parking ticket enquiry

wez130

wez130

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Hi, obviously, internet is the first pkace to come...

I've just received a letter in the post stating that i have not paid a parking ticket i apparently received on 20th Jan. Its for an increased cost of £100.

I never even received a letter in the first place and this letter is the first i know of the event.

The ticket is from a company called UKCPS Car parking solutions. I'm tempted to call them and notify them that i never received a letter but i haven't yet until i get some advice. I know that i can let them take it to court as they can only claim what i have cost them financially which is nothing. (Free car park in small retail park with 2 hour limit.

So, what should i do? Thanks
 
I'd say post on the MoneySavingExpert/Pepipoo forums for more detailed information, but I think general advice would be to appeal on the grounds that you haven't received any notice of the alleged offence and that a £100 parking charge does not constitute a genuine pre-estimate of loss for overstaying in a free car park.

Ask for the appropriate code so that you can escalate the appeal to POPLA if they deny it (which they probably will).
 
Definitely don't make contact before seeking advice as above. Is it a Notice To Keeper they have sent?
 
What happens if you do ignore these letters nowadays? I know the law has changed in recent times but I'm unsure how exactly.
 
Here's the letter...

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edit, it says they are a member of the BPA but they aren't on the BPA list.
 
Appeal as keeper asking for POPLA code if they don't uphold your appeal, expect them to reject it, appeal to POPLA and win.

If you post the details at Pepipoo, the nice people over there will most likely write the letters/emails for you to copy/paste.
 
Howard said:
What happens if you do ignore these letters nowadays? I know the law has changed in recent times but I'm unsure how exactly.
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Nothing actually happens. The law has changed, but it seems a lot of people don't really follow what it is that's changed.

The registered keeper is now responsible, however these companies can only legally pursue an amount of money that they can actually demonstrate they have lost due to your actions.

If it's a free supermarket car park with a limit, well the amount is always nothing. If it's not a free one, the amount is whatever the cost of a ticket.

They aren't going to be taking anyone to court for either nothing, or the cost of the ticket. So it's in their best interests to make strong suggestions of what "might" happen, that in reality never would.

So realistically, ignoring it is actually the more sensible option as you don't end up wasting any time.
 
spoffle said:
Nothing actually happens. The law has changed, but it seems a lot of people don't really follow what it is that's changed.

The registered keeper is now responsible, however these companies can only legally pursue an amount of money that they can actually demonstrate they have lost due to your actions.

If it's a free supermarket car park with a limit, well the amount is always nothing. If it's not a free one, the amount is whatever the cost of a ticket.

They aren't going to be taking anyone to court for either nothing, or the cost of the ticket. So it's in their best interests to make strong suggestions of what "might" happen, that in reality never would.

So realistically, ignoring it is actually the more sensible option as you don't end up wasting any time.
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In 99% of cases this is true - the business model of these companies appears to be scaring/hassling people into paying money with veiled threats of legal action. Most people will pay up, but for the minority that don't, it's not worth the time and cost expended to actually take them to court.

However, some companies are more litigious than others. I think it's ParkingEye who have taken many cases to court, although I don't know how many they have actually won as a result.
 
Conscript said:
In 99% of cases this is true - the business model of these companies appears to be scaring/hassling people into paying money with veiled threats of legal action. Most people will pay up, but for the minority that don't, it's not worth the time and cost expended to actually take them to court.

However, some companies are more litigious than others. I think it's ParkingEye who have taken many cases to court, although I don't know how many they have actually won as a result.
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Of course! But IF they do take you to court, they aren't going to be able to claim much, I would be surprised if it was close to the amount they were requesting in the first place.
 
I got one ages ago, ignored it then got a second letter.

The link to the MSE thread a few pages back had some text I copied and paste it into their dispute web form yesterday and I got this today.

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Had the same issue - it was a genuine mistake and I would have paid the lower fee. Contested it saying Id give them the lower fee and they waived it
 
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