Excel Car Parking Ticket Stockport

ginger_gwar_boy

hi
i've been given a parking charge notice from excel parking services, on 19.7.11.parking was free for 30min but i did not realise i need to still show a ticket.
i may have done the wrong thing but i have sent them a email to appeal also giving them my name and address and also sayin it was me driving.how do i stand should i just pay

cheers lee

fivetide

Now you've fessed up you might have to!

The issue above is that they contact the registered owner, not necessarily the driver on the day. No say you were the registered owner and your mrs parked the car then, they cannot fine you as you entered no contract with them.

However, now you've replied and basically said "I did it" you might be screwed.

5t.

daveyjp

You are still in the clear - they can only sue you for their loss, if it's free parking their loss is zero.

Any demand for more than this will be a penalty (they may glam it up by calling it "liquidated damages", but this is also nonsense) and private companies can't impose penalties.

Relax and ignore.

ginger_gwar_boy

it was only free for the 1st 30 min after that you need to pay,to get the free parking you needed to get a ticket from the machine to display

bondy_lad

kav,,settle down, i live in stockport and excell are not my favourite people, every time i waklk through the peel centre(i park opp currys for free)i am forever spreading the word about these cowboys,,i have had numerous threat o grams from the,,roxburghe debt collectors,and the pretend solicitors graham white,,all total hogwash,,ignore to the n,th degree,nothing wlil/can happen to you,,feet up, relax, have a brew, chill out,,they will not take you to court,,all they want is your cash,,,you are not a criminal, you have not recieved a,, fine,, merely an invoice requesting money,,,my drawer is full of their junk and the smallest room in the house is also full of it,,as in,,you know what,,,a word of warning incidentall,,be careful of aldi on newbridge lane,,parking(we wil rip you off)eye are now in controll there,,the same will happen there, i told the manager there, he was not interested,,i said, when your takings drop,customers go elswhere,,and you lose your job remember this CONversation????.

ginger_gwar_boy

as i've given them my name and admited i should have had a ticket but did not realise am i stuffed and need to pay

Sir_Roger_deLodger

ginger_gwar_boy wrote: »

as i've given them my name and admited i should have had a ticket but did not realise am i stuffed and need to pay

NO. It's a scam. Read the parking board-http://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/forumdisplay.php?f=163

Plenty of information on how to ignore Excel and similar cowboys there.

ginger_gwar_boy

any body would think its thousands of pounds that i need to pay,but if i'd not given them my address and also admited i'd not paid or displayed a ticket i would not be bothered.but the main advise as been do not respond to them and being a fool i have

bondy_lad

ginger,,stop worrying,,its a parking charge notice,,it doesnt matter if you have been on the 6pm news saying whatever,,just ignore the threat o grams you will recieve from,a)excell.,,b)roxburghe debt collectors,,c)graham white its all a con,,relax,feet upo,,get a brew,chill,nothing absolutely nothing can/will be done to you,,just do not reply to any further nonsense from this lot,,whether it be,,a,,b or c,,,its all the same people putting in the leters pretending to be someone,,when in fact they are the lowest of the low.do not worry,full stop.

fivetide

Others are right, they need to stick you with the actual cost which is nowt.

The issue with sticking your head up and giving them a name is it all gets more personal, they know there is a person on the end so it could go on a lot longer but as others have said, ignoring it should get you sorted even if it all goes a bit mad!

5t.