Parking Ticket Received on Private Land Help!

lucymc1987

Hi,

I received 2 parking tickets in December 2010 from a private company (LPE - Legal Parking Enforcers), in the car park of a private appartment building. I had previously had one in August 2010, which I ignored and heard nothing else from. To park here you need to get a pass from the security desk, I had a pass in the window, but it had expired by 1 day.

I ignored these letters, then back in July 2011 received a letter from the company asking for payment. Again I ignored and got 2 more threatening letters. I then replied asking for evidence. They sent me photographs but none of the pictures had both the date they were taken and the evidence of a sign being near the car. I also asked for legal guidance that they could persue these fines. I heard nothing back, then received a letter from 'Judges Demand' debt collectors agency a few days ago.

I am now slightly worried about ignoring them from this letter, but still dont feel it is right to pay, they now want nearly £300.

Please advise!!!

Lucy

peter_the_piper

Can't be long now, you must be at the end of the paper chain of begging letters. Very official sounding is Judges Demand but they are just another debt collector who can be ignored.

McKneff

Just ignore it.......................

vax2002

Be warned they come back and offer you the golden opportunity to pay the initial fine..
not bad work for pressing print 4 times on a computer mouse...same advice... IGNORE

PS New name for these parking SCAMS
The Copycat sweater Scam

Coupon-mad

Dunno why on earth you suddenly thought that writing to them was a good idea.

Part of the reason for ignoring these scams is so they do not even know whether anyone is receiving their letter-chain, whether you've moved away, snuffed it, are a County Court Judge or Copper, etc! You took the bait so now they know you are reading their letters so they will try harder...but it will only mean more letters (hope you didn't give a phone number...).

Let me Google that for you

Click on the above result for MSE posts about these scammers.

And pepipoo result of similar search.

Just ignore them, it's a pathetic con, stop taking the bait please!

HTH

vax2002

Sorry Did not read that.. "I replied"
Oh no you have now got a very large hook stuck in your backside, expect the amount of harassment to increase now they have a live one on the hook.
But bewarned, if you do pay, they will come after you for more money, just like all scams...

lucymc1987

Oh no don't say that!! I have since had another ticket put on my car aswell from the same company!!

Issue is now though, Ive just sold the car!!!!

So everyone definately thinks ignore?? I'm just worried that now I have 3 outstanding tickets they may pursue to court???

Coupon-mad

YES!!! IGNORE!!!

Did you not read the sticky threads, watch the Watchdog video etc when you first searched for info? See top of forum, stickies by Crabman:

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

These are not even real parking 'tickets' so please stop calling them that!

Read up about it and stop getting so bothered by a scam similar to phishing emails. Did you read the links I gave you to all the other people who have had your letters?

All you may like to do is tell the car buyer that they may get some letters about the car and can they just keep them for you, or bin them, as it's a well-known con (fake parking ticket scam) and nothing for you or them to worry about.

lucymc1987

Yeah have read those letters, but then someone has posted that its not even worth writing to them!!!

What will happen then, will they just give up and stop writing??

Coupon-mad

Yep, been there done that. Letters (and possibly phone calls but that's rarer), then nothing.

It's how the scam works, letter threats and no Court. Apparently 70% of (uninformed or credulous) people actually pay these scam fake tickets!

lucymc1987

So youve had them and just left them and then they stop???

I also read somewhere that if they have stuck that horrid yellow envelope on your window - it is illegal and you should report them???