£130 parking ticket.. help????

MRWHAM

Hi its my first time on here so any help much appreciated.
got a ticket dated 22/10/08 was ten minutes late £100. its a private company called pps. valley enforcement.
its £130 now as i ingored it and throw it in the bin. ive told them i never had no ticket on the car and they have sent me a copy which i recieved today.
i was told as its private i dont need to pay and just tell them i was not driving the car, and dont have to disclose who was is this correct?
does anyone have any other ideas?
many thanks. steve..

naijapower

I believe they can still chase you for the debt irrespective of whether it is private or not. You may wish to double check.
Though in any case, you can still argue as to who the driver was

danny69

Just an idea. Why didnt you just pay the fine? You parked where you should'nt have and should just bite the bullet and pay up? Why bother lying to wriggle out of it? I hate it when somebody parks where they should'nt, it can be dangerous.

Neil_B

naijapower wrote: »

I believe they can still chase you for the debt

What debt?

Mr Wham - wait for those knowledable about ppcs to explain it to you.

MRWHAM

danny69- i didnt park where i shouldnt have it was out side exeter central station i was 10 mins late as in shops nr xmas, and no way should anyone have to pay that sort of money, and why judge??

danny69

Ah, so you werent paying for something you should have. Just annoys me that people cant just accept they have done wrong. You are another one of them people who try to wriggle out of and find loopholes in the system. Just accept you parked without paying for the time and pay.

naijapower

Neil_B wrote: »

What debt?

Mr Wham - wait for those knowledable about ppcs to explain it to you.

My opinion is: if someone claims you owe them money it is classed as debt.
yes, you can dispute it etc. but if anyone stops you on the street or writes to you to demand payment of money, it means you are indebted to that person

MRWHAM

WHAT? listen i was 10 mins late- do u think that is woth £100. do you believe that kind extortion is correct?
i was parked in a parking space...
whats wrong with you?
do u get off on winding people up?

naijapower

MRWHAM wrote: »

WHAT? listen i was 10 mins late- do u think that is woth £100. do you believe that kind extortion is correct?
i was parked in a parking space...
whats wrong with you?
do u get off on winding people up?

I honestly do nto think it is worth that amount but then they would argue that they reserve the rigth to set a huge amount as a deterrent.
I wish you all the luck

Neil_B

naijapower wrote: »

My opinion is: if someone claims you owe them money it is classed as debt.
yes, you can dispute it etc. but if anyone stops you on the street or writes to you to demand payment of money, it means you are indebted to that person

Oh that makes it easy then!!! LOL

Please send me £500- immediately. I noted you drive past my house the other day and you could not have failed to see the sign warning of the £500- charge. Hurry up or the debt will increase!

yeah right - not very realistic is it.

naijapower

Yes it does sound easy. Some one can make a claim or an allegation of a debt. It is left for you to dispute.
The techinal definition is that it is still clased as a debt until u can prove the person requesting the money is chatting rubbish or has no valid proof etc