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town and city parking

sandraroffey
sandraroffey Posts: 1,358 Forumite
in Parking tickets, fines & parking
my sons partner got a parking ticket yesterday from these people in asdas car park.

she was in the drop off and collect bay and had popped inside to get the person she was collecting. gone a matter of a couple minutes.

the parking person said she was allowed to be there for 5 mins only yet there was no sign there saying that.

can this be enforced??? can they do all the nasty things that a council parking ticket would entail.

has anyone one ever been ticketed by these people and not paid it????

any advice would be good.
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  • trisontana
    trisontana Posts: 9,472 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Combo Breaker
    Just ignore and do not contact them. That's the best advice and they will soon lose interest .

    Don't forget they are just a private company with no more right to demand a penalty than you or I. They are a completely different animal to a legitimate council car-parking set-up.
    What part of "A whop bop-a-lu a whop bam boo" don't you understand?
  • sandraroffey
    sandraroffey Posts: 1,358 Forumite
    thanks for that. bit worried though they can issue a parking ticket to the value of £60 but if you dont pay, they just go away???
  • McKneff
    McKneff Posts: 38,857 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 10,000 Posts Name Dropper
    They wont go away straight away, they will contact her, they will threaten,
    they will try to browbeat, they will say we may take you to court, we may do this, we may do that, believe me/us they wont. just tell her no matter just file the letters behind the clock on the mantelpiece and forget them.
    They have no authority to issue fines, only police and councils can do that.
    They are scammers - ignore them completely, if she needs more assurance have a look at the PePipoo website.
    regards
    annie
    make the most of it, we are only here for the weekend.
    and we will never, ever return.
  • McKneff
    McKneff Posts: 38,857 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 10,000 Posts Name Dropper
    has anyone one ever been ticketed by these people and not paid it????

    thousands, literally thousands - relax
    make the most of it, we are only here for the weekend.
    and we will never, ever return.
  • sandraroffey
    sandraroffey Posts: 1,358 Forumite
    thank you millions. have just passed that onto her.xx
  • Dave_save
    Dave_save Posts: 362 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 100 Posts Combo Breaker
    Interesting if you go into their website to the payments page. You can enter any Reg No and PCN No beginning with DL, and any date and it will present you with an amount to pay. Looks like another amateurish scam outfit.
  • anewman
    anewman Posts: 9,200 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Combo Breaker
    Dave_save wrote: »
    Interesting if you go into their website to the payments page. You can enter any Reg No and PCN No beginning with DL, and any date and it will present you with an amount to pay. Looks like another amateurish scam outfit.
    Lol sounds as professional as PCN-UK Ltd.
  • Dave_save
    Dave_save Posts: 362 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 100 Posts Combo Breaker
    anewman wrote: »
    Lol sounds as professional as PCN-UK Ltd.

    They wanted to charge me £15 for a ficticious Reg No, PCN No and date. I thought that was a bargain!! I wanted to pay with a ficticious credit card but I thought better of it. That might mess up their accounting system... hmmmm.. on the other hand... :D
  • Coblcris
    Coblcris Posts: 1,862 Forumite
    Dave_save wrote: »
    Interesting if you go into their website to the payments page. You can enter any Reg No and PCN No beginning with DL, and any date and it will present you with an amount to pay. Looks like another amateurish scam outfit.

    I suggest you research the e-Trading regulations. Such a facility is in breach and deserves to be reported.
  • pogofish
    pogofish Posts: 10,853 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 10,000 Posts Name Dropper
    Coblcris wrote: »
    I suggest you research the e-Trading regulations. Such a facility is in breach and deserves to be reported.

    Can you point me to any more info about this? PM if needs be - I have my reasons. ;)
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