Parking Eye PCN

sar050680

Hi all, today i got a "parking charge notice" from Parking Eye and having read a few threads it looks like I'd be a fool to pay up eh?

Can anyone confirm please?

Coupon-mad

Short answer: Confirmed. Ignore it till the cows come home. Regular posters need read no further.


Long answer with links:

There's tons on the internet about this issue, look for forum posts on here, pepipoo.com, consumer action group, all of which will tell you that such tickets are unenforceable trash.

Watchdog covered this last month, and their legal bod helpfully confirmed just what we tell everyone to do with fake parking tickets (whether you have 'contravened their rules' or not, and whether they have a pretty picture of your car or not):

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

:T:rotfl:

The registered keeper will receive a few debt collector letters telling you to pay. Do not panic, do not believe the lies on the letters about Court/CCJs/dire consequences! See examples here of what to ignore:

http://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/....php?t=2214803

Relax, even if you get more letters (as per our examples, we can predict you'll get the same).

But to be proactive, if the scam letters get tiresome you may like to also report the company and their debt collectors for harassment:

http://www.nationaldebtline.co.uk/en...=03_harassment

But don't forget this is NOT a debt, NOT a fine, just a mickey mouse ticket. Nothing happens, your credit record is NOT affected, so don't fall for this con. Be angry about their illegal scary letters, tell your friends never to pay a private parking ticket. Spread the word.

Greatgimp

Pay up and send it to me - I'll make sure they get it!

sar050680

Thanks for your advise guys.

mbradl01

My advice, if you're in the wrong, pay up, these guys have teeth and are taking people to court and winning ... on another note, this is a money saving website, not a get out of something when you've done wrong website! :money:

taffy056

mbradl01 wrote: »

My advice, if you're in the wrong, pay up, these guys have teeth and are taking people to court and winning ... on another note, this is a money saving website, not a get out of something when you've done wrong website! :money:

which ppc do you work for ? and I suppose you are going to back up the above with proven facts now, aren't you ? The only teeth these ppc have are false ones, just like their so called parking tickets.

trisontana

mbradl01 wrote: »

My advice, if you're in the wrong, pay up, these guys have teeth and are taking people to court and winning ... on another note, this is a money saving website, not a get out of something when you've done wrong website! :money:

Which PPC do you work for? And, of course, you will save a lot of money by not paying this scam charges.

Orford

mbradl01 wrote: »

My advice, if you're in the wrong, pay up, these guys have teeth and are taking people to court and winning ...

Can you give some examples where Parking Eye have taken people to court, preferably with claim no., because across all the consumer forums I'm not aware of a single instance.

PPC's, and in particular Parking eye, seem to steer well clear of courts, unless of course you are referring to this case where Parking Eye got well and truly slaughtered:
http://www.lep.co.uk/news/trainee_solicitor_wins_parking_ticket_case_for_brother_1_777088

trisontana

Looking at mbradl01's profile, I see that 5 out of 6 posts from him are to do with Parking Eye. I leave you to draw your own conclusions.

Coblcris

mbradl01 wrote: »

My advice, if you're in the wrong, pay up, these guys have teeth and are taking people to court and winning ... on another note, this is a money saving website, not a get out of something when you've done wrong website! :money:

mbradl01,
Would you care to work alongside us bringing private prosecutions against Private Parking Companies that break numerous Statutes ?

I am sure that the upstanding moral ethos you have so readily displayed immediately upon joining us will allow you no peace if these companies and the people that run them get out of doing wrong.
You have kindred spirits here Sir ! Let us go after proven wrongdoers who perform their misdeeds on a daily basis and using methods of mass production. Think of all the wrongs we can quell. I am sure your moral outrage at wrongdoers will be assuaged.

Or perhaps I have misread you.

taffy056

trisontana wrote: »

Looking at mbradl01's profile, I see that 5 out of 6 posts from him are to do with Parking Eye. I leave you to draw your own conclusions.

I was about to post the same thing lol