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UKPC & Parking Collection Services Ltd
kazcat_2
Posts: 2 Newbie
Hi, was issued with ticket while shopping with my young children. Didnt see any pay machines or notices. Have parked there before when shopping in retail units on site. Following advice & using a template letter from moneysavingexpert.com, a letter was sent to UKPC explaining that the keeper of the car was not the driver at the time. Also stated that was under no obligation to disclose who driver was. Have now received letter from Parking Collection Services Ltd, stating that 'by claiming that you do not know who the driver is (didnt, just said under no obligation, etc) suggests that you cannot be certain the driver was insured to drive the vehicle at the time. Furthermore, if the matter proceeds to court negative conclusions may be drawn by your failure to disclose the details to ourselves'. They then 'offer as a gesture of goodwill'!! to place the account of £90 on hold for 10 days. Is this just a new & interesting way of getting me to pay an outrageous fine? Should I ignore this & any further correspondance?
PS On visiting the parking site discovered that there are notices - approx 7 feet above ground level with extremely small wording.
PS On visiting the parking site discovered that there are notices - approx 7 feet above ground level with extremely small wording.
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Just ignore and carry on regardless.
Don't contact them again, shame you did in the first place but no matter.0 -
by claiming that you do not know who the driver is suggests that you cannot be certain the driver was insured to drive the vehicle at the time
Not sure how drawing wild and irrelevant conclusions has any bearing on anything!
Numpties. Carry on ignoring!0 -
'by claiming that you do not know who the driver is (didnt, just said under no obligation, etc) suggests that you cannot be certain the driver was insured to drive the vehicle at the time. Furthermore, if the matter proceeds to court negative conclusions may be drawn by your failure to disclose the details to ourselves'.
From the Book of Perky, Chapter 1
Ignore them.0 -
To put it crudely, who is insured to drive a particular vehicle is none of their f-ing business. Who do they think they are? They are not the police, the DVLA or an insurance company. They are just a tin-pot little PPC that is trying to frighten somebody into paying up. I hope that Mr. Troy of the BPA is proud of this particular parking company.What part of "A whop bop-a-lu a whop bam boo" don't you understand?0
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Don't you just love em!!!!0
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Thanks for the replies - will do as advised!!0
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