Private Parking Tickets discussion

pauline2010

Hi there

I am new to this site but would like some advice please. I received a parking ticket through the post from excel for £60. I appealed against it but have received reply basically saying "sorry for your predicament but tough". I have read a couple of the posts, which advise not to appeal, but its too late for me. Should I now pay, or ignore letter.

Many thanks

peter_the_piper

Ignore.
Better had you not contacted them as they never accept appeals.

Coupon-mad

To all newbies who come through first on this discussion thread via Martin's article, did you know there is a whole forum board of current threads on this generic scam? Here you go:

http://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/forumdisplay.php?f=163

The stickies (top threads by Crabman) tell you everything you need to know, with pics of all the scary threatening letters that you will receive, as well as info about the legality of these bogus tickets and a link to a Watchdog programme last year with clear advice from a lawyer.

IGNORE the company and their pet debt collector. Read up on this on the board link above. It does not matter if you have already been taken in enough to appeal, just never bother next time unless it's a real ticket. Only ever take seriously a ticket from the Police/Council/Transport for London.

bromsgrovebarry

Parking Eye are a total joke. I goaded them to take me to court and NOTHING happened.

wiganer78_2

:money:i got a parking fine on a retail park £80.didnt dispaly badges,but on the bak of the van it says disabled vehicle(he must of seen us get out as we were only in 5 or so minutes).u can see plain and cleer its a disabled vehicle there is a big gap in the passenger side.i was the driver and the owner was with me.i use it to drive my employer about.do i pay?

wiganer78_2

trisontana wrote: »

You don't have to pay a penny. You have done nothing wrong and haven't broken any laws. What was the name of the parking company?

i don't know.if i find out i will put it on here.thank you:beer:

wiganer78_2

wiganer78 wrote: »

got a parking fine of £80 on a private parking place.i.e retail park.didn't display disabled parking badges but on the bak of the disabled van its says this is a disabled vehicle.i was just the driver but had the owner with me who was in his wheel chair.someone had removed the badges from the vehicle and i didn't know this.the people who i work for are saying its my fault.

Coupon-mad

wiganer78 wrote: »

:money:i got a parking fine on a retail park £80.didnt display badges,but on the back of the van it says disabled vehicle(he must of seen us get out as we were only in 5 or so minutes).u can see plain and clear its a disabled vehicle there is a big gap in the passenger side.i was the driver and the owner was with me.i use it to drive my employer about.

do i pay?

Errr...NO!

Haven't you already posted this recently and got answers/links already? It is EASY, just IGNORE!

Did you click on the link I gave in my post 2 above yours? Have you read up about this generic scam, watched the Watchdog clip, seen the scary debt collector letters etc? If not then click on that link and learn about this rip-off.

Complain in writing, in the strongest, angry terms to the Store Manager(s) at the retail site - as they are in breach of the DDA by disadvantaging a disabled person who is simply making use of their disabled bay provisions.

The Blue badge scheme does NOT apply on private land even if a PPC pretends that it does (it makes it easier for them to prey on people that way - but it doesn't actually prove who can use the disabled bay provision). For example, someone is covered by the DDA (Equality Act now) from the very moment of diagnosis of a long-term debilitating condition, so they are LEGALLY allowed to use a private disabled bay on the way home from the Hospital if they want to - and they would not have a Blue Badge of course. These PPCs make it up as they go along but you were entitled to park there.

Get angry, complain - but not to the private parking co., do not appeal, do not contact them as it's none of their business quite honestly. There is no fine.

Miniretta

Ironic really I get the 4th letter from Parking Eye this morning only to look at my local Evening Paper to find this :-

wont let me put the link in but its thisishullandeastriding

Parking Eye are saying " if I pay by tommorrow I can still have it at £50"

esmerobbo

http://www.thisishullandeastriding.co.uk/news/Shoppers-anger-parking-fines/article-3138278-detail/article.html

Which equals we ain't getting nothing so can we have £50