Parking Ticket in Retail Park

Shadow_master

New to this forum and needed some advice if possible. I visited a retail park and took a ticket out of the machine and put this on the dash-board on the car, but when I presume closing the door this must have fell onto the floor.

I came back about 30mins later and after having spent £300 i saw a ticket from them on the car (in bright yellow packet with a printed reciept). After having checked the forums here I see now this is not from the council or Police and only says Parking Charge (so more likely from a Private Firm). Say's to pay either £90 or half this if paid within 14days (very good Xmas present from them).

From what I have read from everyone it says to ignore this and let them persue. If I ignore this printed reciept will the letters then start to be sent? and should I reply to them and tell them to get stuffed or ignore these as well. Any advice will be appreciated.

Thanks

Browntoa

Ignore everything including letters that "appear" to come from companies that have names like "court recovery" etc that are NOT associated with the courts

Stroma

The simple answer is to ignore them providing its your car. No point writing to them as it just prolongs the scam. And you will get letters if the parking company is in the bpa aos, who put this fake ticket on your screen ?

Kite2010

You've paid the landowner for the service of their land.

What you can do is take your £300s worth of shopping back saying that due to the parking parasite operating in the car-park you have to get the money to pay them. Assuming the money wasn't for gifts

Stroma

Yep that's a good one kite

Shadow_master

Thanks all for the replies.

The car is mine and wanted to understand whether I should actually send them anything at all (so from the replies I am going to ignore)

The Parking company is with the BPA (I checked this from the forums), and I am expecting them now to start sending me letters at some point, but as per replies gonna just let them and ignore.

Shadow_master

Thanks Kite a good suggestion.

I am going to threaten to take the stuff I bought back and see what the retailer says about this (doubt they will do anything), worth a threat to see their reactions (it was a load of units for my father, but sure I can get those from somewhere)

fil_cad

Shadow_master wrote: »

Thanks all for the replies.

The car is mine and wanted to understand whether I should actually send them anything at all (so from the replies I am going to ignore)

The Parking company is with the BPA (I checked this from the forums), and I am expecting them now to start sending me letters at some point, but as per replies gonna just let them and ignore.

DONT PAY! IGNORE IGNORE IGNORE and have a very happy christmas and new year :money::money::D

Coupon-mad

You can ignore...or you can appeal and then use the POPLA appeal route too. Then ignore them if the decision doesn't cancel the fake PCN!

See the stickies, the 'POPLA' one and the 'PPC letter chains' one.

Also, I do hope you are planning to COMPLAIN in writing to the retailer, where you spent £300 only to find that they reckon their parking agent has the power to fine you for shopping there?! COMPLAIN, COMPLAIN, COMPLAIN, even if you decide not to bother with the POPLA appeal option (read up on it first).

Shadow_master

Thanks and a Merry Xmas to all. Will keep you guys updated on what these thiefs come back with :beer:

Shadow_master

Hi All,

Just a update, got all the letters as predicted, and now getting some from a Debt Recovery Company.

What I got is as per below:

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NOTICE OF INTENDED LITIGATION

Further to our previous correspondence in relation to the above parking charge, we confirm that the charge remains
unpaid. In order to prevent your file being recommended for County Court proceedings, payment must be made to
us in full within 14 days of the date of this letter. Alternatively telephone us on xxxxxxxx to discuss making a
payment arrangement. The amount outstanding is £ 150.00

If you do not contact us following receipt of this letter we will have no other alternative than to assume that you are
avoiding making payment. In this situation we will recommend to the landholder that they commence County Court
proceedings in order to resolve the situation.

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Is this standard as they are ranting and raving about Country Court proceeding and then saying that they will recommend the landholder to do this.

Any advice would be appreciated.

Thanks