Can I ignore my 'parking charge notice' from Euro Car Parks?

Caley11

I over stayed my welcome in a Lidl car park in Scotland. I know there are signs informing me of parking limits, but these are not everywhere in the car park, yet they are nearer the shop door...which I didnt go into. I have read several links saying to ingore the charge, however Im anxious to do so as the majority of links focus on charges based in England, is it different for the Scots? Can I just ignore this?
Thanks

esmerobbo

ArnoldPringle wrote: »

Troll post

Stephen_Leak

You can ignore this.

The only difference is that you call bailiffs sherriffs. But there is no way that they could get involved. The PPC will almost certainly threaten you with them, though.

Driver8

Caley11 wrote: »

I over stayed my welcome in a Lidl car park in Scotland. I know there are signs informing me of parking limits, but these are not everywhere in the car park, yet they are nearer the shop door...which I didnt go into. I have read several links saying to ingore the charge, however Im anxious to do so as the majority of links focus on charges based in England, is it different for the Scots? Can I just ignore this?
Thanks

Ignore post two;



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.

esmerobbo

Yes Euro are easily ignored, even confirmed by their MD, disregard troll posts!

AltheHibby

Caley,

Ignore deleted post 2, which was posted by a PPC troll.

Mrs theHibby has ignored 3 tickets in Scotland and never heard anything beyond the usual begging letters.

LincolnshireYokel

Caley11 wrote: »

I over stayed my welcome in a Lidl car park in Scotland. I know there are signs informing me of parking limits, but these are not everywhere in the car park, yet they are nearer the shop door...which I didnt go into. I have read several links saying to ingore the charge, however Im anxious to do so as the majority of links focus on charges based in England, is it different for the Scots? Can I just ignore this?
Thanks

Yes you can safely ignore the charges. It has no legal basis and cannot be enforced in law,

Ignore post #2, that is a private parking company troll trying to spread disinformation.

The best plan is to ignore totally all the correspondence they send you from now on. Nothing will come of it - read around the board, hundreds of threads where people have ignored and nothing has happened

pogofish

Caley11 wrote: »

Im anxious to do so as the majority of links focus on charges based in England, is it different for the Scots? Can I just ignore this?

Yes you can - The vast majority of PPCs don't even know Scotland is another country and couch their empty threats in terms of English law - Even the Scottish based ones.

So yes, not only can you ignore the ignorant English/Anglo fools, you can doubly ignore them.

Caley11

Thank you everyone! I will ignore these chancers!

halibut2209

Just to clarify, the "post 2" referred to above has since been removed. esmerobbo is NOT a PPC troll

esmerobbo

halibut2209 wrote: »

Just to clarify, the "post 2" referred to above has since been removed. esmerobbo is NOT a PPC troll

Edited to suit;)