OPC parking fine

super_dad

hmmm... just received a letter/fine from OPC saying that on 02/10/2010 (yes.. about a year ago!!) that I overstayed my welcome on a retail park in Telford.

the retail park has a 5 hour limit (i've never stayed on that place for more than a couple of hours!!)

Anyway, as a goodwill gesture they'll let me off with a £90 fine if I pay within 7 days... otherwise it's £100/take me to court.

I assume I'm filing this in the kitchen bin and ignoring their asses?

looks like a standard letter where they say they have "photographic evidence"... shall I ask for the photographs? or will this just make them write more often?

thanks

maninthestreet

IGNORE, otherwise it just encourages them.

crazyguy

Ignore Ignore Ignore,

AlexisV

What, you've heard nothing and then suddenly got a letter a year later?

super_dad

yeah... that about sums it up!

This is the first letter i've had about a fine over a year ago. Seems a bit bizarre to me and a touch unfair

vax2002

It is a fishing expedition, they need you to take that bait DONT DO IT !
Ignore, you can not reason with crooks.

brettcta

super_dad wrote: »

yeah... that about sums it up!

This is the first letter i've had about a fine over a year ago. Seems a bit bizarre to me and a touch unfair

they are unfair, but also unenforceable, hence the advice to ignore

torontoboy45

spookier still, they're offering a full £10 off if the OP rushes them off a cheque ASAP, despite the fact that the retards took a full yr to try a scam.

anyone: can a co. really make payment demands for 'services rendered' a full yr after the fact and without previous attempts?

ignore these little unwashed sphincters and get the 'ticket' in the bin, pronto.

crazyguy

torontoboy45 wrote: »

spookier still, they're offering a full £10 off if the OP rushes them off a cheque ASAP, despite the fact that the retards took a full yr to try a scam.

anyone: can a co. really make payment demands for 'services rendered' a full yr after the fact and without previous attempts?

ignore these little unwashed sphincters and get the 'ticket' in the bin, pronto.

Or perhaps cover them with dog poo and simply place into a tyvek envelope that is 100% water proof and return it to them.

yawazak

In March this year I received about 28 parking tickets through the post from this company dating back to parking offences I apparently caused in November and December last year, all on bold yellow paper, stating if I paid them within 28 days then it'll be £50 otherwise it'll be £100.

I ignored these letters from reading about this on this website and forum, yet today I have received 11 letters from the same company stating I have to pay the £100 otherwise they will take me to court.

I don't even remember parking there, which makes me think it wasn't me as I share this van with two other people.

What do you all think? Should I respond? How should I respond?

super_dad

shall we assume that their computers have kicked in with a load of "old" cases and they're trying their luck?

this has been filed in the bin. I've read a lot in the past hour or so about how these cases are unenforceable and less than 0.25% end in court action.... i think i'll assume that i'm in the 99.75% who just ignore them