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tanyard
tanyard Posts: 29 Forumite
in N. Ireland
just got a ticket at Boucher Retail Park, from private company; do i have to pay the fine or ignore it; Its to POBox in England
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  • oldhand
    oldhand Posts: 3,748 Forumite
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    tanyard wrote: »
    just got a ticket at Boucher Retail Park, from private company; do i have to pay the fine or ignore it; Its to POBox in England

    Like all tickets issued in retail car parks they have no legal standing,the words on the ticket are meant to look official but are just an "invitation to pay" and can be filed in the B1N.
  • BigAl94
    BigAl94 Posts: 1,919 Forumite
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    Ignore it and any further communication you receive.
  • getzls
    getzls Posts: 761 Forumite
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    To add, don't contact them, if you do they will pester you all the more.
  • blondie21
    blondie21 Posts: 582 Forumite
    does this include the car park at Homebase ? on the boucher road
  • BigAl94
    BigAl94 Posts: 1,919 Forumite
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    blondie21 wrote: »
    does this include the car park at Homebase ? on the boucher road
    Yes it does
  • rouflab
    rouflab Posts: 4 Newbie
    edited 6 November 2012 at 8:09AM
    IGNORE ALL CONTACT, I have researched this well. waiting for my letters to come, I will keep them for the laugh to show friends and family. LOL LOL. Tickets made to look official. Therefore they rely on a percentage of people to pay for nothing. £90.00 you see first on the ticket then WOOOOOPIE if you pay within 14 days only £60.00 a lot of people will fall into the psycological trap LESS TO PAY, great I will pay it now and save £30.00. These people are brilliant in their approach, have it off to a tee. Nearly caught me, only for a passer by informing me of not to pay and go to this site.
  • BigAndy_79
    BigAndy_79 Posts: 569 Forumite
    Is it illegal, what they're doing ?
  • almillar
    almillar Posts: 8,621 Forumite
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    Agree with the above, but I hope you were parked properly...
  • totallybroke_2
    totallybroke_2 Posts: 286 Forumite
    why is the title of this post 'margaret'??
  • RikM
    RikM Posts: 811 Forumite
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    edited 6 November 2012 at 9:29PM
    BigAndy_79 wrote: »
    Is it illegal, what they're doing ?

    Grey area.
    If they try and make out you have broken the law or intimidate you into paying, or pretend that they are issuing a ticket, they are probably breaking some law or other.
    But simply inviting you to pay a charge isn't a crime. Neither is ignoring that invitation... :)

    From what I've read, some of these companies step well over the mark of what is acceptable, however.
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