Town and City Parking ticket

Josephone

Hi,
I apologise first off, because I get the impression this has been done to death.... however:
Paid to park for 2 hours at my local Sainsbury's because it's round the corner from where I work ... I often do this and the machines won't accept my coins and staff usually say not to worry, so I've never taken it overly seriously.
This time, however, I was 20 minutes late back and found a ticket on my windscreen.
Having read through lots of these threads, I understand that the advice is to ignore ignore ignore..... BUT!
1) The contract is with the registered owner not the driver - but I'm not the registered owner. Is it fair to risk putting him (my partner) through any of this? Especially if he's not on board with the 'ignore' plan!
2) Most advice says things like 'in the vast majority of cases' it's all fine - does anyone know of times when it hasn't been fine?

I'm sorry to bring up such a tired topic, but as I'm by nature a worrier, I will not enjoy receiving menacing letters about courts and bailiffs, and I wonder whether I should just pay and be done with it.

trisontana

Just ignore and tell the RK to ignore as well. It's that simple!

Would you worry about junk mail? Of course you wouldn't. The letters from these clowns are no different.

Josephone

Thank you - do you really think there is nothing they can do?
(I've clicked on the letters on here, but for some reason they're all terribly small and I can't zoom in enough to read them).

vax2002

Yes it has not been FINE for lots paying these scams, like all scams, they come back for more money once they strike gold with a mug .
Oh dear your payment arrived a day too late, you now owe us a further £80, please note we waited until the first cheque cashed before writing.
More threats, more bills, more late payment charges until someone steps in and shakes them to their senses...

trisontana

Josephone wrote: »

Thank you - do you really think there is nothing they can do?
(I've clicked on the letters on here, but for some reason they're all terribly small and I can't zoom in enough to read them).

Stop taking these clowns seriously. They are not the police or the council, but a tin-pot private company with no more powers to demand money off anyone than you or me.

glasgowdan

You won't be putting him through anything - ignore it as TCP are not the law and can't do anything.

bondy_lad

do not give it another thought and deffo do not contact/respond to them,,you will recieve loads of threat o grams but ignore completely,, they have no power,,no nothing,,thousands of us wish these clowns would take us to court,, they wont,,because they know they will lose,,full stop,,now relax, chill, watch the mj trial,glass of wine,feet up.

Sirdan

"The contract is with the registered owner not the driver "

Says who the parking company? what utter bullpoo!

if the registered owner is not the driver then they can NOT enter into the contract.
Put simply to enter into a proper contract you have to be made aware of it's terms before you accept and then you have to show acceptance.(or not).

In private parking the notices serve to make the DRIVER aware of the terms and the DRIVER accepts them by parking there (or not).

Regardless of what TCP and their signs may say you the driver can NOT enter into any binding contract on behalf of the registered owner --they are just trying a new twist on the SCAM !

IGNORE THE IDIOTS>

Josephone

Pointless update alert.... well, I got a letter a few weeks after the deadline.... then nothing, and now we've skipped to letter 5 on the sticky thread.

Anyway, and reassurance that it's still OK and Whyte and Co aren't going to send bailffs up from Swanley and ruin our credit rating pathetically appreciated.....

HO87

Josephone wrote: »

Pointless update alert.... well, I got a letter a few weeks after the deadline.... then nothing, and now we've skipped to letter 5 on the sticky thread.

Anyway, and reassurance that it's still OK and Whyte and Co aren't going to send bailffs up from Swanley and ruin our credit rating pathetically appreciated.....

Whyte & Co will stop at no expense to send you a meaningless letter. Bear in mind that there has been no court case (unless you've hidden something from us ), you lost at court, were ordered to pay and have failed to do so then no bailiff is going to come anywhere near you. These are simply more scare tactics designed to part you from your cash. However, in this case Whyte's are simply acting as debt collectors and the only authority they have in law is to ask you to pay.

Besides, who would voluntarily name their company after a foul mouthwash?

Hadeon

Josephone wrote: »

Pointless update alert.... well, I got a letter a few weeks after the deadline.... then nothing, and now we've skipped to letter 5 on the sticky thread.

Anyway, and reassurance that it's still OK and Whyte and Co aren't going to send bailffs up from Swanley and ruin our credit rating pathetically appreciated.....

Please be reassured: -a close friend of mine has been in exactly the same position as yourself with TCP & Whytes for an alleged marginal overstay in a supermarket car-park several months ago.
They are also 'worriers', and on my advice have made no contact with the scammers whatsoever & totally ignored all the pathetic drivel that has arrived since via their letter-box.

In addition, I have promised my friend that should TCP/Whytes progress beyond the 'threatograms' stage & actually commence formal legal proceedings, I will give them (my friend that is) £100.

Furthermore, I have also promised them that should a properly defended subsequent action be lost, I will pay, in-full, the amount of any award & associated costs made by the court against them.

My friend is in a 'win win' situation, but then again so am I. (there's a couple of pints in it for me if there are no developments), & I don't make rash promises I don't intend to keep.

I undertake to up-date your thread in the event that there be any such adverse developments, but don't hold your breath, 'it aint gonna happen', & I'm getting thirsty in anticipation of the certain eventual outcome.

ps - talk of bailiffs & ruination of credit ratings is totally premature & irrelevant under the circumstances.
You would have to lose a court action AND then fail to pay (within 28 days) any sums awarded against you by the court before any bailiff & credit rating issues would 'kick-in'.

Continue to IGNORE & relax.
I hope that I and other posters have given you the reassurance you seek.