caughtattwyford

caughtattwyford

Any advice gratefully recieved. Parked my car at Twyford Station (Apcoa) with appropriate ticket on the dashboard. When I returned I had a parking notice saying 'no valid payment'. I sent Apcoa a copy of the (valid) ticket and my credit card reciept.

They replied agreeing that I had a valid ticket but said it was upsidedown (they enclosed a poor quality photo showing a ticket on my dashboard), difficult to tell if it was upside down or not. So despite me paying the right price at the right time they decided to impose their £50 anyway. I didn't respond and have now recieved a letter from Roxburghe debt collectors demanding £127.

What do you think and thanks in advance?

P

backfoot

My own case has parallels with this. Perfectly valid ticket on display.

These are the sort where we would love it go to Court. Even these dumbkopfs couldn't get it that wrong. Could they? :T

I know we all want reassurance but tell me what answer did you expect, having read some of the stuff here?

P.s. Ignore.

kwaks

I think you wasted the price of a stamp appealing in the first place.

I also think that in this day and age there is no excuse for poor quality photographs, digital cameras are not expensive and take multi shots with previews. Its not as if we are still using film.

Coupon-mad

caughtattwyford wrote: »

Any advice gratefully recieved. Parked my car at Twyford Station (Apcoa) with appropriate ticket on the dashboard. When I returned I had a parking notice saying 'no valid payment'. I sent Apcoa a copy of the (valid) ticket and my credit card reciept.

They replied agreeing that I had a valid ticket but said it was upsidedown (they enclosed a poor quality photo showing a ticket on my dashboard), difficult to tell if it was upside down or not. So despite me paying the right price at the right time they decided to impose their £50 anyway. I didn't respond and have now recieved a letter from Roxburghe debt collectors demanding £127.

What do you think and thanks in advance?

P

We think that they would say that, wouldn't they? It's a scam and they want your money.

Here's a legal expert called Tim Cary telling Anne Robinson on Watchdog in May this year, what he would do if his mother ever got a private parking co (PPC) ticket:

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

And here's a thread on pepipoo forums telling you about Roxburghe pretending to be a Solicitor called Graham White (there are so many complaints in with the SRA about that 'solicitor' that the file cannot add any more cases, apparently). You'll get the Graham White letter-heading next but you'll see from this link it's just another minion at a desk at Roxburghe:

http://forums.pepipoo.com/index.php?showtopic=52809

Roxburghe/Graham White just send a series of threatograms (detailed pics of which can be found on our thread 'PPC letters/threats, what to expect'). Nothing else will happen except a phone call if they can get a number for you - but have fun putting the phone down on them or leave them dangling, if they are desperate enough to call. Or tell them to clear off.

A debt collector is powerless, they are not bailiffs, they cannot send the boys round or just issue a CCJ without winning a court case. They don't ever do Court and they will give up soon anyway if not then do report them for harassment:

http://www.nationaldebtline.co.uk/england_...e=03_harassment

In conclusion, it's a widespread scam, we've all been there, done that & ignored it. You need do absolutely nothing at all except spread the word about PPC scams.

HTH