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Parking Eye - Always a scam??

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  • Ponchoman1
    Ponchoman1 Posts: 2 Newbie
    So I overstayed 20 mins on Canvey Island outside the Cinema 1st visit in my life, where the deal was that I had no idea of at the time why no other car had a permit in their windscreen? Reason if going to the cinema, you don't pay I found out after trying to ask passers by which took about 20mins. I never went to the cinema, but after 20 mins to work out what to do I put in £3 permit on my car and it gave me a £1 ticket from the machine and stupidly I did not check the ticket, just knew I had enough time, can't prove that can I? So I read all the info on here, formulated my letter as per directed etc and then the relentless letters started which as per advice I then ignored, now it's a 3 option letter from the court in Northampton;-


    1. Pay £175.00 admit liability, pay now to make it go away
    2. Make an offer, I owe 80p I think and go to court?
    3. Contest the whole thing in court.


    So what is it to be? I need some proper advice now, this is no longer a joke!


    Cheers Pete
  • scaredofdebt
    scaredofdebt Posts: 1,663 Forumite
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    Start a new thread for this and read the newbie guides.

    The chances of this going to court are very low and the chances of you losing if you follow advice on this forum vanishingly small.
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  • pogofish
    pogofish Posts: 10,853 Forumite
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    Ponchoman1 wrote: »
    So what is it to be? I need some proper advice now, this is no longer a joke!

    Not hijacking old/outdated threads would be the best thing you could do right now. Start your own!
  • The_Deep
    The_Deep Posts: 16,830 Forumite
    What do you not understand by START YOUR OWN THREAD
    You never know how far you can go until you go too far.
  • Misslauracollings
    Misslauracollings Posts: 1 Newbie
    I've just had one of these through. For lidl? You get an hour and a half and I was 1 hour and 48 minutes. Should I pay or just chuck in bin?
  • hap397
    hap397 Posts: 23 Forumite
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    Start your own thread.

    Read the Newbies FAQ. Everything is covered in there including writing to the Lidl CEO to get this cancelled at source
  • pogofish
    pogofish Posts: 10,853 Forumite
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    Misslauracollings wrote: »
    I've just had one of these through. For lidl? You get an hour and a half and I was 1 hour and 48 minutes. Should I pay or just chuck in bin?

    You agreed to not hijack threads - Please take the advice in the post above and start your own thread if needed.
  • Umkomaas
    Umkomaas Posts: 43,355 Forumite
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    Should I pay or just chuck in bin?
    Neither. Two rather bad moves!

    Read the NEWBIES FAQ sticky, post #1 which tells you how to deal with the initial stages of the process. Then start a new thread if you need further advice, not post again on this one.

    Once you've learned the basics we'll be able to help you further.
    Please note, we are not a legal advice forum. I personally don't get involved in critiquing court case Defences/Witness Statements, so unable to help on that front. Please don't ask. .

    I provide only my personal opinion, it is not a legal opinion, it is simply a personal one. I am not a lawyer.

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  • fisherjim
    fisherjim Posts: 7,111 Forumite
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    Misslauracollings wrote: »
    I've just had one of these through. For lidl? You get an hour and a half and I was 1 hour and 48 minutes. Should I pay or just chuck in bin?


    Stop hi-jacking threads, do some research as suggested, and if that is your real name you really are asking for trouble, get it changed now!!
  • Coupon-mad
    Coupon-mad Posts: 151,711 Forumite
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    Misslauracollings wrote: »
    I've just had one of these through. For lidl? You get an hour and a half and I was 1 hour and 48 minutes. Should I pay or just chuck in bin?

    Why not just search the forum for Lidl & see how ALL of these are cancelled, by Lidl?
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