As if Julie Strange hasn't had enough heartache. The British mother lost her teenaged son, Paul, when he was hit by a train near his job at a bakery on Oc. 16, 2006. Then she started getting the letters.
The government said Paul had sold a vehicle and not properly reported it. They wanted their money. But Paul Strange didn't have a vehicle while he was alive, and he certainly hasn't bought or sold one since October 2006. Each time a letter came, Julie Strange called the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency (DVLA) and explained her story. She even sent a copy of his death certificate.
Then baliffs came knocking on her door with an order for Paul to appear in court. So he did - in a small wooden box carried by his mother, a brass plaque on the top that read "Paul Richard Strange Died 16th October 2006 Aged 19 Years." The court and the DVLA issued immediate apologies, and the mother of two (still living) children is grateful the flow of letters across her doorstep will finally stop.
Government ineptitude is something we've all come to expect, but sometimes they need to step back and realize - a mother knows best. Watch an interview with Julie Strange here.
Image: Sky News
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