UKPC charge not paid now debt recovery letter comes - what do I do?

RENO_2

Hi all, just want to give you an update on my situation. since i got my parking charge notice from ukpc at a londonderry retail park back in june this year and asked for your advice i hadn't heard anything from ukpc until now, two months later, i have now just recieved my first letter from them asking for the full payment of £90.00. I intend to continue taking your advice and i will be ignoring this extortionate demand for my hard earned cash. by the way, just as a point of interest, the owners of this car park have now, after much public outrage, have now terminated their contract with ukpc. They got booted because of the over zealous issuing of these parking charges and also because the retailers were realising the damage being done to their reputations. Anyway, i now await letter number two from ukpc. And to all you guys on here...keep up the good work and thankyou. as i said before....I AINT GONNA PAY.
P/S. Will keep you updated.

Stephen_Leak

RENO wrote: »

<snip> What should i pack for my stay in HMP.....Toothbrush, towel, clean underwear lol lol ( joking )

I think you might appreciate this, especially page 13, lines 20 to 27. VCS Parking Control vs. Ronald Ibbotson, S!!!!horpe, 2012.

As UKPC have lost the contract for this site, then that should make it impossible for them to continue to pursue any outstanding tickets for this site.

taffy056

Good news that they lost the contract, hope they don't renew with another bunch of scammers. It's about time that retailers realise that these morons damage their reputations, it's like having a threatening letter from tesco or pc world etc for having the cheek of staying to long spending money at their shop.

Coupon-mad

RENO wrote: »

Hi all, just want to give you an update on my situation. since i got my parking charge notice from ukpc at a londonderry retail park back in june this year and asked for your advice i hadn't heard anything from ukpc until now, two months later, i have now just recieved my first letter from them asking for the full payment of £90.00. I intend to continue taking your advice and i will be ignoring this extortionate demand for my hard earned cash. by the way, just as a point of interest, the owners of this car park have now, after much public outrage, have now terminated their contract with ukpc.

They got booted because of the over zealous issuing of these parking charges and also because the retailers were realising the damage being done to their reputations. Anyway, i now await letter number two from ukpc. And to all you guys on here...keep up the good work and thankyou. as i said before....I AINT GONNA PAY.
P/S. Will keep you updated.

Just shows the importance of complaints to the retailers every time:

http://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/local-national/northern-ireland/axing-of-zealous-ticket-wardens-at-derry-car-park-is-victory-for-people-power-16195810.html

Well done.

scone

i got one of these fines on saturday in boucher retail pk. belfast.
there were 100s of cars parked that day many taking up 2 spaces. (bmw jeeps)
we couldnt find a space so parked our golf neatly beside another vehicle at the end of the parking bay. returned from shopping to find the ticket on the windscreen for ' parking on a roadway'. £60. we were amazed. fuming as we had spent over £150. in the shops as well. only then did we see the small signs high up on the lamposts around the carpark. you dont expect to get a ticket in a free carpark of a retail park, its not like we had to pay and display or ripped the ar$€ out of the priviledge to park free. i dont want to pay this opportunistic fineto this scumbag organisation. as for the dvla....

Stephen_Leak

scone wrote: »

i got one of these fines on saturday in boucher retail pk. belfast.
there were 100s of cars parked that day many taking up 2 spaces. (bmw jeeps)
we couldnt find a space so parked our golf neatly beside another vehicle at the end of the parking bay. returned from shopping to find the ticket on the windscreen for ' parking on a roadway'. £60. we were amazed. fuming as we had spent over £150. in the shops as well. only then did we see the small signs high up on the lamposts around the carpark. you dont expect to get a ticket in a free carpark of a retail park, its not like we had to pay and display or ripped the ar$€ out of the priviledge to park free. i dont want to pay this opportunistic fineto this scumbag organisation. as for the dvla....

It's not a fine. You don't have to pay it. See above, and then the rest of this board.

Coupon-mad

scone wrote: »

i got one of these fines on saturday in boucher retail pk. belfast.
there were 100s of cars parked that day many taking up 2 spaces. (bmw jeeps)
we couldnt find a space so parked our golf neatly beside another vehicle at the end of the parking bay. returned from shopping to find the ticket on the windscreen for ' parking on a roadway'. £60. we were amazed. fuming as we had spent over £150. in the shops as well. only then did we see the small signs high up on the lamposts around the carpark. you dont expect to get a ticket in a free carpark of a retail park, its not like we had to pay and display or ripped the ar$€ out of the priviledge to park free. i dont want to pay this opportunistic fineto this scumbag organisation. as for the dvla....

It's not a 'parking ticket' nor a fine.

Just start ignoring all this junk mail like we all do and look here, just to show you it isn't just us strangers on a random forum telling you to ignore this generic scam:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XAIcdi9niHA

That's a solicitor on Watchdog and his advice relates to ANY fake PCN from ANY Private Parking Company (we call them PPCs on here, for short).

http://www.justanswer.com/uk-law/5isk3-hi-...clesall-rd.html

A barrister on the second link says ''This is a private land fine. They are unenforceable. This is not a parking fine however it may look. These companies are private firms that have no more right to punish you for the manner of your parking than your neighbour does. Only the police or the local Council can do that.''

If you look at the third from top thread 'PPC letter chains' on this parking forum you will find preview pics of the letters that PPCs use. See my signature for how to get back to the main thread list and see the top threads, you need the third one.

Just play snap with the letters, they will match our pics, honestly!:)

RENO_2

Hi guys, just updating like i said i would. I have just recieved my second letter from ukpc. this one has, just below my name and address, a red banner with the words..FINAL REMINDER.., giving me 14 days to pay up or else they will send a dept recovery agent to pursue the payment on their behalf. Then the letter goes on to warn of county court proceedings against me and warning of all sorts of dire consequences if i don't pay up. Looks like i'm only gonna get 2 letters before Mr dept recovery agent calls. Oh well...whatever. will let you know what happens. Thanks again guys.

devonlad

hi reno, i am fairly new at this but have ignored a few tickets now from a ppc. debt recovery letters are a good thing as it is the light at the end of their tunnel. soon they will have to pursue other victims which will not know about the scams. you could always pop letters back in post with not known etc or winter is coming up and you can you them to make firelighters or stuff old clothes with them to make a guy fawkes

Coupon-mad

RENO wrote: »

Hi guys, just updating like i said i would. I have just recieved my second letter from ukpc. this one has, just below my name and address, a red banner with the words..FINAL REMINDER.., giving me 14 days to pay up or else they will send a dept recovery agent to pursue the payment on their behalf. Then the letter goes on to warn of county court proceedings against me and warning of all sorts of dire consequences if i don't pay up. Looks like i'm only gonna get 2 letters before Mr dept recovery agent calls. Oh well...whatever. will let you know what happens. Thanks again guys.

No-one calls at your house. It's just more letters.