Parking Eye - Nasty tricks

pregnantmummy

Oh dear I got one of these Parking Eye fines today and panicked and paid up £40 by credit card. I now know I should have ignored it but it would have worried me silly and I can do without that with being pregnant. Miffed though as I was only 11 minutes over the maximum time, but it was very clearly signed and I was expecting a ticket stuck on the car, didn't realise they take photos!

trisontana

pregnantmummy wrote: »

Oh dear I got one of these Parking Eye fines today and panicked and paid up £40 by credit card. I now know I should have ignored it but it would have worried me silly and I can do without that with being pregnant. Miffed though as I was only 11 minutes over the maximum time, but it was very clearly signed and I was expecting a ticket stuck on the car, didn't realise they take photos!

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esmerobbo

pregnantmummy wrote: »

Oh dear I got one of these Parking Eye fines today and panicked and paid up £40 by credit card. I now know I should have ignored it but it would have worried me silly and I can do without that with being pregnant. Miffed though as I was only 11 minutes over the maximum time, but it was very clearly signed and I was expecting a ticket stuck on the car, didn't realise they take photos!

Oops that could have paid for a few nappies!!:( Was it at a shop? if it was have a good rant at them saying you can ill afford it with you expecting, never know they may reimburse you some way!

We had someone a couple of weeks ago who mothercare reimbursed! Until they relised parking eye had cancelled the charge so Mothercare cancelled the cheque!!:o

pregnantmummy

It was in an Aldi car park but I didn't end up going in there as I needed to go to the dentist and get some bigger clothes plus I'm moving around more slowly than I used to so ran out of time. I would have gone into Aldi otherwise, I suppose they just want you to use it for Aldi only but as it is right near the dentist and town it is convenient and there's always lots of car spaces. So no-one to complain to, but an expensive lesson learnt. I think I will avoid that car park now even though you don't have to pay I don't think I could handle the worry of it.

Oopsadaisy

pregnantmummy wrote: »

... even though you don't have to pay I don't think I could handle the worry of it.

Yeah, the stress of it all must be pretty unbearable.

After all, you have to.....er,......er,....put some bits of paper in the bin.

martinthebandit

dhillon621 wrote: »

Go to the gym and speak to the manager. Tell him your disgraced with your false promise. And threaten to cancel your membership and find another gym. But at the same time tell them you've paid it because your scared(but really you hav'ent he he he) Then demand some kind of discount or good deal for the gym etc for your trouble.
As for parking eye, just keep binning the letters the last one will be from ccs I think. Thats it!!!!!!!!!!

Sounds like the right answer to me.

Coupon-mad

The advice in England/Wales has changed - DO NOT IGNORE!!!!


So stop reading this ancient thread and get reading the sticky threads on page one from this year instead!!

pregnantmummy

I don't get the scam emails as my email provider deals with them and they are obviously scams. This letter was not at all obvious it is a scam, it looks official, has photos of my car on it with the exact times I was parked there. Also the board giving details of the times and fines if over stayed were very prominent. So all seemed legit to me.

How are these people allowed to get away with their blatant advertising of fees if they are illegal? I had a friend who had a similar fine from an Asda car park and went to Citizens Advice who said she had to pay it.

I'm not saying I was right in paying but I am confused as to the actual legal position I would be in if I refused to pay.

trisontana

pregnantmummy wrote: »

I don't get the scam emails as my email provider deals with them and they are obviously scams. This letter was not at all obvious it is a scam, it looks official, has photos of my car on it with the exact times I was parked there. Also the board giving details of the times and fines if over stayed were very prominent. So all seemed legit to me.

How are these people allowed to get away with their blatant advertising of fees if they are illegal? I had a friend who had a similar fine from an Asda car park and went to Citizens Advice who said she had to pay it.

I'm not saying I was right in paying but I am confused as to the actual legal position I would be in if I refused to pay.

Can I point out once again that these are not FINES, they are invoices.

pregnantmummy

It amounts to the same thing, they want to be paid whether you call it a fine or invoice. It doesn't actually use either word on the letter I received, it is called a "charge".