TPS Parking Charge Notice

bushtatheman

Hi All,

This is my first post so go easy on me please

Just received a letter from the company stated above, but didn’t open it until last night 18/1/12 as it got mixed in with all the other mail. The letter is dated 23/12/11 saying that I owe them £100 and need to pay within 28 days from the date of this notice which will be tomorrow 20/1/12, i have missed the 14 day reduced sum of £50 as I only opened the letter last night

The letter looks professional, has a clear picture of my car and reg, both entering and leaving the parking area complete with date and time stamps, but unable to see driver

Only allowed to park in car park for 1 hour and I was there for 1 hour 27 minutes, I cant argue that because I was there for that amount of time, always thought the allowed time was 2 hours but obviously not, I have been back to the car park (retail car park at a well known pet store) and the signs are there very clear and not hidden behind a tree

So I am a little lost about what to do, I know I over stayed in the car park but £100 for over staying by 27 minutes is a bit too much

What is my next step? completely ignore the letters and any future letters? phone them and explain the situation hoping they reduce back to £50?

From reading previous threads everyone seems to suggest I ignore all together, but I’m still a little unsure because I agree that I was the driver and that I over stayed

Thanks for your time and sorry to be a pain, just looking to stay away from any sort of trouble

Oopsadaisy

bushtatheman wrote: »

What is my next step? completely ignore the letters and any future letters?

The solution is......completely ignore the letters and any future letters! completely ignore the letters and any future letters! completely ignore the letters and any future letters! completely ignore the letters and any future letters! completely ignore the letters and any future letters! completely ignore the letters and any future letters! completely ignore the letters and any future letters! completely ignore the letters and any future letters! completely ignore the letters and any future letters!

Everything else...location, time, etc is irrelevant, the only thing that matters is its a PRIVATE matter so PRIVATE = IGNORE stands.

HTH

TMP1969

As you will see on here - just ignore. Do not communicate with them, appeal, nothing. They will send you more nasty letters - just ignore them. I am ignoring two currently and am rather disappointed to not be receiving the nasty debt collectors ones to add to the collection.

Ignore, ignore, ignore.

Have a good day

bushtatheman

Well now onto my 3rd letter from TPS

LEGAL ACTION PENDING DO NOT IGNORE

In BOLD writing at the top of the page

I now "owe" them £140

Does it make any difference that they have the BPA Logo on the letter, or they just using that as a scare tactic?

bromsgrovebarry

The BPA is just a club for these scammers. Just ignore and let them waste their money sending begging letters.

whatmichaelsays

bushtatheman wrote: »

Well now onto my 3rd letter from TPS

LEGAL ACTION PENDING DO NOT IGNORE

In BOLD writing at the top of the page

I now "owe" them £140

Does it make any difference that they have the BPA Logo on the letter, or they just using that as a scare tactic?

The BPA logo means that they've paid for an official looking logo that allows they to buy your data from the DVLA - and nothing more. It doesn't change TPS's or your legal standing.

The_Slithy_Tove

bushtatheman wrote: »

Does it make any difference that they have the BPA Logo on the letter, or they just using that as a scare tactic?

You take them far too seriously. There are lots of scams out there which try to look official. This is just one of them, attempting to impersonate authority - an authority they don't have.

Just ignore them.

Coupon-mad

bushtatheman wrote: »

Well now onto my 3rd letter from TPS

LEGAL ACTION PENDING DO NOT IGNORE

In BOLD writing at the top of the page

I now "owe" them £140

Does it make any difference that they have the BPA Logo on the letter, or they just using that as a scare tactic?

But the top sticky thread covers this...the letters are all there in pictures, with a Watchdog youtube clip as well.

You should be laughing at them by now and just playing a nice game of 'PPC snap' with each matching computerised threatogram that matches our pictures. Just look ahead each time for a pictorial preview of the next episode!

bondy_lad

relax, dont let this get to you, its a scam, no matter what they threaten it will not happen,,oh yes,, the red ink gets bigger on each letter,but still nout will happen, this is how these scum work,,frighten you that much you end up paying for peace of mind,,,you can now have the peace of mind for free,its a scam, nothing can/will hapen to you, you are not a criminal, you have not committed an offence, all you have is a request for money=unenforceable invoice,chill.

Oopsadaisy

Coupon-mad wrote: »

But the top sticky thread covers this...the letters are all there in pictures, with a Watchdog youtube clip as well.

People don't read the stickies, they don't look at the pictures and they don't watch the clip.

Why?? Well.......oooohhhhh, better not start.

taffy056

Oopsadaisy wrote: »

People don't read the stickies, they don't look at the pictures and they don't watch the clip.

Why?? Well.......oooohhhhh, better not start.

Well probably why in a very large majority of times is that they come here on a google search, so they come into a pre-existing thread and post there. Its only when pointed out to create a new thread and read the stickies that people do just that.

Not everyone is forum savvy, and people looking for advice are probably panicking a little when they get an invoice stuck on their cars.