UKPC - PCN Advice Required Please! UPDATE*

NeverAgain_2

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I had one of those a few months ago.

It went the same way as all the others.

Coupon-mad

Coupon-mad wrote: »

I assume this is a private 'parking charge notice' as opposed to a Council Penalty Charge Notice'? I don't think UKPC ever act for any Councils but do firstly check that it's just a pathetic unenforceable 'parking charge'? If so, then good, it's nothing at all.

Read other threads on the board here, show your girlfriend the results you find:

http://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/...play.php?f=163

There are 2 sticky threads at the top by Crabman, read them! Follow links (including Watchdog youtube link) and look at the lovely scanned pics of the letters she will just need to ignore - and simply laugh when each matching threatogram arrives.

Then if you like, read other people's threads like yours, at least read 'page one' of the board so you'll have seen the current threads from the last day or so. The pages run into hundreds as this is a very common (generic) scam by PPCs, passing their fake invoices off as real PCNs.

That's all. They will go away, you have not received a fine but they pretend you have. There is no effect on your girlfriend's Credit rating and UKPC don't do Court, just threats. Don't waste a stamp on them, don't honour their rubbish with a reply.

Finally, here's a Guardian link, with correct advice from a Solicitor that these bogus PCNs are safe to ignore:

http://www.guardian.co.uk/money/2010...ivate-property

Happy 2011!

Advice is as above, nothing has changed.

I had already given you the link to the whole parking board (first link above) and the top thread has your letter on it under the UKPC heading. You could have saved yourself the worry if you were just ready & waiting to tick off each letter.

Here it is as shown on our thread, it's letter 1 from DRP (looks familiar?):

http://i32.tinypic.com/i4jwc1.jpg

Now please read the stickies by Crabman, if you didn't before. Show your girlfriend.

Not only would you be ready for each letter but you'd be laughing at them! And did you read any other stickies by Crabman, or any other threads? His sticky called 'please read before posting' includes a link to a youtube clip from Watchdog which is fun to watch.

Stop worrying and start laughing at them and/or reporting them for harassing the car owner:

http://www.nationaldebtline.co.uk/england_wales/factsheet.php?page=03_harassment

HTH

Minezey

New letter that the car owner received today....

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AlexisV

Seen it before. Note their 'collection of CCJs' refers to unpaid utility bills, not private parking invoices.

NeverAgain_2

...Note their 'collection of CCJs' refers to unpaid utility bills, not private parking invoices...

Even assuming they are genuine judgments.

When I looked, it was just a list of names.

Coupon-mad

Minezey wrote: »

New letter that the car owner received today....

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There's no need to show these if they are the same as the pics in our top thread. The car owner should just be laughing and playing snap as each matching letter arrives, counting down to the Final Warning!