TCP Ticket

200sx · 4 Oct 2011 at 09:33

A parking ticket arrived in the post this morning from a company called TCP. I've apparently overstayed my welcome in an ASDA car park by 50 minutes. I had no idea they even had parking restrictions!

Has anything changed in the last few years or am I still okay to file it in the bin?

Draeger · 4 Oct 2011 at 09:34

Chuck it in the bin.

ubersonic · 4 Oct 2011 at 09:37

Every-time somebody gets a parking ticket people tell them to put it in the bin, doesn't anyone on here recycle?

200sx · 4 Oct 2011 at 09:39

Thanks for the replies

paradigm · 4 Oct 2011 at 09:40

Mail it them back with a nice letter telling them to STFU.

Trifid · 4 Oct 2011 at 09:48

As this is a computer forum, reply with an SYN-ACK.

loltim · 4 Oct 2011 at 09:55

paradigm said:
Mail it them back with a nice letter telling them to STFU.

Is that not a good idea? I thought the main reason you could ignore it was because they couldn't prove it was you.

paradigm · 4 Oct 2011 at 09:56

I didn't say to put your name, or address

ubersonic · 4 Oct 2011 at 10:08

paradigm said:
I didn't say to put your name, or address

Why not just mail them a bag of dog poo, that would work.

--Mike-- · 4 Oct 2011 at 10:11

How are these companies able to get your name and address simply from your registration plate? Are they able to access the DVLA database somehow?

DRZ · 4 Oct 2011 at 10:43

--Mike-- said:
How are these companies able to get your name and address simply from your registration plate? Are they able to access the DVLA database somehow?

Yes, costs them £2.50.

Amos91 · 4 Oct 2011 at 10:44

--Mike-- said:
How are these companies able to get your name and address simply from your registration plate? Are they able to access the DVLA database somehow?

They buy your details from the DVLA.

--Mike-- · 4 Oct 2011 at 10:53

DRZ said:
Yes, costs them £2.50.

So is this available to anyone or do you have to be a company with valid interest in needing the details?

Liquidfox · 4 Oct 2011 at 11:44

--Mike-- said:
So is this available to anyone or do you have to be a company with valid interest in needing the details?

DPA is supposed to stop Tom, Dick or Harry asking for details, but as it's the DVLA, it wouldn't surprise me...

shoes · 4 Oct 2011 at 11:58

I had debt collectors after me for a ticket from a company who was chasing me for £70 for overstaying my welcome in a retail park in Leicester.

Will this affect my credit rating?

I actually told them to **** off on the phone and to take me to court. This was quite a while ago now (February seems to ring a bell), and nothing heard.

-Ad- · 4 Oct 2011 at 12:10

shoes said:
I had debt collectors after me for a ticket from a company who was chasing me for £70 for overstaying my welcome in a retail park in Leicester.

Will this affect my credit rating?

I actually told them to **** off on the phone and to take me to court. This was quite a while ago now (February seems to ring a bell), and nothing heard.

They will take your house, cars and any children to sell on as slaves.

Might as well move to the moon and eat cosmic dust, your life as a hum is now over.

shoes · 4 Oct 2011 at 12:16

-Ad- said:
They will take your house, cars and any children to sell on as slaves.

Might as well move to the moon and eat cosmic dust, your life as a hum is now over.

Oh noes

Gaygle · 4 Oct 2011 at 12:17

shoes said:
I had debt collectors after me for a ticket from a company who was chasing me for £70 for overstaying my welcome in a retail park in Leicester.

How were they after you?

shoes said:
Will this affect my credit rating?

No.

shoes said:
I actually told them to **** off on the phone and to take me to court. This was quite a while ago now (February seems to ring a bell), and nothing heard.

Chances are, you received a threatening letter from a company claiming to be a "Debt Recovery Agency", but were in fact part of the same private parking company (PPC) that issued you your ticket.

Everything about PPC tickets/letters is designed to scare you into paying them.

panthro · 4 Oct 2011 at 12:58

I was under the impression that the only parking tickets you should pay attention are the ones from the council and traffic wardens.
I got one the other day because Reading has changed its town centre parking from free after 6:30pm to free after 8pm.