UKPC Parking Ticket

Ben_H_2

Hi all,

Have been reading posts here extensively this weekend after my partner was issued a parking ticket by UKPC. Every response I read positivley recomends to simply do nothing but it's playing on our minds so would appreciate some reassurance.

Vehicle was parked on a leisure complex where the car park is free to users of the facilities. The bay my partner chose to park in has for years been used as a parking bay and the reminants (very little of) of the bays markings can be seen in photos taken clearly showing the car was parked within what used to be marked out as a parking bay. There are apparantly signs up stating the vehicle must be parked within the marked bays and this was the reason for the ticket being issued.
Even Google street view shows a vehicle parked in the space used & again the white markings can just be seen.
Yes not the best choice of bays in hindsite but as I said for the past 15 years I've known people use this space as it was once upon a time marked out as one.

After reading on here I'm happy to leave it but could really do without the stress of the looming aftermath.
Would it hurt to approach the leisure complex's management (CPO) explaining the situation & ask for them to have the charge cancelled? I'd hope they'd see it as a lesson learnt if they feel the space should no longer be used as it doesn't even cause an obstruction.

I'd be much happier having an official outcome.

Thanks

bazster

By all means approach the leisure complex management. Tell them that you, your partner and everyone else you know will never darken their door again unless this "charge" is cancelled, and while you are at it tell them what you think of them for engaging sewer rats to "manage" their car park.

Do this in writing to their CEO. (Assuming CPO is a company? I can't immediately find a company called CPO in the leisure industry, what's it stand for?)

It's likely to be more fruitful than any approach to the parking company.

Stephen_Leak

There can never be an "official" outcome.

You should write to the car park owner (CPO), advising them that they are "jointly and severally liable" for the actions of their agents, the PPC, and that any further actions by either of them would be regarded as harassment under the terms of The Protection from Harassment Act 1997. This ought to make the CPO call off the PPC and, hopefully, realise the potential cost of doing business with a PPC.

Don’t appeal to the PPC. They always reject them. What’s in it for them to let anyone off?

Continue to ignore everything you get from the PPC and their debt collector and solicitor aliases. It does seem odd to deal with something like this by ignoring it. Eventually, they will run out of empty threats and stop throwing good money after bad.

Ben_H_2

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(Assuming CPO is a company? I can't immediately find a company called CPO in the leisure industry, what's it stand for?)

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CPO, Car Park Owner, presuming it would be the leisure complex's management.

Thanks

bazster

Ben_H wrote: »

CPO, Car Park Owner, presuming it would be the leisure complex's management.

Thanks

Yes of course, I realised afterwards!

My opinion (and what I was aiming at) is that you shouldn't bother with the local management, find out what company runs the place and tackle the CEO (name/address easily found online once you know the name of the company).

Stephen_Leak

bazster wrote: »

By all means approach the leisure complex management. Tell them that you, your partner and everyone else you know will never darken their door again unless this "charge" is cancelled, and while you are at it tell them what you think of them for engaging sewer rats to "manage" their car park.

Do this in writing to their CEO. (Assuming CPO is a company? I can't immediately find a company called CPO in the leisure industry, what's it stand for?)

It's likely to be more fruitful than any approach to the parking company.

I define any abbreviations on the first usage. I try to remember to edit this when I copy & paste bits.

Ben_H_2

Well I approached the Leisure complex's management explaining I felt I'd not fairly been issued the ticket & that some responsibility should fall at their feet due to the poor up keep of the markings. I actually received an apology for the inconveniance caused :D:D See response below.

I can confirm that your Parking Charge has been cancelled, unfortunately the space you did park in has caused us a few issues as it is not clearly defined as a space. Please accept my apologies for any inconvenience this may have caused you.

:j:j:j

Great forum I've never ventured into. Have learnt a great deal & really had my eyes opened. If I have time I may just go park the car in the same space just a week after receiving the ticket. A: I'd love to see the jobs worth face & B: I'd love to "educate him" in the errors of his ways.

I'm now spreading the word :cool: Keep up the great work.