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MET Parking can ignore Protection of Freedoms Act?
Hello, I did try to google the answer and no luck. Date of Contravention: 11 Sept 2019 Data of letter received: 30 of October Problem is that person who used my car, left the country. I wish Met did send me this letter earlier, so I could provide drivers details. Now it impossible. And after long forum reading my…
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Help with private parking tickets for vehicle hire company
Hi All, Looking to get some help with 2 parking charge notices from UKPC. We're a vehicle hire firm and so we appealed these tickets like we normally do by sending them a copy of the hire agreement and requesting that liability be transferred to the hirer. They declined the representations saying that there was no…
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White zig zag lines
Hi yesterday afternoon while I was driving my tyre got punctured and I had a weird noise coming out of the engine so I had to do an emergency stop on side of the main road. When I got out of the car while my engine was still running to have a quick look at the tyre I realised I was parked On a white zig zag line and went…
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UKPC - Parking Charge for overstaying
Hi, I recently visited a retail park and spent some time in few shops - over 3 hours. I did not realise, but the retail park has restricted parking to 3 hour stays. I have visited this previously and there have been no such restriction, so I think this is a new one. Anyway, I did not realise and I have recently received a…
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any tips for appealing on the grounds of financial difficulty?
i have received a ticket and it was a genuine error on my part. but to pay even the reduced £60 (if in 14 days) it would be a big hit. i accept that it was an unintentional error on my part and i am willing to make an offer. of £15. More than the daily parking charge. has anybody ever proposed a reduced fine and if so was…
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Recieved a Claim Form from the CCBC
Hi All! ***Removing details until after court hearing***
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So much info!
Hi all, a friend has messaged me today after getting a parking eye pcn for staying 2hr 15 at an aldi (due to queues to go in etc with covid). The max time allowed is 90mins. A LOT has changed since I had a pcn years ago and even reading the newbie thread is overwhelming! I know you can't simply ignore these pcns now and…
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New Generation Parking Management failed appeal
I appealed this PCN on their website, the payment machine took my money but did not provide a ticket, which they would be able to see from their CCTV, they are stating their machine was working and I have failed my appeal and have to now pay £60 or it goes up to £100, I also have a witness who was with me to confirm…
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Tyre damage in a private car park
Hi this might be a long shot but my tyre was punctured after hitting the kerb in a private car park. I absolutely accept responsibility for hitting the kerb but the kerb was damaged which resulted in the puncture - the tyre would definitely have not been punctured had the kerb not been damaged. As I don't have a spare tyre…
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Gloucester Whittle Square PCM/Gladstone (UPDATE 14/04/2021 Won in Court)
Hi this is my first time posting as i need some guidance. I have been reading many of threads and have been convinced and gained the courage to attempt to defend myself in court. I have followed all the guidance in the newbie thread and have now submitted my defence. I'm not sure if this was a mistake but I think i have…
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DCBL NOTICE OF DEBT RECOVERY - Advice please
Hi, I received this letter this morning... I am anxious as this time of the year I simply don't have the money to pay within 14 days, Christmas has been expensive. Should I ignore? I really don't want to end up paying £600 eventually to get my car back. I could lend the money from a relative. I have already had a CCJ…
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GDPR
Hi I'm new to this so be easy lol, when is comes to these private car parking companies who think it ok to scare the hell out of people and absolutely bully people in to paying charges that come through your door, when does it become a GDPR issue, when under the act of the data protection act 2018, under the section 1, its…
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Parking charge notice
Can anyone offer advice for challenging this. I entered a car park and left my vehicle to check the tariff charges including disabled charges and decided to leave which I did within 5 minutes. The notice shows me entering the car park but not exiting and also the tariff notice board. Can I appeal on these grounds?
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Unfair Parking Ticket
Hey, I recently got two parking tickets for parking on 'red routes' from a BPA member (Private Parking Solutions, London). In reality, I'm an Uber driver and I was forced to wait in my car on a red route (since there was nowhere else to park) due to a customer finding out where they're meant to be. I want to know what I…
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Paid ticket, received fine, told them about it, got Letter of Claim. What to do?
Hello everyone, Follow-up of this thread: https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/6156967/paid-parking-ticket-received-debt-collection-letter Following the advice on this thread, I first contacted Monzo to confirm the payment was indeed made. They came back to me providing a bunch of authorisation codes/ARD/RRN…
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Received NO PCN-informed via text from debt agency
Hi I would like some help, as I have no idea what to do or how to approach 🙈 as I received a text message this evening informing me that my account will shortly be issued to an Enforcement Agent to visit me at my home. Followed by a link that I could pay now. Or to contact CDER Group on 0330 107 0023, Ref... Security code.…
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Moving house while having an old unpaid PCN
Hi folks, Im moving soon. But I've got unpaid PCNs while living in my old address, residential block of flats. It happened in 2016. As far as I remember I missed the POPLA deadline, and later ignored their letters and debt collectors. And it stopped at that phase. I understand they can still go to court until its past 6…
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Notification of a parking charge by private company
On 02/09/20, I parked for nearly 3 hours in a carpark and the limit is 2 hours. Fair enough I overstayed but I only received news of this this afternoon (11/12/20) when I got home. It took them over 3 months to notify me, what is the law when it comes to a private company notifying you of a charge? I thought it was either…
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How long does a private parking charge company have to notify you of a charge?
On 02/09/20, I parked for nearly 3 hours in a carpark and the limit is 2 hours. Fair enough I overstayed but I only received news of this this afternoon (11/12/20) when I got home. It took them over 3 months to notify me, what is the law when it comes to a private company notifying you of a charge? I thought it was either…
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McDonalds (MET) PCN - Manager refused to take any action
Hi, I received a PCN from MET for parking in McDonalds whilst meeting a friend there for food. According to the letter the Max permitted stay is 90 minutes and I stayed longer than this. I see that most people have managed to get this resolved by asking the branch manager nicely to ask MET to cancel the fine. I asked…
