lymm services fined for parking

badmintonstan

hi all, i recently parked in lymm services as i was meeting 3 friends to travel to birmingham together in one car, i parked up by mcdonalds, where we all grabbed a brekfast roll, then jumped in mates car and set off for brum for the day, didnt see any signs about parking although i didnt really look as i thought it would be fine to leave car there all day, anyway a week later i got a letter from BPA parking eye, parking charge notice for £80 , £50 if paid in 14 days if not it will be the £80 plus £30 admin charge, i see on forums everyone says ignore they will go away but as a first timer would like to know if anyone dealt with these before, i must add none of the three other people saw any parking signs either:rolleyes:

hells_2

I've not been in Lymm services (although afaik it's a Truck Stop anyway) as I live fairly close.
Although - every services I've been in DOES have signs that say "free parking for 2 hours only"
If you go back you should probably find it, when you actually enter the car park, or on the slip road off the M6

McKneff

As has been said a thousand times before, ignore it completely as well as what other letters come from them, they will eventually fade away

Sir_Roger_deLodger

Its not a fine, its a scam. Expect letters from parking eye then a few from "debt collectors" and "solicitors" who will try to scare you into paying. Ignore them all and they will eventually give up.

badmintonstan

i hope they do, just wondered if anyone had ignored this particular company, when u say solicitors will they actually be solicitors or pretend letters from bpa:(

Quentin

They will be using a "real", though tame solicitor. But just ignore as already advised.

Coupon-mad

badmintonstan wrote: »

i hope they do, just wondered if anyone had ignored this particular company, when u say solicitors will they actually be solicitors or pretend letters from bpa:(

Loads of threads on MSE but you have to search Parking Eye with capital initials. MSE forum searches are case-sensitive.

Loads of results as well if you Google Parking Eye.

Ignore the scammers and don't worry. Bromsgrove Barry posted an amusing newspaper editorial link on another thread about Parking Eye only today - but for some reason my link isn't working so you'll need to read other threads to find it.

Alx*27

Parking Eye are a feeble, easily ignored company.

Would have thought it would have been CP Plus at Lymm. Maybe they've changed? Anyway, same advice applies to the clowns at CP Plus.

BFG_2

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Council Penalty Charge Notices (PCNs)
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