Parking Charge Notice received

ryon

Hi There.

This is my very first thread or post ever, so please be gentle.

I received a Parking Charge Notice on Sunday stuck to my windscreen in Sainsburys in Darlington. The company is Town and City Parking based in Perth and the reason was Parked in excess of permitted free period.

I foolishly made two assumptions, firstly that no parking attendant patrolled these premises as I have never seen one, and secondly that parking in all of Darlington was free on a Sunday (which is was up until recently).

I have read all over google that these can just be ignored and will go away after letters from them and debt recovery companies. I am just really worried about costs escalating from the £30 fine (if paid within 10 days) to endless charges and debt collector fees. So i thought I would ask the people of this site as the reputation is excellent. Can I just ignore, confident that this will magically disappear or do I need to write to the company and try to challenge it? I was thinking about saying that I had left part way through the time there and managed to get parked back in the same spot (which is a lie, it was there the whole time, but thought it would be worth a bash?

Please help if you can.

Thanks and I appreciate all comments.
Ryon (Money Saving Newbie!)

Orford

Yes, you can, and should, just ignore everything.

Scroll down here and see what letters you can expect:
https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/2214803

It doesn't matter how much the demands escalate to, they are still unenforceable

Inflatable_Armadillo

Yep, just ignore them. We don't encourage anyone to lie about anything because most people, like you, just make honest mistakes.

However, because you were in a free car park, you don't owe them anything despite your error.

Relax and ignore!

crazyguy

Yes as above comments, treat these letters like you would toilet roll.

peter_the_piper

crazyguy wrote: »

Yes as above comments, treat these letters like you would toilet roll.

But be a bit careful, paper cuts sting.:rotfl:

bondy_lad

100% ignore everything you recieve on or on behalf of these clowns,,do not worry in any way shape or form,,they have zero legal powers/back up,,,sleep well.

boothy2011

hi i recieved a parking notice from excel parking services in stockport i went to toys r us spent £80 and came out to see a parking notice for £60 under 7 days and £100 under 14 days, i will be happy to ignore but before i found out about this forum i appealed and in turn gave my name and address and basically admitting to driving. but as i said in my appeal why should i have to pay to use the store, my question is even though i have appealed and given them my info, will i still be ok to ignore???

Coupon-mad

boothy2011 wrote: »

hi i recieved a parking notice from excel parking services in stockport i went to toys r us spent £80 and came out to see a parking notice for £60 under 7 days and £100 under 14 days, i will be happy to ignore but before i found out about this forum i appealed and in turn gave my name and address and basically admitting to driving. but as i said in my appeal why should i have to pay to use the store, my question is even though i have appealed and given them my info, will i still be ok to ignore???

Yes, same as you were OK to ignore it on this thread too:

https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/2105923

Nothing has changed, it is not even difficult, it's not a fine and does not affect your credit rating. Ignoring the letters is simple, just like ignoring a series of phishing emails. I have ignored one myself as have most regulars on here. We KNOW it's a scam and that's why we are here!

Still not sure? What about reading this light-hearted thread...

https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/3597063

HTH - now please read the stickies and watch the Watchdog video.

boothy2011

where can i watch the watchdog clip??

esmerobbo

boothy2011 wrote: »

where can i watch the watchdog clip??

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XAIcdi9niHA


There you go!

AlexisV

I am just really worried about costs escalating from the £30 fine (if paid within 10 days) to endless charges and debt collector fees.

It's not a fine and any add on 'charges and fees' are purely plucked out of thin air with the same legal enforceability as the original ie. none.

Just carry on ignoring. TCP have never ever taken anyone to court anyway.