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Playing the PPCs at their own game

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  • bazster
    bazster Posts: 7,436 Forumite
    1,000 Posts Combo Breaker
    Yup, that's a wizard wheeze! :T
    Je suis Charlie.
  • taffy056
    taffy056 Posts: 4,895 Forumite
    Brilliant stuff
    Excel Parking, MET Parking, Combined Parking Solutions, VP Parking Solutions, ANPR PC Ltd, & Roxburghe Debt Collectors. What do they all have in common?
    They are all or have been suspended from accessing the DVLA database for gross misconduct!
    Do you really need to ask what kind of people run parking companies?
  • fil_cad
    fil_cad Posts: 837 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 500 Posts Photogenic
    Oh i just love this it gets better all the time :D
    PPCs say its carpark management, BPA say its raising standards..... we all know its just about raking in the revenue. :eek:
  • patman99
    patman99 Posts: 8,532 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Combo Breaker Photogenic
    Did you remember to add-on interest for the over-due invoices at 8% apr ?.
    Never Knowingly Understood.

    Member #1 of £1,000 challenge - £13.74/ £1000 (that's 1.374%)

    3-6 month EF £0/£3600 (that's 0 days worth)

  • LincolnshireYokel
    LincolnshireYokel Posts: 764 Forumite
    epic, keep us posted, i want to know how this works out, this could be a viable strategy for dealing with them
    **** I hereby relieve MSE of all legal responsibility for my post and assume personal responsible for all posts. If any Parking Pirates have a problem with my post then contact me for my solicitors address.*****
  • HO87
    HO87 Posts: 4,296 Forumite
    Did you, perchance, register with our dear friends, Messrs Roxburghe? I do so hope that you did as I would just like to see the face of the PPC wonk as he/she opened the letter from Graham White.

    And of course, as its a business that owes the debt they cannot threaten to issue proceedings for harassment.

    Bargepole you are a diamond. This has made my evening. :D:D

    (Personally, I always preferred the set of adverts for another well-known beer: "Spitfire - Downed all over Kent. Just like the Luftwaffe").
    My very sincere apologies for those hoping to request off-board assistance but I am now so inundated with requests that in order to do justice to those "already in the system" I am no longer accepting PM's and am unlikely to do so for the foreseeable future (August 2016). :(

    For those seeking more detailed advice and guidance regarding small claims cases arising from private parking issues I recommend that you visit the Private Parking forum on PePiPoo.com
  • SodG24
    SodG24 Posts: 1,123 Forumite
    patman99 wrote: »
    Did you remember to add-on interest for the over-due invoices at 8% apr ?.

    Sadly I believe you need a credit licence to charge interest.
    All aboard the Gus Bus !
  • bargepole
    bargepole Posts: 3,238 Forumite
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    HO87 wrote: »
    Did you, perchance, register with our dear friends, Messrs Roxburghe? ...
    Sorry to disappoint, but the criteria were to find a company that a) operates on a strictly no-win no-fee basis, with no upfront cost; b) does it all online; and c) is outside the cartel of BPA members and not known for chasing PPC debts.

    This was the company I selected: http://www.debtrecoveries.co.uk/

    I have been providing assistance, including Lay Representation at Court hearings (current score: won 57, lost 14), to defendants in parking cases for over 5 years. I have an LLB (Hons) degree, and have a Graduate Diploma in Civil Litigation from CILEx. However, any advice given on these forums by me is NOT formal legal advice, and I accept no liability for its accuracy.
  • antrobus
    antrobus Posts: 17,386 Forumite
    SodG24 wrote: »
    Sadly I believe you need a credit licence to charge interest.

    You need to be licensed to extend credit to consumers. You don't need to be licensed to charge interest on a debt.
  • HO87
    HO87 Posts: 4,296 Forumite
    SodG24 wrote: »
    Sadly I believe you need a credit licence to charge interest.
    See Late Payment of Commercial Debts (Interest) Act 1998
    My very sincere apologies for those hoping to request off-board assistance but I am now so inundated with requests that in order to do justice to those "already in the system" I am no longer accepting PM's and am unlikely to do so for the foreseeable future (August 2016). :(

    For those seeking more detailed advice and guidance regarding small claims cases arising from private parking issues I recommend that you visit the Private Parking forum on PePiPoo.com
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