Debt collection agency now involved - HELP PLEASE!

johidd

This dates back a couple of months, when my car ( I was not the driver and can prove it) received a parking ticket from APCOA parking services, whilst parked overnight in a train station car park. (NB - no byelaws on reverse of ticket and no byelaws on notices in car park). as advised by the forum, I willingly stuffed the ticket in a drawer.
I have just received a letter from debt collectors (acting on behalf of APCOA) claiming this is an unpaid Civil Penalty Notice. Is this correct or is a CPN something that police and councils can only issue?
They also claim that - quote "Even if you were not the driving the vehicle but were the registered keeper you also have a liability for the acts of the driver in parking in breach of the terms and conditions of parking"
As far as I believe this ticket was initially issued by a private company and my inention is to write back with the standard letter that is available on this forum.
Dear Experts - please advise!

peter_the_piper

Assuming this is not properly under railway byelaws, Don't waste your stamp.
Even if you were not the driving the vehicle but were the registered keeper you also have a liability for the acts of the driver in parking in breach of the terms and conditions of parking"
This is very much wishful thinking on their part. This only applies to official police and council tickets.
Contacting them only draws out the process, they usually give up quicker if you ignore them.

bargepole

johidd wrote: »

They also claim that - quote "Even if you were not the driving the vehicle but were the registered keeper you also have a liability for the acts of the driver in parking in breach of the terms and conditions of parking"

Only in the warped imagination of PPCs is that statement true.

As stated above, tempting though it is to tell them where to stick their bullcrap letters, ignoring them usually works best.