Parking Eye PCN

pheonixrising21

Hello all

I was wondering if someone could help me?

I've just received a PCN through the post from Parking Eye. However it doesn't give an address that I recognise as to where the "offence" took place - it just gives their name for the car park.

I think I know where this, but I'm not 100%. Is it worth asking them about to clarify the address, or just ignore the letter completely as seems to be the advice in these cases.

Also, what happend with the "discounted" rates and the "admin" fees? At the moment I am being offered to pay £50 by 02/02, £80 by 20/02 and an additioanl £30 admin fee for payments after 20/02. If I ignore the letter and it does go to court would I have to pay more than this if I lose?

Also, does the fact that they have a photo of my car arriving and leaving (not parked!) make any difference?

Thanks for any advice you can give!

peter_the_piper

pheonixrising21 wrote: »

Hello all

I was wondering if someone could help me?


does the fact that they have a photo of my car arriving and leaving (not parked!) make any difference?

Thanks for any advice you can give!

Not one jot. They could have a pic of the car arriving, leaving, doing the moon walk in between :rotfl:and it would make no difference. Do not contact, appeal, reply to post, in fact just ignore and have a good say. Be consoled by the fact that every piece of scrap paper they send you costs them money and costs you nothing. Win Win really.

bondy_lad

parking spy/lie are well known on here,, simply ignore,,and all the threat o grams to follow, they are a bunch of scammers you have not been fined or given a ticket, merely its a request for you to give them your money,, do not, nothing can/wil happen to you, no matter what they threaten,,ignore 100%,feet up chill, relax, do not concern yourself about these idiots.they wont do court, because they know, we know, now you , they will lose hands down.

AlexisV

You're taking it awfully seriously.

It's up to them to state why they think the money is owed and they can't even be ar*sed putting in the location, it's tough luck for them.

This is the problem faced by a company who send out hundreds of templated chain letters each week.

Just ignore them. Chance of court 0.001%

Coupon-mad

As an MSE poster I assume you've read the sticky threads and seen the letter chain and the Watchdog video linked there at the top of the forum? That should be enough info to stop any worrying and get you to 100% understanding of this complete and utter con.

All the letters used by these PPCs are shown in the top sticky thread 'PPC letters, what to expect'.

Did you see the other sticky by Crabman, 'welcome, please read before posting'? That has a must-see clip of Watchdog with an experienced Solicitor's clear opinion on what to do with a bogus PCN like the one you have there.

As others have said, just ignore the whole thing. It's like a series of phishing emails only this is a mail scam.

Please spread the word about PPC protection rackets with fake PCNs, just like we do (we are here because we've ignored one ourselves & detest this scam).

Just because retailers and cinemas, landlords and hospitals have been hoodwinked into allowing these scammers into their car parks (because, just like a protection racket, it's offered free and often actually earns the retailer a cut of the income from uninformed victims) doesn't mean it's any more legitimate.

Watch that Watchdog video now. Read any threads on this sub board under the stickies; you will see the word 'ignore' used every time it's a private (fake) PCN. To reply to them in any way simply tells them their letters are being received by someone connected to the car who is actually reading the letters. Why tell them that? It would be like replying to a phishing emailer, thus telling them they've found a live email account.