son at uni ---just got 3 £100 parking fines!! and thats just today!!

leoetal19

hello everyone
my son is at uni-he drives there and tho living at home he often stays over on campus with his mates
last term we paid 2 demands for £100 parking offences...and another last week then low and behold THREE came together today...
Having reached the end of my tether i came on here and have realised this is a scam? should i just ignore these-they have come to me as registered owner of the car, in my job i cant afford anything on my crb so dont want to end up in court!!!
all advice/reassurance welcome as i am worried sick
the company is Excel???
thanks in anticipation x

taffy056

Excel are very well known on here, if it says parking charge notice on it, just completely ignore them!

leoetal19

hello
thanks for the reply
yes it says in red 'notice to owner of intent to issue court proceedings' in red
and liability for the parking charge notice......
very official looking and scary !!

neilmcl

Just ignore. Oh, abd tell your son to stop taking the [EMAIL="p*@s"]p*$s[/EMAIL] and watch where he parks in future.

anewman

I get the impression you are the registered keeper? Note that if you insure the vehicle for him, when he is the main driver (which he is if he is away with it at University), this is called insurance fronting and is in fact insurance fraud. The car really should be registered in his name and insured with him as the main driver, then the charges would be posted to him. In the event of an accident both you and your son could end up in a whole load of trouble which would come up on your CRB as you took out the policy, see http://www.abi.org.uk/Media/Releases/2011/01/Motorists_cutting_corners_risk_driving_illegally_warns_the_ABI.aspx

leoetal19

trust me son has been well and truly TOLD - its too bad hes too old to put up for adoption to be honest!

leoetal19

the insurance is all in order thanks-its his parking that isnt

torontoboy45

leoetal19 wrote: »

hello everyone
my son is at uni-he drives there and tho living at home he often stays over on campus with his mates
last term we paid 2 demands for £100 parking offences...and another last week then low and behold THREE came together today...
Having reached the end of my tether i came on here and have realised this is a scam? should i just ignore these-they have come to me as registered owner of the car, in my job i cant afford anything on my crb so dont want to end up in court!!!
all advice/reassurance welcome as i am worried sick
the company is Excel???
thanks in anticipation x

first: stop worrying. excel follow a pattern of behaviour identical to all private parking co's: they're out to screw you out of yr hard-earned dosh. they're going to bully you. they're going to threaten you with legal proceedings. they'll tell you they're mad,bad and dangerous to know. they'll tell you they drown puppies for fun.

IGNORE THEM.

second: study the shedloads of case histories on here; you'll quickly realise why you owe absolutely nothing/zilch/diddley squat.

third: gird up yr loins for more fake threats than most people receive; you made a mistake by paying these vultures in the past. now they think you're a soft touch.

fourth: kick your son's sorry !!! for the unnecessary stress he's caused you.

esmerobbo

Do as advised and ignore them, you as the registered keeper have no obligation whatsoever! However as you have paid in the past they will believe you may cave in and pay. So expect some threatening letters.

This can not effect your CRB which I assume you mean "Criminal records bureau"! Or your CRF "Credit reference file"! They may well threaten that it will but they just plain cannot. Only way is a defaulted credit agreement or a unpaid county court judgement. Which Excel wont do as they have been spanked in court so many times already!

Also as advised its best not push them with any more, given a hand full they could fancy their chances at court!

Barneysmom

Those demands are like chain letters, just bin them.

Sir_Roger_deLodger

leoetal19 wrote: »

last term we paid 2 demands for £100 parking offences...and another last week then low and behold THREE came together today...

Your son may well be parking "properly". Excel could be sending you an invoice every time they see his car because you have paid them twice and they think you are a mug.
They are not fines, just ignore them.