seems to me to be another example of how the law-abiding middle of the road general public are taken to the cleaners time and again. We always cop it, whether its for tax changes, benefits losses or this kind of extortion for the innocent. It is outrageous!
howard mcsweeney1- Location: Dover
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2 November 2010
13:4078071#4
might be worth having a word with citizens advice.
Keith Sansum1
- Location: london
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2 November 2010
14:1778075#5
Isn't this a polce charge and they did waive the £4000 ongoing fee?
so there must be room for movement on whether or not they charge?
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2 November 2010
14:2178077#6
No point going to Citizens Advise. This theft of our hard earned money is set in law - 'The Removal, Storage and Disposal of Vehicles Regulations 2008'
http://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2008/2095/contents/made
Its just another example of how us hard working people are shafted by the state.
And another piece of info gleaned was that the police force directly gets £30 of the recovery fee for admin. Surely that's their job; to solve crimes and do the admin? (Not that it was done well in this case either).
So we pay twice for the same thing. If I charged twice for a job, I would be called a thief or a fraudster. But its ok for the State, apparently.
Guest 690- Registered: 10 Oct 2009
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2 November 2010
18:0878118#8
As I`ve mentioned on another post sometime back, the laws an ASS!! The forum rules wouldn`t allow me to say what I`d really like to.
Tell them that I came, and no one answered.