LDK Parking Ticket What should I do?? I can't afford it!!

miss_kJ

I received a Parking ticket the other day for parking in the job center car park in Hartlepool. I was rushing in to an appointment for my partner as he is unwell with stress and anxiety, we have been using this car park for a year now and not had a problem parking there I knew there where signs about but never read them before as due to the nature of our visist to the job centre causes stress before hand and also with it being a govenment buildilding that it would have it own car park. Any way I was going to try and appeal it as I simply cannot afford to pay it, but I have read different threads and it says don't as you are admitting you have done something wrong. I was wondering what to do. Also the where it says Parking Notice at the top is covering the reference number and the top of my plate number. What should I do? As the car is in my partners name and he doen't drive but the car insurance is in my name as I drive it. Also he like I proviously stated is really unwell and easily stressed out I don't know what to do. Please Help.
Thanks

McKneff

There are literally thousands of posts on here regarding private parking fines.

Just completely ignore it, they will keep sending you letters, and even more letters, just keep on ignoring them.

This is not a fine, only police and councils can enforce fines.

So please stop stressing, make yourself a cup o tes, big breath in and out again.

They have no clout whatsoever so relax.

McKneff

Cut and pasted from another thread,

Show your B/F so he is not stressed about it.

Good luck


PRIVATE PARKING TICKETS - DON'T PAY!
IT IS NOT A FINE! YOU HAVE DONE NOTHING ILLEGAL!

This is an information page for the thousands of people who receive "tickets" from private companies in the UK ever day at supermarkets, retail parks, and in any other privately-owned carpark.

We are NOT encouraging anybody to openly flout parking restrictions on private land, or to refuse to pay reasonable charges for parking. Landowners have a right to make reasonable charges for the use of their land.

For advice specific to your case, you should visit the forums at http://forums.pepipoo.com or http://www.consumeractiongroup.co.uk...affic-offences.

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

1. What you should know about these companies

It is important to remember that private parking companies (or PPCs as they are often called) have NO OFFICIAL POWERS - that's right, none at all! They give out their "tickets" on the basis that you have seen the signs in their car park and that you have therefore agreed to a contract obliging you to pay a certain sum of money.


2. What happens to people who don't pay?

In 99.9% of cases, absolutely NOTHING! The company pays the DVLA £2.50 to get your address, and then sends lots of threatening letters. In the main, these letters can be safely IGNORED. The only way the company can actually force you to pay is by taking you to the small claims court, which costs them even more money. And they are by no means guaranteed to win! And they practically never do.

The two main reasons for this (among others) are the following:

- Only the person DRIVING the car could ever have agreed to any such parking contract. The company can only get the Registered Keeper's address from the DVLA: you don't have to tell them who was driving.

-Many of these charges are so extortionately high that they constitute a penalty, which is unenforceable in a consumer contract.


3. Can they affect my credit rating?

NO! The only way your credit rating could be affected by ignoring private parking companies is if you were taken to court, lost, and then still refused to pay. But they will not take you to court.


IN SHORT

The vast majority of the time, you can safely IGNORE tickets from private parking companies, they are not official fines.

The vast majority of the time, you can safely IGNORE the threatening letters, including those from debt collection agencies.

You DO NOT have to pay a penny of your hard-earned money to these companies. Remember that the chances of being taken to court are very slim indeed.

DO NOT IGNORE COURT PAPERS!
If you receive real court papers from a private parking company (very rare) then you should go to http://forums.pepipoo.com or http://www.consumeractiongroup.co.uk...affic-offences for help defending the claim. Do not be afraid to sign up and ask questions regarding any paperwork you are not sure about.



Don’t believe the above? Watch a solicitor on Watchdog advising you what to do with the scam invoices.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XAIcdi9niHA

THEY ARE NOT FINES

Only the Police, Courts or Council’s can fine you. NOT a private company, please remember that.
hope it helps.

Sir_Roger_deLodger

Just ignore it. Your partner as Registered Keeper will receive all sorts of begging letters but they will eventually go away if ignored.
Certainly nothing to get stressed out about, have a good read on this forum and you will understand how these things work.
Do not appeal or contact them in any way, it will only encourage them to pester you for money.

Oopsadaisy

You should pay this unless you want to receive several letters [some with red ink on them].

miss_kJ

Thank you all very much, I will take the much appriciated advice and ignore them!!!

McKneff

And ignore oopsadaisy too

Unless she/he wants to go back and put a at the end of the sentence.

McKneff

miss_kJ wrote: »

Thank you all very much, I will take the much appriciated advice and ignore them!!!

Youre new, and welcome.

It's normal to say thanks in a post but its better if you press the thanks button on posts that have actually been helpful

Hope you and yours are okay now:D

Oopsadaisy

McKneff wrote: »

And ignore oopsadaisy too

Unless she/he wants to go back and put a at the end of the sentence.

Which bit of my response is wrong???

McKneff

Oopsadaisy wrote: »

Which bit of my response is wrong???

'You should pay this' is a clue

Being-on-two-feet

Hello,
I'm new to this so sorry for being a pain but can you please tell me how to start a new thread? It's probably me being obtuse but I don't seem to be able to find a "start new thread" option anywhere...

Thanks in advance!