UKCPS Car Parking Solutions Letter - Please Help

Stephen_Leak

Strictly speaking, The Equality Act 2010 doesn't say that able-bodied drivers can't also use disabled parking bays. And, in private car parks, they are nothing more than parking spaces with a picture of a stick man in a wheelchair. However, it's still a nice idea not to use the last one available, though.

mazza73

hi me and my partner went shopping yesterday n parked were we always do did a bit of shopping then came back to put shopping in and we decide to go cross the road to the cafe were we always go for somthing to eat when we came back we had a ticket on our car from uk cps ltd saying we had left site n we got a fine for 60 quid i am so angry because we have never had any probs before we so the to fellows and asked what the hells going on here and he said you left the site so you got a fine n i said we alway come here with no probs before he said read the signs your only allowed to shop in this car par bit if you leave site you get fined well they must be getting everyone for it coz thats all people wee doing can you tell me were we stand coz i am very worried many thanks

ManxRed

No need to be worried.

For starters Chummy was lying about it being a 'fine' - but PPCs routinely lie so that's not unexpected. It is technically an invoice for a charge in respect fo breaching a contract. However, under contract law, a company or individual can only pursue you for an amount equalling the actual financial losses incurred as a result of the breach. As it was a free car park, then their losses are zero, and they cannot pursue you for any more than this.

In summary, you legally owe them £0.

Ignore them, do not contact them in any way. Ignore all the scary letters they will send threatening you with court action, bailiffs, CCJs. etc. Its all - legally speaking - absolute tosh.

malkyh

mazza73 wrote: »

hi me and my partner went shopping yesterday n parked were we always do did a bit of shopping then came back to put shopping in and we decide to go cross the road to the cafe were we always go for somthing to eat when we came back we had a ticket on our car from uk cps ltd saying we had left site n we got a fine for 60 quid i am so angry because we have never had any probs before we so the to fellows and asked what the hells going on here and he said you left the site so you got a fine n i said we alway come here with no probs before he said read the signs your only allowed to shop in this car par bit if you leave site you get fined well they must be getting everyone for it coz thats all people wee doing can you tell me were we stand coz i am very worried many thanks

I don't want to appear rude or mean, but have you read any of the above posts?

mazza73

yes i have now but didn,t no were we stood because with us leaving the site thanks.

malkyh

mazza73 wrote: »

yes i have now but didn,t no were we stood because with us leaving the site thanks.

It wouldn't matter if you went on holiday to be honest, these 'fines' should be ignored. :beer:

give_them_FA

Yes, just ignore the rubbish. But what I would do, if you are a regular in that place, is to go in all the shops, show them the ticket, and tell them that thanks to the Car Park Cowboy you will be going elsewhere in future.

You see, these people are utterly parasitic, they don't care if shops lose trade so long as they pull in their money. Well, they won't from you, I trust, and tell all your friends and family- NEVER pay a private parking ticket!

mazza73

thank you i was thinking of going in the shops n telling them n i,ve told all my family n freinds so they are all in the no thank for the information i am not so worried anymore thanks again.

malkyh

mazza73 wrote: »

thank you i was thinking of going in the shops n telling them n i,ve told all my family n freinds so they are all in the no thank for the information i am not so worried anymore thanks again.

To be honest you'd be wasting your breath as most of the workers couldn't care less if they work for a national outlet. It's more the small independant shop owners this would make a difference to.

give_them_FA

Well, the manager might care. The staff won't they will probably have been conned into thinking it's legit. If he doesn't, write to head office.