Private parking fines UKCPS Ltd

Driver8

Ohnohelp wrote: »

Hi taffy056 - I really really want to ignore it but really scared what might happen if they persue me. I honestly did not have anything on my windscreen, it was dark when I parked and did not see any parking bay issues. Never been to the area before but there was plenty of parking so I just parked in first available. If the ticket was on my car when I returned to the car, I would have had chance to look around the car and check if I was correctly in the bay however now I cant do this. Could this be a scam to make me pay or will they have taken a picture of my car in the bay to prove it ?

What are you scared of? Nothing is going to happen whatsoever it is a PRIVATE company trying to scam you. Do you seriously think parking outside of a bay constitutes you paying a £100, do you seriously think a judge would award that to any PRIVATE company with no lawful authority at all to impose penalties? Not that it would get anywhere near a judge.

You are going to get quite a few begging letters in the next few months with even more "scary" wording on them, even offering you a discount, fancy that !

You can do exactly what they are doing by next month, set up a PPC tout for business then start dishing out your own tickets, does doing that make them any more payable? Nope, not at all.

See how the scam works now? You see any person lurking on here and looking in can do exactly what the PPC's are doing now. Set up your own PPC then dish out tickets, it's as simple as that.

Now ask yourself, would you pay one of your own tickets with "scary" writing on them threatening bailiffs and debt collectors?

Nope, thought not.

Why pay anyone else's !

Coupon-mad

''seems to be professional looking'' = :rotfl::rotfl:



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More importantly if you have a UKCPS new PCN now, they are banned from getting DVLA data so do not appeal and no letters can be sent (at the time of writing this at the end of 2016).



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LouiseRVN

Having read through this thread and other similar ones, I'm pretty sure I already know the answer to my question but would like some reassurance please.

Today I received a 'parking charge notice' from UKCPS Ltd for parking in a disabled bay. I'm not disabled and so don't have a blue badge. I was shopping with my toddler and parked in the disabled bay as there were no parent & child spaces free. There were at last 20 free disabled bays when I parked and the same again when I left.
I want to follow the advice of ignoring the 'fine' as advised but wanted to check wether the fact I was in a disabled bay would make a difference in how they might pursue this?

Thanks.

spacey2012

LouiseRVN wrote: »

Having read through this thread and other similar ones, I'm pretty sure I already know the answer to my question but would like some reassurance please.

Today I received a 'parking charge notice' from UKCPS Ltd for parking in a disabled bay. I'm not disabled and so don't have a blue badge. I was shopping with my toddler and parked in the disabled bay as there were no parent & child spaces free. There were at last 20 free disabled bays when I parked and the same again when I left.
I want to follow the advice of ignoring the 'fine' as advised but wanted to check wether the fact I was in a disabled bay would make a difference in how they might pursue this?

Thanks.

There is no such thing as a Disabled parking bay in a private car park.
It is a box painted and it's legal status is only advisory.
Morally, well morals don't put food on the table, but paying this scam will most certainly take it from your table .

LouiseRVN

Many thanks!

Coupon-mad

EDITED FOR NEW READERS (2016)


DO NOT EVEN CONTINUE READING - THIS IS A 2011/2014 THREAD - IT IS OUT OF DATE IN ADVICE.



More importantly if you have a UKCPS new PCN now, they are banned from getting DVLA data so do not appeal and no letters can be sent (at the time of writing this at the end of 2016).



DO NOT REPLY HERE, GO TO PAGE ONE AND READ THE NEWBIES THREAD AND IF YOU STILL HAVE QUESTIONS YOU WILL THEN BE ON PAGE ONE AND CAN START A NEW THREAD

This thread is ancient - use the forum jump on the right and read the current advice instead!


YOU HAVE BEEN WARNED!!

ryansmith87

I'm conflicted. I pay for a private car parking space in an underground car park in an apartment block in Leeds. They recently gave out the parking permits (about 2 weeks ago) and I accidentally forgot to put mine on my dash last night - went down this morning to a UKCPS parking ticket?

Can I ignore it? My only worry would be the letting agents getting involved and potentially risking bad references for renting in the future??
There are UKCPS signs in and outside of the under cover car park ...

ryansmith87

ryansmith87 wrote: »

I'm conflicted. I pay for a private car parking space in an underground car park in an apartment block in Leeds. They recently gave out the parking permits (about 2 weeks ago) and I accidentally forgot to put mine on my dash last night - went down this morning to a UKCPS parking ticket?

Can I ignore it? My only worry would be the letting agents getting involved and potentially risking bad references for renting in the future??
There are UKCPS signs in and outside of the under cover car park ...

Clamping is also a worry ...

SodG24

ryansmith87 wrote: »

I'm conflicted. I pay for a private car parking space in an underground car park in an apartment block in Leeds. They recently gave out the parking permits (about 2 weeks ago) and I accidentally forgot to put mine on my dash last night - went down this morning to a UKCPS parking ticket?

Can I ignore it? My only worry would be the letting agents getting involved and potentially risking bad references for renting in the future??
There are UKCPS signs in and outside of the under cover car park ...

I can almost guarantee that you landlords lease makes no mention of the requirement to display a permit which makes the requirement useless, pointless, futile - pick any other similar word. The lease ALWAYS overrules any daft rules the managing agents bring in. You pay for the space anyway so UKCPS have no legal right to do anything to you and nor do the letting agents ( letting agents tend to be slimy scammers themselves and backdown with a strongly worded letter is required ).

As for clamping - absolutely ILLEGAL now. If UKCPS clamp you ( and they won't ) call the police.

So therefore you are very safe to ignore

Stroma

Do you need a fob to get into the car park ? If you do how can there possibly be any abuse? The only vehicles allowed in there would be the ones supposed to be there. There is no loss so it will not go to court or affect your credit rating and so on.