Motorway services, car broken down, parking ticket help

Coblcris

The appeal is used only to attempt to get you to contract. For this reason alone I would deprecate appealing.

muquinhas

Hi, thanks for your replies. I read many threads but then 2 questions remain:

1 - Martin Lewis says on moneysavingexpert.com/reclaim/private-parking-tickets: "Of course, landowners have a right to charge for and police proper parking. If you’ve broken those rules, and you think the ticket isn’t exorbitant, I’d urge you to pay up." I I was the driver and the pictures clearly show my car and the time, I think they have a right to charge me according to Martin.

2 - Coupon Mad, What makes you say they will not win? At the end of the day, I haven't respected a "contract" clearly dispayed at the entrance. "You owe them nothing and they will NOT take you to Court because they would not win. The charge is not a real fine and is unenforceable in law (companies like this know it)."

Thanks all,
Sam

trisontana

muquinhas wrote: »

Hi, thanks for your replies. I read many threads but then 2 questions remain:

1 - Martin Lewis says on moneysavingexpert.com/reclaim/private-parking-tickets: "Of course, landowners have a right to charge for and police proper parking. If you’ve broken those rules, and you think the ticket isn’t exorbitant, I’d urge you to pay up." I I was the driver and the pictures clearly show my car and the time, I think they have a right to charge me according to Martin.

2 - Coupon Mad, What makes you say they will not win? At the end of the day, I haven't respected a "contract" clearly dispayed at the entrance. "You owe them nothing and they will NOT take you to Court because they would not win. The charge is not a real fine and is unenforceable in law (companies like this know it)."

Thanks all,
Sam

Even if you have broken the contract the only money they can claim from you is the actual material loss that has been suffered by the land-owner. It is illegal in English law to impose a penalty that bears no relation to the actual loss involved. As this was a free car-park then no loss was suffered by the land-owner. End of story.

CarMar

Well, the 2nd threatening letter has now arrived. 'Final notice'. Lots of red writing all over it. Threatening that our credit rating will be affected etc etc.

AlexisV

Load of crap.

CP Plus haunt service stations throughout the country. Powerless scamsters.

Carry on ignoring their junkmail!

1 - Martin Lewis says on moneysavingexpert.com/reclaim/private-parking-tickets: "Of course, landowners have a right to charge for and police proper parking. If you’ve broken those rules, and you think the ticket isn’t exorbitant, I’d urge you to pay up." I I was the driver and the pictures clearly show my car and the time, I think they have a right to charge me according to Martin.

In other words, if you want to give away your money, that's up to you. If you think the charge is fair (and you are a mug), you can of course pay. I could put a £10 tip on my next telephone bill because they're such nice people, but who would do that?

Anyway, this is all by the by. CP Plus just sit in an office sending out letters everyday. Even if you pleaded for them to take you to court they just wouldn't.

Sir_Roger_deLodger

CarMar wrote: »

Threatening that our credit rating will be affected etc etc.

Do you have a credit agreement with them? Thought not. They cannot affect your credit rating then. This is a standard scare tactic relying on people not knowing how credit ratings work. Ignore it and do not pay.

CarMar

Yet another letter. This one threatening solicitors and court action.

Paradigm

CarMar wrote: »

Yet another letter. This one threatening solicitors and court action.

That will look nice next to the others

In another few weeks you will have a "full set" & it won't have cost you a penny

Maybe get them framed & hang them on the wall?

BFG_2

I had porridge [porage if you prefer] for breakfast.

Coupon-mad

CarMar wrote: »

Yet another letter. This one threatening solicitors and court action.

Don't worry one little bit about their threats.

Lots of us on here have similar letters from PPCs (some people deliberately set out to collect more, just for fun and to cost the PPC some money...).