Parking charge notice

thekhalida1 · 10 Jun 2013 at 11:40

Hi there folks was visiting bham last month and got a letter through the post today saying i overstayed by 4 minutes but even though i was eating in a restraunt and was using there car park. Its a fine of 75 if i pay within 14 days if not its 150. I think the amount is ridicilous. Iv been told to ignore it. As its not a fine but a parking charge. Any advice of what i should do. Thanks

ScottGTO · 10 Jun 2013 at 11:42

I think the current advice is not to ignore it. Head across to Pepipoo and ask their advice.

There seems to be a lot of people in your current situation.

S.

toyotacelicagt4 · 10 Jun 2013 at 11:43

Is it the car park on soho road where it's free for the first hour? If so then ignore the notice

Cosimo · 10 Jun 2013 at 11:49

Look at this thread:

http://forums.overclockers.co.uk/showthread.php?t=18472171

and posts #4, #9, #30

Morba · 10 Jun 2013 at 11:54

Appeal it, I really don't like these fines for patrons of restaurants tbh. I remember seeing similar hit the papers a while back and the company dropped the fine iirc.

I understand the need for the monitoring but for genuine customers they should not be charged.

thekhalida1 · 10 Jun 2013 at 11:56

They are not on the aos membership

!bluetonic! · 10 Jun 2013 at 11:57

Ask for a copy of the notice of fine in Urdu and Braille and then don't bother to pay it.

thekhalida1 · 10 Jun 2013 at 12:02

What is the bpa list?

Hamster · 10 Jun 2013 at 12:03

!bluetonic! said:
Ask for a copy of the notice of fine in Urdu and Braille and then don't bother to pay it.

Gilly · 10 Jun 2013 at 12:05

thekhalida1 said:
What is the bpa list?

http://lmgtfy.com/?q=bpa+

Locky · 10 Jun 2013 at 12:05

thekhalida1 said:
They are not on the aos membership

Then don't even bother acknowledging them then.

thekhalida1 · 10 Jun 2013 at 12:08

Actually they are

thekhalida1 · 10 Jun 2013 at 12:14

http://www.britishparking.co.uk/AOS/AOS-Members

thekhalida1 · 10 Jun 2013 at 12:14

It says debt recovery no for that company

Gilly · 10 Jun 2013 at 12:22

Instead of drip-feeding us information, who is the PCN from and have you had any contact with them at all?

You'd be best off going to the Pepipoo forums and asking there though. I did so recently due to an unfair charge from Excel Parking.

thekhalida1 · 10 Jun 2013 at 12:27

The company is ce service and i had a latter from them but have not replyed

Theophany · 10 Jun 2013 at 12:40

Company's website appears to have been copywritten by somebody on the hammer blob: http://www.ce-service.co.uk/faq.html.

It seems to be that simply ignoring private PCNs is not always the best course of action these days. If you feel you've got a reasonable defense, I'd appeal it, but given that they are the judge, jury and executioner of all appeals it may just be better to pay it whilst the rate is cut and move on.

e: Oh, alternatively this needs to be done for lulz:

!bluetonic! said:
Ask for a copy of the notice of fine in Urdu and Braille and then don't bother to pay it.

Tute · 10 Jun 2013 at 12:45

Whilst the rules have changed I believe that in a court they would still have to justify their charge for it to have legal standing.

And trust me, there is no way to justify £75 for 4 minutes overstay.

So i'd just put it in the bin anyway.

!bluetonic! said:
Ask for a copy of the notice of fine in Urdu and Braille and then don't bother to pay it.

Do this first though.

Vulcan · 10 Jun 2013 at 13:01

Tute said:
Whilst the rules have changed I believe that in a court they would still have to justify their charge for it to have legal standing.

And trust me, there is no way to justify £75 for 4 minutes overstay.

Not to mention they have contacted the registered owner, not the potential driver.

MooMoo444 · 10 Jun 2013 at 13:18

!bluetonic! said:
Ask for a copy of the notice of fine in Urdu and Braille and then don't bother to pay it.

OP has good parking for a blind man