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Parking Ticket - in a company car
I received a parking ticket while parked in a retail park car park a few months ago. I did not display a ticket - however it was in the evening when all of the shops were closed and the car park was almost empty. I only parked there to cross the road, collect my daughter and then return after less than 10 minutes. My…
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Parking ticket challenge???
Hi, I got a parking ticket today and I'm not sure what the law is, so here I am, asking for help. Contravention: 27 - Parked in a special enforcement area adjacent to a footway, cycle track or verge lowered to meet the level of the carriageway. If the back tyres are parked properly on the higher kerb but the back of the…
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New generation parking management ticket
Hey guys need a little help, on the 10-02-15 I had a ticket for over stay in a retail car park. I took the advice to ignore, however after having a few letters 'final reminder' from new parking management I have had now a letter from ZZPZ stating that if I do not pay they will go further etc? What should I do? I must note…
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DVLA , the law (proserve Mk 2)
after clamping was banned and the new rules were brought in I was under the impression that all PARKING companies had to be a member of an approved (dvla) ATA and offer an alternate resolution system , if they did not comply , then it was game over . I know Proserve tried a variation of this , and were stopped from…
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MET Parking at McDonalds
Hi there. I have read the newbie sticky but want to clarify. One of our fleet cars has been 'done' for parking in a McDonalds for too long by MET, although they were in the McDonalds they didn't keep any receipts. We lease the cars from Toyota so they have passed on our company details to MET. MET do not have the direct…
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Euro Car Parks PCN
Hi all, I've received a Parking Charge Notice from Euro Car Parks having stayed in a car park for 16 minutes without paying whilst on holiday in Rye. Having read the forums I think I've got a good chance of appealing, but I'd appreciate any input the wise members of the forum can offer. Specific points for appeal: The…
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Parking with one or more wheels on pavement - can it be enforced?
Hi In March I was issued with a ticket for parking with 2 wheels on the pavement. I appealed this on the basis that the bays directly behind me and in front of me 'instruct' cars to park with 2 wheels on the pavement. I was not in a bay but was also not on any yellow lines and I parked like this because the road is narrow,…
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DIY pricing (car parks)
local council charge £60 for a ticket (after an incident) but reduced to £30 if paid in "x" days on "some of there off street car parks HOWEVER on several others they have chosen a PPC to act for them , charges are £100 reduced to £60 if paid in "x" days , however , if the "x" is exceeded they then add on another £40 "for…
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No Response from UKPC
Apologies if there is advice on this but I couldn't find it after seaching through the Newbie thread: My wife received a parking ticket from UKPC back in Feb this year and using the guidance in thh Newbie thread, a first appeal letter was sent to them on 4 March (letter dated 3 March) - it wasn't sent by registered post…
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Ukpc parking notice
Hi everyone. I received a parking notice for when parking in aldi on a Thursday afternoon when I had a valid ticket displayed and I had no idea why so I found the ticket warden in the car park and approached him with my valid ticket and questioned as to why he had given me one. He explained that the small numbers on the…
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Watchdog Tonight: Troy Refuses Interview
BBC1, 8pm, Thursday 28th May. According to the BBC website, 'The team reveal the secrets of the private parking industry'. They'd need a much longer programme for that. Meanwhile, the BPA has issued a statement justifying why mitigating circumstances are not considered at POPLA, and reiterating its call for more…
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Nap**r parking fixed charge notice
Firstly, thanks for the wealth of info and expertise on this forum. However, even having read the Newbie threads and lots of other related info, I seem to be going round in circles somewhat and am beginning to get a bit blown away by the legal aspects of all this. I have had a fixed charge notice from Nap**r from a P&D car…
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ParkingEye advice please
Hi folks, I have unfortunately received a letter from ParkingEye for overstaying in a 'free' carpark. This carpark used to have a limit of 3 hours, some time ago this got reduced to 2 hours & unbeknownst to me, recently reduced yet again to 1 hour & 20 minutes. My stay was apparently 1 hour & 31, taking me a whole 11…
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UKCPS Parking Fine
Hello everyone, At the beginning of the year I was issued with a UKCPS parking fine for parking opposite my workplace. The place I parked was next to an empty construction pit with fences around and I was parked in-between that and the hotel where everyone I work with was parked. I got issued the ticket, told to ignore the…
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drp
ha ha heres a new one on me got a letter from drp today demanding £150 for a pcn issued by p.e (which i never received) for a breach of contract on a date i wasnt there at said place, when did p.e start subby ing out their charges to third party cowboys, are they that swamped under with their sure fire winners with the…
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2013 Private Eye charges???
Hi Coupon-Mad, I thought the case was closed in 2013. Instead I got a letter from their so call debt collector demanding that I pay the charges? Its been 2 years since I last heard from them and now they resurrected! Could anyone enlighten me please. https://www.dropbox.com/s/ftwqonegnb1gaw6/2015-05-27%2018.46.35.jpg?dl=0
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Moto and CP-Plus still threatening fines.
Well it's Summertime again and we are off on tour. Booked an overnight stay at the Travelodge at Hilton Park Services near Wolverhampton ran by Moto. I see that they still persist in saying on their website that: "if you haven't paid for parking and have stayed for longer than 2 hours, you will be sent a fine through the…
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What is time limit between appealing to POPLA and date of hearing?
Please see post #12 for evidence pack UPDATE I've recently submitted an appeal to POPLA and have received my 'hearing' date acknowledgement by e-mail There is 34 days between both I understand that the parking company now have 28 days in which to respond with further evidence etc - If they take it right up to the wire,…
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Vehicle Control Servives Ltd
Afternoon all, Have read a number of previous posts about the above 'company' and just need some reassurance that I should not cave in. My son received a letter a few months back (he was not the driver but is the registered keeper) and showed the £60 fine to me in a state of panic. I followed advice from this site and…
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Not so smart
Good to know that Not so Smart are keeping up the tradition of setting a poor standard and failing to maintain it. Apart from insisting on issuing Popla codes for drivers who contracted by Asda to be on site - then failing to submit their evidence to Popla, they've now decided to start sending letters from DRP whilst the…
