Has anybody actually not paid Parking Eye ?

Acc72

Dear all,

I know that there are many threads already with some great advice, but has anybody actually not paid Parking Eye?

I overstayed on a car park and admit that I was wrong - but to be charged £50 is a bit steep (not to mention it is a company car and Lex have already charged me £12 to tell me about the fine !).

I understand the theory of the charge not being enforceable etc. but I am a bit nervous of not paying in case I end up with bigger costs and/or a ccj.

Any real life advice would be much appreciated !

BASFORDLAD

Yes

Ive not paid them on over 20 occasions.

That should answer your question. You should just follow the rest of the advice that your have read

With regards to it being a company car you may want to write to parking eye advising it was yourself who was driving so they send you the silly letters directly

ManxRed

What does it say in your Ts & Cs with Lex with regard to admin fees in respect of parking 'fines'?

There's an outside chance that they cannot levy it, and you should demand your £12 back.

Let us know the exact wording.

SodG24

Acc72 wrote: »

Dear all,

I know that there are many threads already with some great advice, but has anybody actually not paid Parking Eye?

I overstayed on a car park and admit that I was wrong - but to be charged £50 is a bit steep (not to mention it is a company car and Lex have already charged me £12 to tell me about the fine !).

I understand the theory of the charge not being enforceable etc. but I am a bit nervous of not paying in case I end up with bigger costs and/or a ccj.

Any real life advice would be much appreciated !

Far too many people for me to be bothered to find all the threads. It matters not if it's Parking Eye or another Private Parking Company ( PPC ) the system still works in the same way.

I've ignored G24 twice ( hence my name ) and got only a handful of letters. I didn't get a CCJ because they would have to have taken me to court, me to have lost and then refused to pay. It is the same situation for you. You owe them nothing and they have no legal right to invoice you.

The only difference for you is that it is a lease car. You should firstly write to Parking Eye questioning the invoice and then ignore everything they send you. Don't say you were driving.

You should also contact Lex and tell them you dispute a contract was entered into with Parking Eye and that you want your £12 back as they had no right to charge you. There is a template letter somewhere which I can't currently find but I'm sure someone else will post the link for you.

pogofish

Acc72 wrote: »

Dear all,

I know that there are many threads already with some great advice, but has anybody actually not paid Parking Eye?

Have you looked at the absolute towering pile of threads (including mine) from people who have not paid Parking Eye and had no comeback whatsoever?

Why on earth would you even consider paying a bare-faced scam to begin with?

esmerobbo

Me 1 private, and me around 8 as a business never paid one sent them packing and then just learned to ignore them. Both systems work, but ignoring them is easiest!

Acc72

Thanks to all who have replied.

I have seen many threads about this company, but reading through the first few there is a lot of great advice, but I just wanted to check if anybody has actually gone through with this and actually not paid.

I am just nervous of not paying - which is a guess what Parking Eye rely on in order to get payment !

Stephen_Leak

Ignoring PE is the easy bit.

And they haven't taken anyone to court since Parking Eye vs. Smith, Manchester, 2011, 1XJ81016. The judge ruled that the PPC’s demands were unreasonable, were therefore an unlawful contractual penalty and found in favour of the driver. However, as they were unpaid, she awarded the PPC the parking charges of £15.00, not the £260.00 penalty. She also awarded costs of just £95.00, not their claimed £4,457.20.

Lex may be more tricky.

Most car hire/leasing companies are fully aware of private parking tickets. Unfortunately, some pay the charge and then pass on the charge plus an administration charge to the driver.

Car hire/leasing contract T&Cs usually have a clause about the driver being responsible for fines or penalties. That's for legally enforceable fines or penalties from councils, police, train operators and Transport for London. But this is a speculative invoice from a private company. If they want to pay it, advise them as above. If they pay it, that's their problem. If they’ve taken the money from your account, ask for it back, or else you’ll sue them for breach of their own contract.

If you need to, also advise them of this article from Fleet News ...

http://www.fleetnews.co.uk/news/2009...s-urged/30698/

... and the British Vehicle Rental & Leasing Association (BVRLA) guidelines on private parking tickets ...

http://lmgtfy.com/?q=bvrla+private+parking.

As above, you can always use PE's greed against them. Write to them, to get them to chase you directly for payment and take Lex "out of the loop". Then ignore them as usual.

Acc72

Thanks Stephen.

I am less worried about the charge from Lex - which was invoiced to my company direct and will be deducted from my wages.

I have just been told by one of our company directors that as the charge from Parking Eye is made out to the company and not me personally that it would "not be looked favourably" if I do not pay and effectively bring the companies name into disrepute !

Knowing my luck I am just worried that Parking Eye will pursue this claim and I will end up paying much higher charges and even losing my job !

fivetide

Hence the need to speak to Lex/Parking Eye and get correspondence direct to you. The might well send a number of 'threatograms' and you don't want that going to the company.

There is no need to say you were driving though.

The company car aspect of it makes it a bit more difficult but not impossible. Interesting that Lex, unlike a lot of hire firms haven't paid it straight out and then claimed the charge back, they've just passed it on.

where was the car park by the way? If it was a service station and you were there for company business then it isn't as though you were abusing the facilities.

5t.

surfboy1

Do your company realise that the Parking Eye charge is just an unenforcable invoice that has no legal standing and by paying the invoice they are lining the pockets of scamers?
They have been conned into thinking it is a legitimate charge !
Do they just pay all speculative invoices without question ?
If they do could i have your companys name and address ? i feel like making some easy money out of them.