Help with parking fine.

Kennysevenfold · 14 Oct 2011 at 12:22

Afternoon all.

Woke up this morning with this at my letterbox :mad:

Can anyone confirm that it is genuine before i hand over the money, as it is not from the council?

Or shall i just forget about it? :rolleyes:

robj20 · 14 Oct 2011 at 12:25

If its not a council one, bin it.

-Ad- · 14 Oct 2011 at 12:26

Use it as kindling for your bonfire on Nov 5th.

Ignore anything else they send through.

Kennysevenfold · 14 Oct 2011 at 12:26

The replies i was hoping for

Just dont want any of these "debt collectors" coming to my door though?

Hades · 14 Oct 2011 at 12:29

Bin it. It's not a council one and is clearly labelled a "parking charge" which can only be enforced against the driver of the vehicle, not the registered keeper (and they are unlikely to have proof who was driving).

Westyfield2 · 14 Oct 2011 at 12:30

Bin. Their "contract" is with the driver. They should send their invoice to the driver, not the registered keeper.

Conscript · 14 Oct 2011 at 12:32

£90 for overstaying by half an hour :rolleyes:

File it under section B1N.

shifty_uk · 14 Oct 2011 at 12:36

I love how the instant reply to these threads are 'bin it', I wonder if anything ever comes of them?

In my opinion, if you're on private ground which is clearly mark as a pay and display area with a well known brand such as NCP then you're liable like the rest of us. You can't just park where ever you like and expect to just bin every ticket you get if it's not council, surely?

ShadowMan · 14 Oct 2011 at 12:45

You can ignore it. It is an invoice and not a fine. Contract is with the driver and not the registered keeper. There is no requirement to give details of driver (yet) and their photo's do not show the driver.

They will send threatening letters and use terms like court, additional fees, debt collection and baliffs but nothing will come of it.

It is mere an underhand company trying to extort a large amount of money out of your for either 0 actual or minimal loss.

Minstadave · 14 Oct 2011 at 13:05

shifty_uk said:
You can't just park where ever you like and expect to just bin every ticket you get if it's not council, surely?

Yes, yes you can.

Rotty · 14 Oct 2011 at 13:10

shifty_uk said:
I love how the instant reply to these threads are 'bin it', I wonder if anything ever comes of them?

In my opinion, if you're on private ground which is clearly mark as a pay and display area with a well known brand such as NCP then you're liable like the rest of us. You can't just park where ever you like and expect to just bin every ticket you get if it's not council, surely?

generally you can

-Ad- · 14 Oct 2011 at 13:26

shifty_uk said:
I love how the instant reply to these threads are 'bin it', I wonder if anything ever comes of them?

In my opinion, if you're on private ground which is clearly mark as a pay and display area with a well known brand such as NCP then you're liable like the rest of us. You can't just park where ever you like and expect to just bin every ticket you get if it's not council, surely?

You parked your post in this thread which was listed as being a finable offence. It does not matter that the signs are hard to see, by parking your post here you are now liable.

£90 or £45 if paid within 30milliseconds. If you do not pay I may trace you and debt collectors may incure you costage.

Yours Lovingly,

Ben Dover
CEO
Forum Post Parking Charge Solutions

Conscript · 14 Oct 2011 at 13:36

shifty_uk said:
I love how the instant reply to these threads are 'bin it', I wonder if anything ever comes of them?

In my opinion, if you're on private ground which is clearly mark as a pay and display area with a well known brand such as NCP then you're liable like the rest of us. You can't just park where ever you like and expect to just bin every ticket you get if it's not council, surely?

If they contacted him and said "You overstayed by half an hour....you owe us 50p" then fine.

But a £90 fine is neither fair nor proportional. So as far as Im concerned, until they stop with the extortionate fines and threatening letters, they can stick it.

shoes · 14 Oct 2011 at 13:43

Just went on Athena ANPR's website, the front page of which goes on about increasing revenue streams for your business, including a lovely graphic of a camera/car/bank note....

******* ********

zipp0r · 14 Oct 2011 at 14:05

shifty_uk said:
You can't just park where ever you like and expect to just bin every ticket you get if it's not council, surely?

yep, you can

atpbx · 14 Oct 2011 at 15:26

shifty_uk said:
I love how the instant reply to these threads are 'bin it', I wonder if anything ever comes of them?

In my opinion, if you're on private ground which is clearly mark as a pay and display area with a well known brand such as NCP then you're liable like the rest of us. You can't just park where ever you like and expect to just bin every ticket you get if it's not council, surely?

Shifty dude, yes you can.

They have no more right to demand £90 from the OP than I do. Its called living by the sword, you cant go around effectively extorting money with menaces, invoking non applicable legal terms to your demands and then have any complaints what so ever when people use the same kind of tactics to avoid your "fine".
They havent lost £90 worth of revinue in the half hour he occupied that space for, ergo, they cant demand he re-emburses them that figure.
So they can **** off.

Its a service contract, if I come round and paint your house, for a charge of £50, then you ask me to do your shed for you, but dont ask the price, I dont then have the right to charge you £7000 to do it.

Kennysevenfold · 14 Oct 2011 at 16:02

Thanks everyone.

Have popped it through the shredder.

Much appreciated.

Linkex · 14 Oct 2011 at 16:05

You might find this useful.

Begbie · 14 Oct 2011 at 16:49

I had one not too long ago, binned it. Got another one binned it.

Heard no more.

Howard · 14 Oct 2011 at 17:17

shifty_uk said:
I love how the instant reply to these threads are 'bin it', I wonder if anything ever comes of them?

In my opinion, if you're on private ground which is clearly mark as a pay and display area with a well known brand such as NCP then you're liable like the rest of us. You can't just park where ever you like and expect to just bin every ticket you get if it's not council, surely?

Yes, you can.