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mrsndorset
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Coincidently, my husband and I both received a private parking ticket within a week of each other before christmas.
Mine, in retail park, where you are allowed 2 hours free. I returned after 2 hours 45 mins. I had a £95 fine in the post. They also have the incorrect spelling of my name.
I have ignored the initial letter and so far have not had a second.
My husband was driving through the night from Ireland and had to pull over to sleep (adhering to the police ' Tiredness kills, take a break' campaign!) from about 4am for a 5 hour sleep and he received a £50 fine, which we ignored. We have had another letter saying that because we did not reply to the first two letters (we didn't receive letter no.2) the deadline for appeal is now up, the fine is now £120, and time for appeal closed. We have 7 days to pay or we face legal action.
My husband is getting twitchy about these and stressing that we'll end up in court with huge fees, but I'm feeling more militant and am prepared to see it through as it is ridiculously exhoribitant.
But I really don't want to make any mistakes.
According to Martin the next step is to reply with his template letter, but I have since read advice to simply not reply ever.
Which should I do?
Any advice gratefully received!
Mine, in retail park, where you are allowed 2 hours free. I returned after 2 hours 45 mins. I had a £95 fine in the post. They also have the incorrect spelling of my name.
I have ignored the initial letter and so far have not had a second.
My husband was driving through the night from Ireland and had to pull over to sleep (adhering to the police ' Tiredness kills, take a break' campaign!) from about 4am for a 5 hour sleep and he received a £50 fine, which we ignored. We have had another letter saying that because we did not reply to the first two letters (we didn't receive letter no.2) the deadline for appeal is now up, the fine is now £120, and time for appeal closed. We have 7 days to pay or we face legal action.
My husband is getting twitchy about these and stressing that we'll end up in court with huge fees, but I'm feeling more militant and am prepared to see it through as it is ridiculously exhoribitant.
But I really don't want to make any mistakes.
According to Martin the next step is to reply with his template letter, but I have since read advice to simply not reply ever.
Which should I do?
Any advice gratefully received!
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Just ignore, it's as simple as that!What part of "A whop bop-a-lu a whop bam boo" don't you understand?0
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Ignore and ask your husband to read these forums for reassurance. They will soon fade away if you don't contact them. if you do you will just encourage them.0
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Ignore and never make contact - the nasty letters will eventually stop. They did for me and for many others in this forum.0
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mrsndorset wrote: »According to Martin the next step is to reply with his template letter, but I have since read advice to simply not reply ever.
Martin is regarded as being 100% wrong, wrong, wrong when it comes to dealing with PPC's.
You will struggle to find one person who agrees with his approach.
So ignore, ignore, ignore some more.Hi, we’ve had to remove your signature. If you’re not sure why then you're as thick and stupid as the moderators on here - MSE ForumTeam0
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