Inner Guard Security - Big Parking Fine Help?

themacuser

Hi all,

Yesterday evening I parked my vehicle what I thought was a free public car park in Leicester town and when I arrived back to to my car I saw a parking notice which is issued by a firm called Inner Guard Security.

It says on the notice is £90 if I do not pay within 14 days and if I pay before I can pay £75. Now I went to their website and it looks real dodgy.

Reading the terms on the back of the notice that they would obtain details from DVLA and pass details to debt collectors.

The fine is so high. I'm slightly unsure what to do. Should I be obliged to pay up or do I ignore like many other people.

I wonder if any once else has had any notices by Inner Guard Security and what they have done.

Cheers

trisontana

Just ignore these clowns. It's not a FINE , it's an unenforceable invoice which you don't have to pay. Please read the "stikies" at the top of this forum which explains all you need to know about private parking matters.

bondy_lad

total rubbish, just completely ignore, the only fine you need to worry about is one issued by local council/police/traffic warden,,this is not a fine, you have committed no crime, you have recieved a ,,parking charge notice,,in otherwords loo paper,,please do not be concerned by the nonsense threat o grams to follow, from so called debt collectors,, no power,,and so called solicitors( who will threaten court action,, they wont go there because they know they will lose),,,,they will harass etc,,,just ignore, relax, chill, feet up you have done nothing wrong.

RENEGADE_2

£90? And £75 is the reduced aount?

That's HUGE.

It's a shame you had the sense to come here first isn't it! They could have got nice money out of you had you not done this.

Poor PPCs, another ticket goes to waste!

themacuser

RENEGADE wrote: »

£90? And £75 is the reduced aount?

That's HUGE.

It's a shame you had the sense to come here first isn't it! They could have got nice money out of you had you not done this.

Poor PPCs, another ticket goes to waste!

yeh thats right. It's a £90 fee but if I pay in 14 days advance I pay the reduced rate of £75. Still bloody high.

Can DVLA actually send your details to theses companies? Is this how they obtain your address records.

esmerobbo

themacuser wrote: »

Can DVLA actually send your details to theses companies? Is this how they obtain your address records.

No DVLA don't send your details to these companies, they sell them to them!

RENEGADE_2

themacuser wrote: »

yeh thats right. It's a £90 fee but if I pay in 14 days advance I pay the reduced rate of £75. Still bloody high.

Can DVLA actually send your details to theses companies? Is this how they obtain your address records.

The game doesn't end with the DVLA passing your details. That will provide them with the keeper's name and address, NOT with the driver's information. The keeper - whether the driver or not - has been approached as keeper and therefore has no obligation to provide further information. If the PPC doesn't like it, they can commence litigation. When your court papers arrive, you simply write that you refuse to cooperate with the PPC becuse you suspect the demand from your antagonist to be a random penalty and not a bill for actual losses. One citizen has no legal right to impose a penalty on another and this is why the matter would go to County and not Magistrates' Court. Don't prepare yourself for the battle as it is not going to happen. If it went to court they know they'd lose so you won't know what the inside of the chamber even looks like.

themacuser

Phew. I'm glad I put a post on here. So sum it all the Ignore game is the way to play

RENEGADE_2

themacuser wrote: »

Phew. I'm glad I put a post on here. So sum it all the Ignore game is the way to play

Correct. Expect some threatograms but don't be afraid. When you know the letter by its address or design, just write "REJECTED AS SCAM - RETURN TO SENDER". The message will soon hit home, if they wish to play tabble-tennis, let them pay for the letter's journey to and from Northern Ireland (where all returns are diverted).

Kite2010

All the landowner would have lost in damages would be any parking fee if it was a Pay & Display car-park (which you failed to buy a ticket), which would be a small amount (say £1). The £90 is an contractual penalty which is against the law, they won't take you to court as they know they won't win.

themacuser

Thanks all for your replies. I'll post back here with what happens in terms of correspondence and actions.

Cheers!