A family has lost their home after a £60 parking ticket for a car a dad claims he had never driven spiralled into two county court judgments.
Dzhihan Dzhafer’s ordeal began when a parking charge was issued against a vehicle he says he had never owned or driven.
He claims that another person provided his name and an old address on a ticket, which resulted in the 29-year-old receiving demands for payment.
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Dzhihan’s theory is that the person responsible lives at his former address and took his name from post that may have been delivered for him there after moving some nine years ago.
The amount eventually rose to £285.
The Uber driver disputed the charges and obtained written confirmation from the DVLA that he was not the registered keeper of the vehicle.
Despite this, the matter has gone on to spiral, with the family unable to renew the tenancy on their home due to the judgement.
“It’s incredibly frustrating,” Dzhihan, who is originally from Bulgaria and has lived and worked in the UK for around nine years, told http://creatorzine.com .
“Something that started as a £60 parking ticket for a car I had never driven ended up affecting my credit file, finances, housing and ultimately my family.”
The ordeal began in April 2024, and Dzhihan paid £313 to apply to have the CCJ set aside and represented himself in court.
Just days before the hearing, he said he finally received paperwork showing another person had named him as the driver.
Dzhihan said: “I then discovered a second CCJ connected to another parking charge which, from my understanding, involved the same vehicle and location around a week later, with my details again being provided by the same person.”
It was the second CCJ which would have a devastating impact on his family.
When the family’s tenancy came up for renewal, Dzhihan said they were unable to pass the necessary checks because of the judgment.
The family lost their home in October 2025.
His wife and young son temporarily returned to Bulgaria while Dzhihan remained in London, staying with a friend so he could continue working.
He said: “The hardest part was being separated from my wife and young son because we could not secure another home.”
The family has since reunited but remain in an uncertain housing situation, with Dzhihan currently staying with his in-laws because he says he continues to struggle to rent a property in his own name while the second CCJ remains on his credit file.
He has since reached an agreement and signed a consent order relating to the second CCJ, but says the matter is still not fully resolved.
The dad added: “I hope sharing the story makes people understand how serious a CCJ can be and how difficult it can be to correct information once it enters the system incorrectly.
“I also think there should be stronger checks before somebody can simply give another person’s details as the driver of a vehicle.”
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