Advice needed on parking ticket from UKPC

Compound · 11 Sep 2011 at 13:50

Hi, I need some advice.

I live in a block of flats with underground parking. Recently pictures the management company decided to use a parking company to enforce parking within the car park due to the issues there have been.

I am a tennant in my flat but there is a designated space and hence I was issued with a parking permit.

Last night when I returned home a car was parked in my space. Initially I thought it was a visitor but infact it was another owner with a designated space as their pass was visable (their space was empty at this time).

Therefore, I decided to park in a designated visitor space and I put the pass out of view as i'm sure that this would have been frowned upon if a person with a pass was using a visitor space.

As I'm sure you can guess, I went to move my car this morning and I have been given a ticket by these cowboys.

What rights do I have, a quick google is telling me that this is unenforcable and they must prove that I am the driver of the vehicle.

Any help will be appreciated.

SeraphX · 11 Sep 2011 at 13:53

bin the ticket and move on

PapaLazaru · 11 Sep 2011 at 13:59

Seraph said:
bin the ticket and move on

SexyGreyFox · 11 Sep 2011 at 13:59

Move this thread to Motors and you will be guilty.
It doesn't matter if you have right on your side you will be guilty.
Even if a Solicitor informs you that all the paperwork, signs & markings are unlawful you will still be guilty.
Even if the Council admit they were wrong and come out and re-mark the parking zones you will still be guilty.
Let the children in there give you advice but whatever you do don't take it unless it's DavidMarq.

Compound · 11 Sep 2011 at 14:01

Is that real advice? Looking at the MSE forums that does sound to be the case

Compound · 11 Sep 2011 at 14:02

Erm dmpoole this is not a council enforced charge. It is some scumbag company

Rotty · 11 Sep 2011 at 14:14

Seraph said:
bin the ticket and move on

Cosimo · 11 Sep 2011 at 14:17

Seraph said:
bin the ticket and move on

[TW]Fox · 11 Sep 2011 at 14:17

dmpoole said:
Move this thread to Motors and you will be guilty.
It doesn't matter if you have right on your side you will be guilty.
Even if a Solicitor informs you that all the paperwork, signs & markings are unlawful you will still be guilty.
Even if the Council admit they were wrong and come out and re-mark the parking zones you will still be guilty.
Let the children in there give you advice but whatever you do don't take it unless it's DavidMarq.

So, so, so bitter dmpoole

In reality he'd be given the same advice anyone with a private parking company ticket is given - firstly that its not a ticket its an invoice, and secondly that the invoice is for the driver of the vehicle which, under Section 172 of the Road Traffic Act, the registered keeper is not obliged to give the details of.

Effectively, you can ignore it.

Lima · 11 Sep 2011 at 14:17

Bin the ticket....

With regards to motoring: Unless its a fine/ charge issued by the council or police you have no legal obligation to pay it.

Compound · 11 Sep 2011 at 14:18

Excellent, just what I thought. Funny thing is, even the visitors using the visitors bays have received tickets!

[TW]Fox · 11 Sep 2011 at 14:23

DuncanK said:
Excellent, just what I thought. Funny thing is, even the visitors using the visitors bays have received tickets!

Do not, whatever you do, do anything in response to the ticket on the car - if you do decide to tell them to push off as you are the Registered Keeper, they are invoicing the driver and you are under no legal obligation to tell them who it was, wait until the first letter addressed to you as the RK.

Compound · 11 Sep 2011 at 14:25

So basically never contact them ever? And never acknowledge anything that I receive from them?

Might have to have a word with my GF's sister on the matter, her being a lawyer may have its uses

MagicBoy · 11 Sep 2011 at 14:26

Complain to the management company. Did the inconsiderate so and so using your designated space get a ticket also?

Assuming I didn't know the person who'd stolen the designated space I'd have just blocked the person in. On a second offence I usually call the parking company myself.

Compound · 11 Sep 2011 at 14:30

I saw the person using my space driving out so I cannot be sure that they got one or not but I doubt it.

[TW]Fox · 11 Sep 2011 at 18:45

MagicBoy said:
Complain to the management company. Did the inconsiderate so and so using your designated space get a ticket also?

Be careful not to do anything that confirms you were driving the car.

StoutMeister · 11 Sep 2011 at 19:46

Seraph said:
bin the ticket and move on

Semple · 11 Sep 2011 at 19:52

I thought UK law changed to stop private clamping companies from issuing tickets? Or is that just to stop them clamping cars?

[TW]Fox · 11 Sep 2011 at 19:52

Semple said:
I thought UK law changed to stop private clamping companies from issuing tickets? Or is that just to stop them clamping cars?

The latter, but it hasn't taken effect yet. The result will be more of these tickets intead and - worryingly - legal recognition for the tickets they issue..

theNude · 11 Sep 2011 at 19:56

I am on my second letter from a parking company about a ticket i received, they even went as far as sending copies of newspaper articles about people that have been taken to court. my view point and the view of my partner whom is a trainee solicitor is that they are just trying to scare me into paying. if it were a legitimate case why would they try and scare you?

I will ignore it until I receive an actual court summons, if i pay before going to court they cant charge me anything additionally i think.