Excel Parking Services - "Parking Charge Notice" - Peel Centre - Stockport

kaz4369

taffy056 wrote: »

Please please don't pay them anything at all, these tickets are not enforceable, you don't owe them anything, they will not take you to court at all, they are scamming you, please read the sticky threads on this section, excel are very well known on here.

Also I think for them to offer to pay in installments they need a credit consumer licence, something they likely don't have!

have i riuned my chances of getting out of this though by offering to pay in instalments ?

kaz4369

thank you for your advice, i am really scared because i have never had anything like this before, i am worried that because i offered to pay monthly as i could not afford the full amount, im worried that they can hold me to that ?

Driver8

kaz4369 wrote: »

can anyone please please help me, i parked in a disabled bay on a car park in brierley hill west midlands, this car park had a few years before been owned by the council, i recently gained my blue disability badge so am new to parking where i like, ( with my disability badge i can park on council pay & display without paying ) but i thought in a disabled bay i would be ok, i did not know it was a private car park. when i received my first ticket i sent e mail explaining why i thought i didnt have to pay a fee, and i was also worried that i would have more tickets issued ( as i had used this car park a few times over three months ) i have now had three, i told Excel i could not pay the £180 thay asked for but they said if i didnt pay in 7 days i would have to pay £300. i sent them all my financial details and they have agreed to let me pay at £20 a month, but after reading all the posts on here i dont think i should, but i dont want to be taken to court, or have bailiffs knockin my door. can anyone please give me advice. my first payment is due this week 1st Dec

I seriously think you should post this thread on https://www.pepipoo.com there are experts on there regarding stuff like this.

Have you still got proof that they said you can pay in instalments? an email, a letter, anything with proof on? This could potentially be very very damaging to them.

You found this site now go tell your friends and friends of friends about it and also pepipoo.

Remember you can stop worrying now, just totally forget about them and just totally ignore them from now on. You have done nothing wrong whatsoever. By the way, blue badges don't mean a thing in a private car park.

Stop worrying.

kaz4369

yes i have the letter here in front of me, giving me the dates i should pay by ( 1st of every month ) i honestly thought the car park was still council run, thats why i parked there. i think i will ignore it and see what they do, just hope they dont come knocking on my door, wouldnt know what to do. thank you for your advice

taffy056

kaz4369 wrote: »

have i riuned my chances of getting out of this though by offering to pay in instalments ?

No please remember this is NOT a debt, you don't have any legal reason to pay them this money, they are have no powers, they cannot force you to pay unless they take you to court and they win, if you have won the lottery jackpot tonight, that is the kind of odds of them taking you to court.

kaz4369

if i was the unlucky one who was sent to court would it be expensive for me ? never been to court

taffy056

kaz4369 wrote: »

if i was the unlucky one who was sent to court would it be expensive for me ? never been to court

No because they never ever go to court, and they can only claim for material losses, if the car park is free that means there is no loss, if its a pay and display they can only claim circa £2 an hour maximum, if its residents parking, there is no loss.

Please watch this video by Watchdog, they have a legal expert who specializes in this area of law on the program

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XAIcdi9niHA

Learn about the PPC from the BBC and Anne Robinson, then come back

kaz4369

thanks for the link, very interesting

kaz4369

kaz4369 wrote: »

thanks for the link, very interesting

i wont be paying, just goin to wait i out, thank you

Driver8

kaz4369 wrote: »

yes i have the letter here in front of me, giving me the dates i should pay by ( 1st of every month ) i honestly thought the car park was still council run, thats why i parked there. i think i will ignore it and see what they do, just hope they dont come knocking on my door, wouldnt know what to do. thank you for your advice

Right, you must post a new thread on pepipoo outlining this fact and scan the letter on their site removing all your identifying details also any other letters you may have from them too. There are some ladies and gents from the legal profession on there.

This could be serious for Excel.