Ukpc parking charge

trisontana

By law they can only claim for any actual material damage suffered by a the landowner, not some fancy figure plucked out of the air by the parking company. Anything claimed above that actual loss would be considered an unfair penalty.

Honestly, you are taking this matter far too seriously. Please read some other threads on here that deal with private parking tickets.

To quote someone from another parking forum:-

Private parking companies exist to fleece the motorist.
Their whole business model is based upon speculative invoicing. If a company gives out 100 tickets, a certain percentage of people will unfortunately fall for it there and then.
The remainder are sent 'threatograms' from the parking company and powerless debt collection companies. It's a lucrative business and if 60% of people pay up, a healthy profit is there to be had.

ManxRed

Make no payment.

The landowner is entitled to the financial loss they have actually suffered as a result of your girlfriend's parking, which is zero.

Under trespass laws, only the landowner can pursue any charges, a private parking company cannot. This is the law of the land.

The_Slithy_Tove

Emzipops91 wrote: »

If they have been hired then surely payment is due.... I'm speaking on behalf of my girlfriend who is pulling her hair out over the matter. I said leave it but as you no if its privately owned companies can be hired to give out tickets. I am unable to find out who owns the car park but it is 100% privately owned.

What do you all suggest.... MAKE NO PAYMENT?

Have you read the advice given so far? It doesn't matter who owns it. You are putting far more effort and anguish into this than is necessary.

If you want to do some research, then just research this board to discover the whole story around PPCs and their unenforceable charges.

Most of all, stop worrying.

Emzipops91

Just been intouch with ukpc and they have said they contract ukpc as its privately owned. Permit holders only allowed in the car or disabled badge holders! My god did not purchase a ticket as there is no pay and display with it being permit holders only etc ukpc have said payment is required from anybody with no permit etc what do we do?

ManxRed

Oh God, pay it then.

trisontana

Emzipops91 wrote: »

Just been intouch with ukpc and they have said they contract ukpc as its privately owned. Permit holders only allowed in the car or disabled badge holders! My god did not purchase a ticket as there is no pay and display with it being permit holders only etc ukpc have said payment is required from anybody with no permit etc what do we do?

Have you read any of the advice given to you? I shall repeat it again DON'T PAY!

The_Slithy_Tove

Emzipops91 wrote: »

Just been intouch with ukpc

!!!!!!, Why?!?!

Why did you bother to post on this board at all. You have been told time and again how to handle it, and you seem to have ignored everything told to you.

Emzipops91 wrote: »

what do we do?

You could start by re-reading this thread, then actually taking on board the recommendations.

ManxRed

The_Slithy_Tove wrote: »

So many different answers? How so? It's either

• Pay - WRONG!
• Don't pay - CORRECT! :T

OK, there are subcategories of "don't pay", like appeal or not. Easiest option is simply not to pay, not to appeal, not to contact UKPC in any way. They can't touch you (despite what all their scary letters may claim). Your "offence" was that of trespass and only the landowner can sue you for that, and only for their losses of ... zero.

DO NOT PAY!

I don't think the OP is actually interested in what we have to say. I'm out.

Emzipops91

We are otherwise I wouldn't reply payment isn't going to be made don't worry!! No information was given to ukpc either I asked them a general question... Problem solved good but UKPC

tospig

Emzipops91 wrote: »

payment isn't going to be made

Good.
And leave it at that.
Don't contact them, don't appeal, don't get scared by the letters they send you from 'Debt Recovery Plus' asking for more money, escalating costs, 'threats' of court and CCJs. It is all meaningless and designed to scam/scare you out of money.