UKCPS ticket. URGENT help needed. Threatened with court.

flubdub

I received this letter off them this morning. What do I do now?
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18/02/2012
Ive just recieved a ticket off UKCPS. The box that they marked on my ticket says that Ive recieved the ticket for parking "without a valid permit or authority."
I was parked on white zigzags down the side of a shop on a retail park while I ran into a shop. I even left my eldest kids in the car I was so quick, but they still left the ticket! I wasnt in anyones way, or obstructing any roads, it was merely a road that deliveries use to get behind the shop.

What do I do? Ignore? Can/will they take me to court?

taffy056

Ignore completely, don't appeal, don't contact them, and if you get a private message from Peter haswell on here ignore him also. Basically you have unenforceable invoice requesting payment nothing more. You will get junk mail demanding payment from them and their agents, they are all powerless and will not take you to court, they will request registered keeper info from the dvla but if you don't tell them who the driver is it all falls down.

flubdub

jizzler wrote: »

Why do you think the zig-zag white lines are on the road for decoration ?

Hilarious.

Like I said, I was 2 minutes, and you have never seen the parking situation at this retail park.

flubdub

taffy056 wrote: »

Ignore completely, don't appeal, don't contact them, and if you get a private message from Peter haswell on here ignore him also. Basically you have unenforceable invoice requesting payment nothing more. You will get junk mail demanding payment from them and their agents, they are all powerless and will not take you to court, they will request registered keeper info from the dvla but if you don't tell them who the driver is it all falls down.

Wonderful thanks. So as long as I dont tell them that *I* was driving, they cant prove anything? What IF they did take me to court? Do I just play dumb?

taffy056

jizzler wrote: »

Why do you think the zig-zag white lines are on the road for decoration ?

The simple answer is that on private land it's advisory only, the same for parking bays and taxi ranks and the other garbage there. Though whether the OP is right or wrong to park there, he should ignore the scammers.

taffy056

flubdub wrote: »

Wonderful thanks. So as long as I dont tell them that *I* was driving, they cant prove anything? What IF they did take me to court? Do I just play dumb?

In the extremely small chance they take you to court we can offer you a good defence, and so can pepipoo who are the experts. The primary thing about these invoices are, was there any loss to the landowner ? Did they lose out financially by you parking there ? Of course not, so its plainly a penalty for parking there, it's illegal for private companies to issue those without an authority from a council, something they don't have in this case.

vax2002

They wont take you to court, for they have no loss to claim.
However, they WILL come back for more money if you do pay them and sooner or later you have to ignore them anyway or they empty your bank.
It is a scam that IMPERSONATES authority, keep that firmly in mind and beware it changes characters.

flubdub

vax2002 wrote: »

They wont take you to court, for they have no loss to claim.
However, they WILL come back for more money if you do pay them and sooner or later you have to ignore them anyway or they empty your bank.
It is a scam that IMPERSONATES authority, keep that firmly in mind and beware it changes characters.

Wonderful, thankyou Its a big relief as were struggling a lot at the moment.

Thanks everyone :T

flubdub

Will the they ask the DVLA where I live? And are the DVLA allowed to tell them?

taffy056

flubdub wrote: »

Will the they ask the DVLA where I live? And are the DVLA allowed to tell them?

Yes they will ask and pay £2.50 to get the registered keeper details, the DVLA will sell on your details as they are part of the parcel of this scam, they pocket millions out of this, and they are above the data protection act it seems at the moment.

flubdub

taffy056 wrote: »

Yes they will ask and pay £2.50 to get the registered keeper details, the DVLA will sell on your details as they are part of the parcel of this scam, they pocket millions out of this, and they are above the data protection act it seems at the moment.

Oh right, God, I would have thought that would be illegal! That makes it seem all the more convincing as well. Well thanks everyone. I'll look forward to my "threatening" letters and will report back here if theres anything im unsure about.

Are there no cases of it going to court?