Parking Eye Fine

smithy2121

Ok, this is my last thread on here until I find out what happens or get more information for you guys.

I am using the advice from Pepipoo, I just know a lot of people use this website for advice thats all.

Speak soon

smithy2121

Hi Guys,

I have not long got back from court, hopefully you will all be glad to know that I pretty much won the case.

The judge ruled that the £240 was a penalty, and that the actual amount I owe is £15 (2 x £5 fees and 2 x £2.50 to get details from DVLA). That is their only loss from me not paying on the days in question. Unfortunately as he found I had breached the contract, and never offered the amount I owed at the beginning, I am liable for the costs of £95, so my total payout is £110. I think we can call that a victory!!!

Thanks everybody for your help on here (once people believed I was real) I would not have been able to keep going with this without the support of everybody on here and Pepipoo.

The best news: they sent me a statement of costs and they have spent almost £5000 on solicitors fees. They were hoping to claim this if they won, so they have made a loss of about £4900 at least!!

My advice would still be to ignore these invoices as they are unenforceable, but if, like me, there is a genuine amount you feel you do owe, it may be worth offering this at the start and making note of it. If I had done that then all the costs would have been waived but we live and learn.

If anyone wants any more details etc then don't hesitate to ask. Today has been extremely stressful, but I now feel I have a massive weight off my shoulders and I am so glad I fought this all the way!

I know I have posted this twice but I had two threads at one point on here and just wanted to make sure everybody heard of the result.

Smithy

Trebor16

A sort of a result Smithy, but on what basis were you deemed to have breached the contract? And what about the e-mail from Pannones a few days ago, was that mentioned?

Nice to see them well out of pocket though:D

bromsgrovebarry

ParkingEye are a loathesome outfit. Trying to get £5k costs in a small claims court shows how low they are prepared to stoop to give credence to their nasty little scam.

petal1

smithy2121

It is good to hear that you did not get stuck with the ridiculous costs claimed against you.

You very much have my sympathy with regards to the vitriol you have experienced on this forum, I and others have been subject to it, and it is not pleasant.

funkycoldribena

petal1 wrote: »

smithy2121

It is good to hear that you did not get stuck with the ridiculous costs claimed against you.

You very much have my sympathy with regards to the vitriol you have experienced on this forum, I and others have been subject to it, and it is not pleasant.

Its a bit hard to keep track of Smithys posts as they're spread over 3 threads but fair play to him for winning.

As for the "vitriol" towards him at the beginning of the other thread this was because of his unfortunate wording that suggested that he had received a ccj before even going to court,many ppc trolls have been on this forum and used this sort of tactic many times, so I think in someways many of the regulars were justified in being suspicious.