Contractual parking charge notice

joey298487

First of i am sorry if this subject is repeated..

i have recieved a contractual parking notice charge for a toys r us car park in plymouth.

It says that is stayed over the two hour limit and wants to charge me 50 if i pay early and 75 if i pay late.

I didnt see the sign when i drove in and i had no idea about the limit. as its a private fine do i have to pay it can i appeal? any help would be great ..

trisontana

For a start it's "fine", it's an unenforceable invoice. Don't appeal, but just ignore them. Could you tell us the name of this parking company?

joey298487

thanks for your help the company is G24

pogofish

Jokers! - Ignore this totally and check the sticky to see what to expect next.

joey298487

Ok thanks what happens if i just send them a letter to say the weather was bad i couldnt see the sign and i dont belive this is inforceable so i wont pay?

trisontana

joey298487 wrote: »

Ok thanks what happens if i just send them a letter to say the weather was bad i couldnt see the sign and i dont belive this is inforceable so i wont pay?

Don't bother, "ignore" is always the best policy.

vax2002

joey298487 wrote: »

Ok thanks what happens if i just send them a letter to say the weather was bad i couldnt see the sign and i dont belive this is inforceable so i wont pay?

All you will get by writing is more harassment, this is a scam that impersonates authority.
IGNORE 100 %
Do not write, engage, contact, phone... JUST IGNORE THEM
They will buy the private data of the registered keeper from DVLA and send fake authority impersonating letters claiming to be from debt collectors, solicitors and probably God himself ordering you to pay.
Ignore, arm yourself with what letters to expect and play snap as they arrive.
The legal position is they can sue you for any loss you caused, if this was a free car park the loss is nothing, any other chargers of fees are a penalty which can not be charged by private companies.
BE WARNED this is one of the top mentioned sharks for coming back for MORE MONEY in late payment charges for those that pay hoping the bullie will go away, they wont, they come back for more ! :eek:

joey298487

ok thanks vax. i will ignore so the debt letters wont go againts my credit rating and they wont be able to enforce anything?

trisontana

joey298487 wrote: »

ok thanks vax. i will ignore so the debt letters wont go againts my credit rating and they wont be able to enforce anything?

For your credit record to be harmed the case would have to go to court (very unlikely) you lose (very, very unlikely) and THEN you refuse to pay whatever the judge orders within 28 days. Debt collectors are not bailiffs. They are just private citizens with no more power than you or me to demand money off people.

joey298487

thanks for your help on this you have made my day..

Kite2010

The car-park was free, therefore the most the landowner can sue you for is nothing. The contractually "agreed" charge you were meant to have "agreed" to when entering the car-park is nothing more than an unlawful contractual penalty.

I hope you never give that branch of Toys R Us your custom ever again, and also tell your friends, family & work colleagues to do the same.