parking enforcement notice from civil enforcement ltd... PLEASE HELP ASAP

angry._advice_needed_asap

hi guys i hope 1 of you can help me asap. iv read a few threads and iv noticed you advise to just ignore these guys called civil enforcement ltd but i think my circumstances are different..

i recieved a parking enforcement notice today about an incident which happened over 3 weeks ago. i was in my local tesco car park and had to park in a disabled bay for all of 5 mins max but i have now recieved a fine for £75 (if paid in 14 days) as i dont hold a blue badge.

i know that i was wrong to do this and would wilingly pay as i no i was wrong but i feel as though from what i have read that the company trying to get money from me is a scam...?? plz correct me if im wrong.

i have no idea what to do should i just pay the £75 as i was in the wrong to park there or is it something i should ignore??

what are the chances balliffs turning up at my parents house and the chances i have to go court and take bad credit??

please help guys

SodG24

angry._advice_needed_asap wrote: »

hi guys i hope 1 of you can help me asap. iv read a few threads and iv noticed you advise to just ignore these guys called civil enforcement ltd but i think my circumstances are different..

i recieved a parking enforcement notice today about an incident which happened over 3 weeks ago. i was in my local tesco car park and had to park in a disabled bay for all of 5 mins max but i have now recieved a fine for £75 (if paid in 14 days) as i dont hold a blue badge.

i know that i was wrong to do this and would wilingly pay as i no i was wrong but i feel as though from what i have read that the company trying to get money from me is a scam...?? plz correct me if im wrong.

i have no idea what to do should i just pay the £75 as i was in the wrong to park there or is it something i should ignore??

what are the chances balliffs turning up at my parents house and the chances i have to go court and take bad credit??

please help guys

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ManxRed

He's already done it.

muckybutt

Please be polite - no need to start being abusive

Kite2010

If your not classed as disabled under the definition of the equalities act, then please don't park in disabled bays. However if you are classed as disabled under the definition of the equalities act then just ignore the PPC & Tesco.

Driver8

PRIVATE PARKING TICKETS - DON'T PAY!
IT IS NOT A FINE! YOU HAVE DONE NOTHING ILLEGAL!

This is an information page for the thousands of people who receive "tickets" from private companies in the UK ever day at supermarkets, retail parks, and in any other privately-owned carpark.

We are NOT encouraging anybody to openly flout parking restrictions on private land, or to refuse to pay reasonable charges for parking. Landowners have a right to make reasonable charges for the use of their land.

For advice specific to your case, you should visit the forums at http://forums.pepipoo.com or http://www.consumeractiongroup.co.uk/forum/parking-traffic-offences.

http://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/forumdisplay.php?f=163

1. What you should know about these companies

It is important to remember that private parking companies (or PPCs as they are often called) have NO OFFICIAL POWERS - that's right, none at all! They give out their "tickets" on the basis that you have seen the signs in their car park and that you have therefore agreed to a contract obliging you to pay a certain sum of money.


2. What happens to people who don't pay?

In 99.9% of cases, absolutely NOTHING! The company pays the DVLA £2.50 to get your address, and then sends lots of threatening letters. In the main, these letters can be safely IGNORED. The only way the company can actually force you to pay is by taking you to the small claims court, which costs them even more money. And they are by no means guaranteed to win! And they practically never do.

The two main reasons for this (among others) are the following:

- Only the person DRIVING the car could ever have agreed to any such parking contract. The company can only get the Registered Keeper's address from the DVLA: you don't have to tell them who was driving.

-Many of these charges are so extortionately high that they constitute a penalty, which is unenforceable in a consumer contract.


3. Can they affect my credit rating?

NO! The only way your credit rating could be affected by ignoring private parking companies is if you were taken to court, lost, and then still refused to pay. But they will not take you to court.


IN SHORT

The vast majority of the time, you can safely IGNORE tickets from private parking companies, they are not official fines.

The vast majority of the time, you can safely IGNORE the threatening letters, including those from debt collection agencies.

You DO NOT have to pay a penny of your hard-earned money to these companies. Remember that the chances of being taken to court are very slim indeed.

DO NOT IGNORE COURT PAPERS!
If you receive real court papers from a private parking company (very rare) then you should go to http://forums.pepipoo.com or http://www.consumeractiongroup.co.uk/forum/parking-traffic-offences for help defending the claim. Do not be afraid to sign up and ask questions regarding any paperwork you are not sure about.

Don’t believe the above? Watch a solicitor on Watchdog advising you what to do with the scam invoices.

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

THEY ARE NOT FINES

Only the Police, Courts or Council’s can fine you. NOT a private company, please remember that.