Parking Charge Notice Parking Eye

ManxRed

They can PURSUE you (and by 'pursue' I mean send meaningless unenforceable letters), but you are perfectly entitled to ignore them, same as the driver would have prior to Oct 1st.

Keep ignoring them.

psyxologos

Thanks for the replies. So, can someone explain to me what the difference is between pre-October and post-October? Is the only difference to do with the fact that they now do not need to know who the driver is in order to push on with their harassment of the registered keeper?

psyxologos

The whole thing is a farce, I think. In my car's case, it was parked in a free car park (free ticket displayed and all) and they show some pictures alleging that the car was left there for 30 minutes longer. But the thing is, as a member of DW sports gym, we get a sticker extending the time limit the car can be park by another hour, which, of course is longer than the 30 minutes they say the car overstayed. In the last instance we had a letter (a year or two ago) we just ignored in on advice from this and other forums, it is the new legislation since October the 1st that I am not sure about, so, all in all, what is the difference before and after? Does anyone know and would like to clarify? many thanks again!

ManxRed

The difference is this:

Pre-October 1st, they can only pursue the driver. End of.

Post Oct 1st, they can pursue the registered keeper, IF they do not know or are not told who the driver is, PROVIDED that (1) the charge is legitimate in respect of the driver, (2) they are a member of the BPA AOS scheme, (3) the ticket is issued in respect of parking, and (4) they subsequently follow the BPA code of practice relating to timeframes, wording on signs, letters, notifications etc.

It doesn't make the tickets themselves any more enforceable than before, in other words, not at all.

zippymk13

Hi, my wife has just received one of these letters today demanding £40 parking charge for overstaying her time by 35 minutes, it is a free carpark for 2 hours in a Booths supermarket, now I know that you could just ignore these letters before the new legistration, and reading the replies above it seems nothing has changed, so if I ignore them(parking eye) I will be ok will I?

grant_uk

psyxologos wrote: »

Thanks for the replies. So, can someone explain to me what the difference is between pre-October and post-October? Is the only difference to do with the fact that they now do not need to know who the driver is in order to push on with their harassment of the registered keeper?

Before 1st October, they were only able to pursue the driver with their speculative invoices.

From the 1st October onwards they have been able to pursue the registered keeper with their speculative invoices if the identity of the driver isn't revealed to them.

The unenforceability of their PCNs remains the same. The high probability of any action from PPCs failing in court remains the same and for the same reasons as before. The resultant unlikelihood of such court action ever being commenced therefore remains the same.

The change in law has given PPCs something extra to sound threatening about in their letters, but that's about it.

psyxologos

Thank you very much for your responses. Indeed, £100 sounds a bit excessive, does it not? Of course they say I could pay £60 if I decided to do so in 14 days. A bit odd, is it not? If they think I owe them £100 for revenue they lost (which I do not), then why are they prepared to accept £60 if I pay quickly?

ManxRed

Yes, this is one of the main arguments that frequently sinks their case (among others). However it makes it look more like a council ticket so they do it in the hope that more mugs who are not aware of the legal position simply pay up without questioning it.

psyxologos

ManxRed wrote: »

Yes, this is one of the main arguments that frequently sinks their case (among others). However it makes it look more like a council ticket so they do it in the hope that more mugs who are not aware of the legal position simply pay up without questioning it.

Alright. So I should not worry then, should I? I admit, I am a bit stressed about this...

bondy_lad

parking spy/eye=fake tickets/invoices=scamsters=ignore=con=fiddle=nout will happen=ignore some more=chill/relax=ignore even more than previous two,,isnt the job a belter.