parking ticket from excel parking services limited

ginger_gwar_boy

hi

i parked on the 1st 30min car park for free yesterday in mansfeild ,you then pay after that time.i did not notice i still had to put a ticket on.i've been a fool and emailed an appeal admiting i understand i've not displayed a ticket and that i should have a fine /notice ,i've also given them my name and address.all the advise seems to ignore them but i've admited it.does it make a difference to my case

thanks

trisontana

ginger_gwar_boy wrote: »

hi

i parked on the 1st 30min car park for free yesterday in mansfeild ,you then pay after that time.i did not notice i still had to put a ticket on.i've been a fool and emailed an appeal admiting i understand i've not displayed a ticket and that i should have a fine /notice ,i've also given them my name and address.all the advise seems to ignore them but i've admited it.does it make a difference to my case

thanks

Just ignore them. The only time Excel took someone to court was in Mansfield and they lost. They wouldn't dare do that again.

notts_phil

Just ignore the next 5 letters they send u including the ones from the pretend solicitors...

All you have done is save them in the 2.50 dvla access fee

ginger_gwar_boy

Hello again,had my response to my appeal surprise surprise it was turned down.but this is the email i sent to them regarding my appeal
"Hello
I parked on st peters car park mansfeild and as you can see from my
address above im not local and so have never used this car park before.i
had a look to see how much i needed to pay and saw it was free for 30
min.i was in the shop 15-20max.when i came out i find a ticket,i went
and had another look to see if i should have paid to see that you needed
to show a ticket.

Now im not saying i should not have got a ticket but as you can see from
the photo the free parking is in large bold writing and the display
ticket is very small.for the sake of printing a free ticket why would i
risk getting a ticket .unles it was an honest mistake

I hope you can help with this matter

Thanks lee"

in the response its looks like the same standard letter they send out but they also put
"on the day in question a pay and display ticket or a free ticket was not displayed when the contravention occurred.you confirmed this by stating in your correspondence to our selves "it was free for 30 mins".our signs are positioned at the entrance and again at regular intervals in and around the car park.all the aforementioned clearly state"1/2 hour -free (ticket required).furthermore,it is not unreasonable for us to expect motorists to check the signs in situ before leaving their vehicle.unfortunately ,as you failed to display a pay and display or a free ticket,the fact remains that you were parked in contravention of the terms and conditions of the car park.therefore,the notice was issued correctly and the charge will stand. etc ect ect

have i shot my self in the foot by sending this email or should i do as the rest of you do with these tickets

thanks for any advise lee

trisontana

Just keep ignoring, and stop taking these clowns seriously. They are not worth the effort.

Bri-Wizzle

I've just received the 'red letter' from Excel Parking and it clearly states the court fees and solicitor's fees and that they will contact baliffs if I ignore it. Should I still carry on ignoring them as my parents don't want to go to court for it.

trisontana

Bri-Wizzle wrote: »

I've just received the 'red letter' from Excel Parking and it clearly states the court fees and solicitor's fees and that they will contact baliffs if I ignore it. Should I still carry on ignoring them as my parents don't want to go to court for it.

They are lying. They will not "contact bailiffs", they will contact powerless debt collectors. There is a whole world of difference between the two. The former are "officers of the court" and they will only come on the scene in the very, very unlikely event that the case goes to court, you lose and THEN you refuse to pay whatever the judge orders within 28 days. Bailiffs don't work for PPCs, they work for the courts.

bondy_lad

they are just getting desperate and increasing their scare tactics,purely designed to make you pay up, do not,,,,totall rubbish,,ignore and they will eventually go away, do not lose any sleep over these cretins who have 100% no powers to do anything.

notts_phil

Ask your parents if they would fall for a nigerian scam saying they had won 5000000000. But had to pay 500 in advance.....

Bri-Wizzle

I think they got the court fee wrong as well? It says £30 on the letter but isn't it £80 or something like that? Oopsss...