Parking ticket question

Phate · 24 Nov 2011 at 21:07

Hey all,

My sister got a parking ticket a month or so on 10/09/2011 - From a company called 'Uk Parking Control Ltd'

She panicked, went to pay, I told her not to as its not the council, so effectively they have just sent her an invoice, she said ok and didn't pay it.

Well today she receives in the post a letter from 'Debt Recovery Plus LTD' o.0

Acting on behalf of UK Parking Control LTD

Now does she have to pay this? Or Should she carry on ignoring?

Thanks all,
Jake

Skillmister · 24 Nov 2011 at 21:11

Hi Darren,

Although I've not been on here for a while, I do always get notification e-mails - just picked yours up!

As the other members have advised nothing ever came of it.

When I first got one from UKPC I wrote back to them contesting it because the date was wrong, but they just ignored me and kept sending me more and more threatening letters (from various 'debt collectionagencies'). Eventually they went away.

When my girlfriend got one we never even replied to them once. We got a couple more letters I think but then they eventually left us alone.

From experience, I would say just file them in David Brent's "Special Filing Cabinet,' - the bin.

aeloen

http://www.consumeractiongroup.co.uk/forum/showthread.php?189511-UKPC-amp-Debt-Recovery-Plus-Ltd

Sounds like the same **** different name

Phate · 24 Nov 2011 at 21:18

Cool stuff, thanks for the info.jpg and that

I'll tell her to wipe her arse with it, thanks again!

Finglonga · 24 Nov 2011 at 22:13

They may send a few to try to get her to cave in but file them all in the bin.

SB118 · 24 Nov 2011 at 22:43

Just be careful they don't send her one with scary red ink because that means .... umm, absolutely sod all, bin it with the rest.

Rotty · 24 Nov 2011 at 22:44

missus got a proper council one yeaterday, I know we will end up paying but just looking at ways to make them work for it

Scuzi · 24 Nov 2011 at 22:51

Rotty said:
missus got a proper council one yeaterday, I know we will end up paying but just looking at ways to make them work for it

Why? If she parked illegally she should cough up.

PMKeates · 24 Nov 2011 at 22:53

Scuzi said:
Why? If she parked illegally she should cough up.

Part of life is avoiding the payment of anything and everything you possibly can.

Tute · 24 Nov 2011 at 22:55

Scuzi said:
Why? If she parked illegally she should cough up.

And by the sounds of it she will, but i'm with Rotty - i'd be making it as difficult as possible for them to get their hands on that money.

Rotty · 24 Nov 2011 at 23:18

Scuzi said:
Why? If she parked illegally she should cough up.

A road that is never full, has no meters and a 30min limit just to make money, she was there 36 minutes

if they can play stupid ****ers I am sure I can, anyway it's fun

panthro · 25 Nov 2011 at 07:00

I got a ticket for stopping in a yellow box a few weeks ago by Ealing county council. Traffic was crawling and my front wheels were barely in the box when I stopped. Had to cough up £130, or £65 if paid within 14 days. I paid within the 14 days instead of waiting as long as possible.

ZG002 · 25 Nov 2011 at 07:27

Yeah, Just contest it. The 14 day period gets reset when they tell you if you have to pay or not. But it makes them work for it.

As for Phate, Yeah toilet paper it is lol

SB118 · 25 Nov 2011 at 07:30

Rotty said:
missus got a proper council one yeaterday, I know we will end up paying but just looking at ways to make them work for it

Tell them you're Muslims and she had to stop at that time in order to pray, or do the council not respect the religious beliefs of Islam now ...?

rossk26 · 25 Nov 2011 at 08:57

Rotty said:
missus got a proper council one yeaterday, I know we will end up paying but just looking at ways to make them work for it

There's a sentence in law that goes along the lines of:

"You cannot charge for a greater amount that is deemed to be lost by the cause of the person parking there".

Or something along those lines, so what you CAN dispute is that the fine you are being charged is excessive. For example many inner city car parks ran by the council will charge you fines of around £20-40 if you go over the allotted time frame that you initially paid for. However if you just went 6 minutes over, you can dispute that you have not caused them to loose any money by you being 6 minutes late....

You will have to settle an amount to pay though, and this will be no more than 6 minutes extra on the meter reading.

Tute · 25 Nov 2011 at 09:15

I think that only applies to private parking companies? The Council can pretty much do what they want.

Burnsy2023 · 25 Nov 2011 at 10:06

Tute said:
I think that only applies to private parking companies? The Council can pretty much do what they want.

Indeed as can the Police.