do i pay up

sickofit1

just parked in a chip shop car park with a sign stating that parking was for customers only. I decided to chance my arm and nip to bank. how would anyone know that i had failed to buy any battered goods during my brief stay?! Was 35 mins and received a parking fine of £100, reduced to £60 yada yada if paid quickly etc. In desperation i even popped in and offered to buy a chippy tea but to no avail. I am mad as hell and very poor. Should i ignore it? Write an appeal letter? Any advice would be appreciated.

trisontana

Assuming this was a private parking company, just ignore. By the way, this is not a "fine", it's an invoice. Could you tell us the name of this parking company?

DaveF327

As this is a money saving advice site, I'm obliged to give the usual advice that private parking invoices are unenforceable where the landowner cannot prove a material loss.

However, given that you've admitted to "chancing your arm" and you had the cheek to park on someone else's land for more time than if you'd have bought chips (35 minutes is a lot longer than 'just a couple of minutes'), I feel you've taken a liberty and at least owe the landowner some token redress.

sickofit1 wrote: »

In desperation i even popped in and offered to buy a chippy tea but to no avail.

This bit made me laugh. What exactly did they say?

backfoot

DaveF327 wrote: »

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However, given that you've admitted to "chancing your arm" and you had the cheek to park on someone else's land for more time than if you'd have bought chips (35 minutes is a lot longer than 'just a couple of minutes'), I feel you've taken a liberty and at least owe the landowner some token redress.

Possibly 5 pence should cover it. Depends on signage, legal status of ticketing co and landowner. yada yada...;)

sassy_one

Do not pay the invoice, nor make any contact with the firm.

The invoice is unenforceable and by no means can be enforced as they have no legal power whatsoever.

It is not a fine nor a ticket, it's a invoice that cannot be enforced!

IGNORE

sickofit1

my god I didn't expect a telling off! but many thanks to all those who offered helpfull advice:A. the company appears to be called UKCPS Ltd.

taffy056

Ukcps are the ones who have jumped into bed with a disabled charity called mobilise, this charity earns commision by telling disabled drivers to pay tickets in car parks when they forget to display a blue badge, not only were mobilise advising against paying these tickets a few months previously, but they know the blue badge scheme does apply in these car parks.

So to sum up don't pay at all, they are scamming scumbags who victimise disabled drivers, and often act illegally like all their ilk