Are we really liable for an incident that occurred while we were 3,000 miles away on a house swap?
I wonder how many of your readers are aware that they can be held responsible if they lend their car to a friend who subsequently gets a traffic or parking ticket – even though they are 3,000 miles away at the time?
We recently did a house swap with an American family, which included swapping cars. All went well until we returned home to a penalty charge notice from Islington council in London. It seems our swappers had mistakenly driven down a small road in the London borough, one that bans cars in one direction. They were caught on CCTV and the fine is £130 – reduced to £65 if payment is made promptly.
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from Health & wellbeing | The Guardian http://ift.tt/1LJiq0e
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