Parking Fine - despite paying for parking

[talkativesprout]

If you have a receipt wait till it gets to court turn up produce your receipt walk out. You are under no obligation to communicate with them, the only obligation you have is to pay for the time you were parked. All the other stuff is just noise.

 

[denislawsbackheel]

On the link you posted look at the significant difference between a Parking Charge Notice (which I referred to earlier) and a Penalty Charge Notice.

The Penalty Charge Notice is a legal matter, issued by the police local authorities and is dealt with by the law - the Parking Charge Notice is a civil matter, issued by private companies. The company would need to take you to court and would need to convince a magistrate to make you pay it.

Yes I know. And they can and do and win, regularly.

 

[the blue panther]

"Mind your car, mister?" Happy days - stolen jumpers for goalposts!

Seriously, your local Citizens Advice will talk you through the procedure to oppose something like this. Or, just access their public website - here's a link to the relevant section:-

Parking tickets

Get help and information about how to appeal a parking ticket and what you need to do to stop being chased because of one.

www.citizensadvice.org.uk

 

[Paladin]

They charged me £100 for using their entrance to turn my car around recently - 10 seconds. Needless to say, I didn't pay them. They cancelled the charge on appeal. Would have loved to argue the case in court though.

 

[Blue Maverick]

They charged me £100 for using their entrance to turn my car around recently - 10 seconds. Needless to say, I didn't pay them. They cancelled the charge on appeal. Would have loved to argue the case in court though.

I think the new law is you have 10 mins to pay, many were driving in to places with no spots and getting charged so they’ve changed it.

 

[asgoodasitgets]

Also a proper City fan would never own a car. Such a luxury item!

No we all hitch a ride on the back of a milk float, our faces all grubby from the textile mills, wearing our flat caps and singing "It's a long way to Tipperary".

Tipperary in Ireland ?
Scouse Rag !!

 

[TheGhost]

They charged me £100 for using their entrance to turn my car around recently - 10 seconds. Needless to say, I didn't pay them. They cancelled the charge on appeal. Would have loved to argue the case in court though.

Red car???? call yourself a Blue? Rag

 

[Paladin]

Red car???? call yourself a Blue? Rag

Haha. I've had that thrown at me before on here. It's got black on it. I bought it with a nod towards the old away kit.

 

[ahoyhoy]

Website "PEEPIPOO" would be the site to look at for private parking tickets. They're part of the BPA which is the lesser of the 2 evil private parking collectives
A lot of these private firms send out what they call fines knowing that not everyone pays them but get enough payments to make it profitable

 

[The_Maverick]

"Mind your car, mister?" Happy days -

Oh my. That brought back memories of a young lad with a Mohikan. Wanted 50p to mind the car and my standard response was OK, I’ll give you a fiver when I get back…

 

[The_Maverick]

Here’s a Canadian parking ticket….

 

[Asa's left peg]

We've been regulars in the Blue car park for years, then Brown, now we are being quoted 'Vermillion'! Do City operate their Car Park now?

 

[Really_here]

Here’s a Canadian parking ticket….

Very civilised

 

[The Lightbowne Cowboy]

Charity sheild. Just been to Tatton Park with daughter and her pooch, got in 5 minutes before start. Cracked a bottle of Malaga Victoria and was all set to watch us destroy the dirty out of towners. I'd bought a letter in with me that had been posted whilst I was out, so I opened it, literally 2 mins before kick off. BANG!! 170 pound fine from a debt company named Trace debt recovery. I was like WTAF!! It transpires that in May I'd been in the Bullshead public house in Davenham and not filled out a ticket thing near the bar. I'd not even realised that it had these cameras in(been going in for years and not had them) So it ruined my day until Bernardo smashed in the leveller amd we won on pens. I'd not had any letters what so ever and this was first one. So went to the pub and the manager(a lovely helpful young lady) said she'd email them to see what she could do, but wasn't hopeful because it had gone this far. So on Monday, I set about sorting it out, but it was like the enigma code. You couldn't phone them and when you emailed the fuckers it said phone the number which I'd been trying all day. So I sent an email to the general company saying that I'd been speaking to my MP and if there wasn't a fair outcome he'd bring it up in Parliament. Literally 5 mins after I sent it, the girl at the Bull said they'd just phoned back and said they'd stop the 170 if I pay the initial 30 fine. Now, I probably dug my heels in and got it for free because they didn't send the initial letters but 170 to 30 and the stress it had caused I just wanted it fucked off. It seems there are nefarious firms at large doing this kind of shit and the government do fuck all about it.
Edit: The date on the letter said it was posted 10 days ago which gave me Monday and Tuesday before any appeal time ended. Bastards!

 

[Stephen230]

Yes I know. And they can and do and win, regularly.

Not meant as anything other than a genuine question. But do you have information that confirms they ‘regularly’ pursue these cases through the courts?

I’ve always been of the understanding that they pursue only extremely isolated cases, for the purpose of using as a deterrent. Most of these invoices that I’ve seen have an example of a successful claim, quoted at the bottom of the page, as proof and a warning that it can happen.

I’ve heard it suggested, albeit anecdotally, that they’ve no interest in routinely pursuing these cases, as the costs involved would be far greater than anything they could hope to realistically claw back through the courts.

 

[denislawsbackheel]

Not meant as anything other than a genuine question. But do you have information that confirms they ‘regularly’ pursue these cases through the courts?

I’ve always been of the understanding that they pursue only extremely isolated cases, for the purpose of using as a deterrent. Most of these invoices that I’ve seen have an example of a successful claim, quoted at the bottom of the page, as proof and a warning that it can happen.

I’ve heard it suggested, albeit anecdotally, that they’ve no interest in routinely pursuing these cases, as the costs involved would be far greater than anything they could hope to realistically claw back through the courts.

This site says there are thousands.

JustBeagle - The latest MOJ statistics reveal dangerous levels of CCJs from private parking companies

justbeagle.com

 

[Bluemoon230989]

This is not legal advice but if it’s a PCN parking charge notice and it’s not from the police, or council it’s unenforceable. Just ignore it. I had one from a Retail Park. I ignored. They sent me loads of threatening letters saying they were taking me to court. It got up to over £600 they were trying to claim from me. I was prepared to go to court over it. Then the letters just stopped. Not heard anything about it for well over a year.

Our family have had lots of these over the years and ignored every single one. These fucking cowboys threaten you with court but rarely turn up even if it ever gets that far. Which it VERY rarely does.

 

[Stephen230]

This site says there are thousands.

JustBeagle - The latest MOJ statistics reveal dangerous levels of CCJs from private parking companies

justbeagle.com

Interesting. Thanks. It appears to be seven years old that article as well. Would be interesting to see up to date figures in comparison.

The ‘Parking Eye’ V ‘Beavis’ case and subsequent failed appeal, seemed to pretty much open the door for these firms, reading that.