Town&City Parking Charge Notice - Sainsburys

poncewindu

Hi, I have worked in my local Sainsbury's for almost 4 years, it's in a shopping center to the parking is privately owned by TCP.

I only usually work back shifts, 6pm-10pm and in this time I have never paid for a ticket after 5.30 as I have been told in the past the parking attendants finish at 5.30.

Anyway today I for a ticket for the first time when I finished work, the usual £40 within 10 days or £70 after that.

I've read a few stories on the forums and the stickies.

Definitely ok for me to ignore the letters I'll get?

Another thing is I am 2nd driver so it's likely that the letters will be addressed to my Dad is that right?
If so I'm a little worried that he will be overly paranoid about it.

Thanks all!

AlexisV

Just ignore. Town and City have never ever done court anyway. Plus your dad wasn't driving so has nothing to do with any alleged contract

vax2002

You need to bring your dad here to read up and make sure he 100% understands that these are scammers who come back for MORE MONEY if you pay the first part of the scam.

bondy_lad

total scam, tell your dad to read this forum/thread, nothing legally can/will be done as a result of these clowns and their scam,, ignore all future threat o grams recieved sent on or on behalf of these scamsters of the first degree,,there you go, jobs a good un, now relax 100% and worry not.

poncewindu

Thanks for the advice.

On another not, would you advise against continuing to not pay for tickets?

Would it just be the letters I receive if I got another ticket or would they take it more seriously the 2nd time?

Stephen_Leak

It would just be the same routine for them. Another day, another victim.

It might be an idea to have a word with your manager, as TCP seem to consider that you working for them is against the law.

poncewindu

Stephen_Leak wrote: »

It would just be the same routine for them. Another day, another victim.

It might be an idea to have a word with your manager, as TCP seem to consider that you working for them is against the law.

We have talked about it a few times in work, the store manager says there is nothing he can do about it, they have talked to TCP and all they offer is a parking pass, but that is only available to Managers in the shopping center and still costs about £25 per month.

give_them_FA

Can I get it clear, do TCP OWN the car park or just manage it?

Either way I don't think there is any chance they will take it further as they never do.

In any case if you totally ignore then they have no way of knowing who was driving so they'd be whistling in the wind.

poncewindu

give_them_FA wrote: »

Can I get it clear, do TCP OWN the car park or just manage it?

Either way I don't think there is any chance they will take it further as they never do.

In any case if you totally ignore then they have no way of knowing who was driving so they'd be whistling in the wind.

As far as I know they just manage it, another company was in charge last year but the owners of the shopping center had some dispute with them and changed.

bondy_lad

poncewindu wrote: »

As far as I know they just manage it, another company was in charge last year but the owners of the shopping center had some dispute with them and changed.

yeah,,probably parking eye or excell.

treeboa

seem to have given up with me after the third `threatening` letter

shame really as i have now cancelled my copy of viz as the letters made funnier reading