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Private Parking ticket - 5th with this company! (CMS)
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Hello everyone
I'm a student who lives in flat accomodation in Leicester called Western Challenge - Walnut Street Residences. They provide parking as long as you have a permit on display.
I've received 4 tickets in the past, on every occassion I ended up paying rather than ignoring it.
Having now found this forum I hope to get some advice so I can avoid coughing up for this one. I parked in a disabled spot whilst the snow was covering the symbol on the floor. I'm not sure, but besides this I believe there is no indication of it being a disabled parking spot. The snow melted over night sufficiently to reveal it and I found a ticket yesterday afternoon under my windscreen, asking me to pay £80, £50 if I pay within the first 14 days.
I really really don't want to pay this as I think it's wholy ridiculous. I'll end up having paid a total of £250 to this company and money is very tight right now.
Can I just ignore this and hope nothing happens? The main issue is that this location is where I live most of the time, rather than any random parking area. I don't believe they issue clamps, but they may be able to prevent me parking on the land? Their website can be found by googling cms parking, top link.
I'd greatly appreciate any advice!
I'm a student who lives in flat accomodation in Leicester called Western Challenge - Walnut Street Residences. They provide parking as long as you have a permit on display.
I've received 4 tickets in the past, on every occassion I ended up paying rather than ignoring it.
Having now found this forum I hope to get some advice so I can avoid coughing up for this one. I parked in a disabled spot whilst the snow was covering the symbol on the floor. I'm not sure, but besides this I believe there is no indication of it being a disabled parking spot. The snow melted over night sufficiently to reveal it and I found a ticket yesterday afternoon under my windscreen, asking me to pay £80, £50 if I pay within the first 14 days.
I really really don't want to pay this as I think it's wholy ridiculous. I'll end up having paid a total of £250 to this company and money is very tight right now.
Can I just ignore this and hope nothing happens? The main issue is that this location is where I live most of the time, rather than any random parking area. I don't believe they issue clamps, but they may be able to prevent me parking on the land? Their website can be found by googling cms parking, top link.
I'd greatly appreciate any advice!
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They are scammers, don't pay them anything, just ignore completely.Excel Parking, MET Parking, Combined Parking Solutions, VP Parking Solutions, ANPR PC Ltd, & Roxburghe Debt Collectors. What do they all have in common?
They are all or have been suspended from accessing the DVLA database for gross misconduct!
Do you really need to ask what kind of people run parking companies?0 -
I would ignore it. However I have a reservation don't know what anybody else thinks but this is it.
Seeing the OP has received 4 charges and paid would this encourage the PPC to have a pop at court? If he has paid in the past and they have records could this work against the OP? I know you could defend the penalty, but what about the driver and the contract?
I would still ignore and see how far they took it, but what do you think?0 -
They probably think he's a mug, but now with the right advice he should not pay them, and lets face it bays are advisory only, and there is no loss to the ppc, so they wouldn't have a chance!
But the OP should keep all paperwork filed just in case.Excel Parking, MET Parking, Combined Parking Solutions, VP Parking Solutions, ANPR PC Ltd, & Roxburghe Debt Collectors. What do they all have in common?
They are all or have been suspended from accessing the DVLA database for gross misconduct!
Do you really need to ask what kind of people run parking companies?0 -
CMS in Lytham?
Expect some rubbish from them, then Roxburghe and then Graham White. Just ignore everything. It's a computer generated junkmail chain of begging letters.0
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