Posted on the 5th June 2025 in PHTM News

WARRINGTON MUMS BUS LANE NIGHTMARE CABBIE REGISTERS VEHICLE AT HER ADDRESS RACKING UP £770 IN FINES

A Warrington mother was left fearing court action after a "rogue" taxi driver allegedly registered his vehicle at her address, leading to a barrage of bus lane fines totaling £770.

Anna Brunskill, 49, received 11 penalty notices, nine of which arrived on the same day, despite having no connection to the vehicle or its driver.

The ordeal began on April 23 when Ms. Brunskill received a notice from the DVLA stating a vehicle had been registered at her address under an unfamiliar name. Subsequently, the marketing manager started receiving £70 bus lane fines, with photos on the notices clearly showing a vehicle with a taxi light on its roof.

While acknowledging the possibility of an "innocent mistake" due to similarly named roads in Warrington, Ms. Brunskill suspects something more nefarious.

"Something fishy seems to be going on when we've suddenly got 11 fines in the post," she said. "We don't know this person, we've lived at this address for 14 years and we don't know the car at all."

Ms. Brunskill voiced concerns about potential identity fraud, adding: "It's either innocent, and there is another road [named similarly to my street] in Warrington, or it could be that he's trying to get away without paying the fines because nobody can trace him."

She also pondered if the driver used a local address "so that he doesn't get in trouble with the police for not being a local taxi?"

Upon discovering the issue, Ms. Brunskill immediately contacted the DVLA and her local council. The DVLA confirmed they would open a case and later removed her address from their records.

Warrington Council has since cancelled all the fines, attributing the situation to a "genuine mistake" and confirming no further action will be taken.

Ms. Brunskill described the experience as "worrying" and "absolutely irritating," highlighting the significant time spent trying to resolve the situation. "You don't want to not be paying your penalty notices. You can get all sorts of things against your name can't you if you don't sort things like that?" she remarked, citing concerns about county court judgments and credit history.

The DVLA advises anyone receiving fines for a vehicle they do not own to contact Action Fraud, the issuing authority, and write to the DVLA with as much information as possible.

They reiterated that providing false information to the DVLA is an offence, and any uncovered fraud would lead to liaison with the police and other relevant authorities.


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