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NCP fine ticket fell of dashboard
only1sab
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So annoyed my ticket fell off the dashboard this morning and as a result i have a £50 fine. Question is has anyone successfully appealed against a NCP ticket when it has fallen off and you have the ticket as proof of purchase. Or is it a case of 'pay and display' no display you pay the fine???
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Taking an assumption this is a ticket from NCP as themselves then just ignore and they will eventually go away. They have not been known to ever take anyone to court so you should be safe there. Does the ticket call itself a penalty charge notice, parking contravention charge or what?I'd rather be an Optimist and be proved wrong than a Pessimist and be proved right.0
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Assuming it doesn't mention Traffic Management Act 2004 on it:
There is no 'fine'. All you have is an unenforceable invoice.
It's a scam and NCP are one of the biggest scammers around. Revolting company.
There is no appeal process. They wouldn't make good scamsters if they turned down money.
Here's their letterchain - ignore the lot NCP Letterchain0 -
Yes I have. Last year the same thing happened to me, when I returned to the car the traffic warden had just written the ticket and presented me with it. When I pointed out that my ticket had fallen off the windscreen and could be seen lying on the floor he told me to write to the issuing office and explain what had happened enclosing the ticket I had paid for and the ticket he had given me. He also advised I keep a photocopy of the paid ticket.
I did this and a few weeks later recieved a letter "pardoning" me from the fine but warning me that in future it was my responsibilty to make sure the ticket was securely fixed and visible.
Fair enough I thought.
Oh by the way he also told me if I wanted I could go into the issuing office in person and state my case, and it would be dealt with there and then.
Hope this helps.
Just realised mine was City Council Parking (Glasgow) So I don't know if it will apply to your situation."To subdue the enemy without fighting is the acme of skill" Sun Tzu0 -
This might be just a wild conspiracy theory, but what has happened to the sort of ticket with a sticky-back which you can actually attach to your car window? Could these new non-adhesive tickets (which tend to blow away or fall down when you close the car door) be a cunning ploy by the parking companies to scam even more money off us?What part of "A whop bop-a-lu a whop bam boo" don't you understand?0
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It's not a 'responsibility'. You paid to park, end of.
You can't be forced to even display on a private car park.0 -
I've got a plastic clip at the side of my volvo windscreen just for holding parking tickets. Pity they don't put them on all cars.I'd rather be an Optimist and be proved wrong than a Pessimist and be proved right.0
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The ticket calls itself a 'parking contravention charge notice' and says i must pay £50 in 28 days. I think it is a scam to make them non sticky as they can easily fall off. Only problem is guys i forgot to mention i need to park there 4 days a week for work the other car park it 3 miles away and not do-able as sons nursery will be too far away. Just dont want to come back and be clamped or towed. It also doesn't say Traffic Management Act 2004 anywhere on the notice even in the tiny small print on the back. I've read the letter chain how long did they harass you for? They're more harsh than parking eye.0
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trisontana wrote: »This might be just a wild conspiracy theory, but what has happened to the sort of ticket with a sticky-back which you can actually attach to your car window? Could these new non-adhesive tickets (which tend to blow away or fall down when you close the car door) be a cunning ploy by the parking companies to scam even more money off us?
Because some idiots (yup, that would be me)
Stick them bang on the front so that they can't say it's not there, then get all grouchy when it won't peel off without leaving half the ticket behind :mad:
I think it's a stupid thing to have to do... I believe that yes we should have to prove we're actually purchasing something in store car parks. But in generic ones? I'd rather a small tax and no fee.
It's just convenient to slap more charges on car users :mad: We pay enough already, especially with road tax, which doesn't get spent on roads! And now the latest thing with a car park fine... an additional £15 to go to victims of domestic abuse. Now I think it's a great cause, don't get me wrong, but nothing to do with tickets! If anything it should go to victims of hit and runs or something!!!
(I'm not a repeat offender either, just someone who got caught out once when parking legally, and was easier to pay the fine than take time off work to contest)
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most of NCP's tickets are nothing to do with the fines you are talking about. They don't give £15 to anyone except themselves, that's if you're mug enough to pay. You are confusing legal fines with private requests for money with no more legality behind them than your local mugger.PandorasJar wrote: »
It's just convenient to slap more charges on car users :mad: We pay enough already, especially with road tax, which doesn't get spent on roads! And now the latest thing with a car park fine... an additional £15 to go to victims of domestic abuse. Now I think it's a great cause, don't get me wrong, but nothing to do with tickets! If anything it should go to victims of hit and runs or something!!!
(I'm not a repeat offender either, just someone who got caught out once when parking legally, and was easier to pay the fine than take time off work to contest)
PI'd rather be an Optimist and be proved wrong than a Pessimist and be proved right.0 -
can someone answer my question please - will i be towed or clamped if i continue parking there?0
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