Excel Parking - HELP should I pay the ticket?

thelions123

Here are the 3 steps to beat these cowboys.
1. Ignore
2. Ignore
3. Go back to step 1.
They will go away after about 5-8 letters. I had dealings with them once and followed the ignore advice and it worked. They will give up.

vax2002

Next time use rude vulgar abuse, if they want to be insulted, that their problem, they can always refrain from calling.

t8fisted

Hi,

I like the ignore, ignore ... advice but I just have one question. The 'notice to owner' type letter has a bit on the back at the bottom with a tick box saying 'I was not the Driver of the vehicle stated herein at the time the contravention occurred'. If you simply ticked that and returned the letted without saying who was would they cease the email trail of threats or would it in fact spur them on to try and find out 'who was driving'? Or is Ignore, Ignore safer

trisontana

t8fisted wrote: »

Hi,

I like the ignore, ignore ... advice but I just have one question. The 'notice to owner' type letter has a bit on the back at the bottom with a tick box saying 'I was not the Driver of the vehicle stated herein at the time the contravention occurred'. If you simply ticked that and returned the letted without saying who was would they cease the email trail of threats or would it in fact spur them on to try and find out 'who was driving'? Or is Ignore, Ignore safer

Yes, just ignore. The reason they put that on there is yet another attempt at fooling people into thinking it's some sort of official document.

t8fisted

Thanks for that. I am almost looking forward to seeing new examples of threat letters. Knowledge is power

Yorky4

I wonder if anyone can help about 1year ago I got a parking ticket for overstaying.i then started to constantly recover letters which ingnored. After all this time it has now gone upto £750 inwhich I am now being threatened with bailiffs and court if I don't pay within 7days.what shall I do?if anyone can help thanks

trisontana

The only way bailiffs can get involved is if the case goes to court, you lose and then you fail to pay whatever the judge orders within 28 days. As this will never go to court then you can keep ignoring

Yorky4

Ok thanks very much I've not gone court so it must just be a threat .so I just need to ignore?

trisontana

It's a hollow and meaningless threat/ A well-known tactic used by all private parking companies. They are called "threatograms"

edward123

Yorky4 wrote: »

Ok thanks very much I've not gone court so it must just be a threat .so I just need to ignore?

The PPC was Excel? And the ticket was issued a year ago? Then its 100% sure fire thing you won't see the inside of a small claims court. Lest you take them for harassment and claim on that basis!