Local Parking Security Ltd (LPS)

maford

Hi all,
I had an EXCESS CHARGE NOTICE on my windscreen this afternoon after parking in a car park of a public house that is no longer open and is boarded up.
I have send them an e-mail using the template off this website as they want and £80 fine or £40 if paid within 14 days. The cost for 1 hour is only 50p.
I didn know know that this car park was still active with the premises closed.
I popped across the road to get my daughter food as she is off school with Tonsillitis and I must have been 2 minutes at the most!

Is this parking charge Legal considering the premises to be closed?

Thank You

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Tilt

Hi. There is no need to post any pics up so don't worry about it. What you have been given is an invoice for parking. The invoice can only be inforced if it is made out to the person who has 'used the facility' (the driver). Obviously at this stage they (the PPC) do not know who that is so they are hoping that you will just pay up as they won't be able to take any legal action because they don't know who the driver is. As you have no legal obligation to give them (being a private concern) that information they are stuffed. They may well obtain the RK's details from the DVLA and send a few 'threat-o-grams' plues even a 'solicitor's' letter wraning you of the SAS breaking through your ceiling ect, but the reality is they cannot persue this as far as litigation. Even if they did, it is unlikely a judge would awrad anything other than their 'losses' which would be based on what revenue they may of earned from the space while you occupied it.

Do not contact them or respond to the inevitable letters you will get and eventually they will give up.

maford

Tilt wrote: »

Hi. There is no need to post any pics up so don't worry about it. What you have been given is an invoice for parking. The invoice can only be inforced if it is made out to the person who has 'used the facility' (the driver). Obviously at this stage they (the PPC) do not know who that is so they are hoping that you will just pay up as they won't be able to take any legal action because they don't know who the driver is. As you have no legal obligation to give them (being a private concern) that information they are stuffed. They may well obtain the RK's details from the DVLA and send a few 'threat-o-grams' plues even a 'solicitor's' letter wraning you of the SAS breaking through your ceiling ect, but the reality is they cannot persue this as far as litigation. Even if they did, it is unlikely a judge would awrad anything other than their 'losses' which would be based on what revenue they may of earned from the space while you occupied it.

Do not contact them or respond to the inevitable letters you will get and eventually they will give up.

That's a !!!!!! as I have already sent them an e-mail with a letter from this website as this website said to act immediately!

Tilt

OUCH! Which website said to act immediately?

maford

Tilt wrote: »

OUCH! Which website said to act immediately?

I'm not sure, I can't seem to find it now. Typical!

Tilt

What did you say in the email?

Pearly11

I read it too, but I'm sure it said to 'act immediately' if the ticket was issued by an official body such as Council or Police.

esmerobbo

It depends what you wrote in the email as to how far they will push it. Even if you give them plenty of ammunition the chances of it going anywhere are still very slim. Once they send the eventual appeal denied letter, just ignore all subsequent requests for cash!

simphanie

I just had a similar letter from LPS - saying that I've missed my chance to pay a lower rate (£60) Parking Charge Notice and it will now cost £75 plus further admin costs. The thing is - I did park at this pub, but did pay £1 to park there and there was no PCN on my car when I returned, but as this was over two months ago I don't have the parking ticket anymore. Are LPS just generally trying it on? Any advice welcome..

Sir_Roger_deLodger

simphanie wrote: »

Are LPS just generally trying it on?

Yes. Ignore them.

Bexybat

Hi all

I had a ticket from local parking security today as well. There were no signs on the entrance to the car park to say it was pay and display, and it hasn't always been a pay and display car park. As I came out of the market the guy was there putting the ticket on and said it was too late. The nearest sign with the machine was hidden behind a van opposite my car and as it was raining I didn't see it as I was in a rush, it only took 10 minutes at most.
I know the advice is to ignore it, but the guy saw it was me driving etc and I'm just a bit worried about having to pay £60 or more if they try and persue it knowing I was driving. I'm not the owner o the car either so am slightly worried about having to tell them. :mad:
Advice would be fab. Thanks