Excel parking charge

NicNicP

I'm sure this has probably been posted somewhere but I'm new to this forum and really wanted up to date advice. I received a parking charge from excel for failure to display a ticket. I have appealed asking for proof that no ticket was purchased as the pictures show up entering and leaving the car park but not the dashboard either displaying or not displaying a ticket. I have searched the car but can't find a ticket so am now doubting whether or not I bought a ticket at all! I have seen some posts to say ignore and I'm just wondering if this is still the advise you would all give? I'm also under the impression that ignoring any threats and being referred to debtors does not affect your credit rating. Is this correct?
Thanks in advance for anyone who bothers to reply as I'm sure these questions must get asked a thousand times!

Stroma

Ignore is still the up to date advice providing its your car, though if you did enter to their sham appeals they know who to write to. And they never do court it will be impossible to affect your credit rating. Just ignore the threats and they will go away after a few letters from them and their powerless agents.

Heaton2

I have too been subject to their ineffectiveness...

I put £2.50 into the ticket machine (the charge for a full day's car park), no money dropped out, pressed the green button, and displayed the ticket as issued by the machine (never thought to look at the time printed on the ticket).

Returned to the car that afternoon to find a parking ticket stating I had not displayed a valid ticket as the ticket only gave parking til lunch time and this was the afternoon. It would appear the ticket issued was for 4 hours despite putting money in for a full day.
Any advice?

Stroma

Did you perhaps miss the reply above yours ? The advice is the same ! Also please post a new thread if you require more advice as we try and keep to one parking issue per thread otherwise it could get confusing - thanks

NicNicP

Thank you. My notice was via the post so they already have my address. I have appealed via email so they'll have that now although I'll try and block if they keep mailing me.

pogofish

Check the Letter Chain thread for a pretty good idea of what they will send you - then just tick them off till the end of the scam.

They might persist a bit longer as you have contacted them - all that serves is to make them assume you take the scam seriously.

Coupon-mad

NicNicP wrote: »

Thank you. My notice was via the post so they already have my address. I have appealed via email so they'll have that now although I'll try and block if they keep mailing me.

You think you've appealed? :rotfl:

Please, please read the forum (except the Park Right thread):

http://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/forumdisplay.php?f=163

Every thread is about this scam and tells you everything you need to know, lots of links on thousands of threads. And the 'PPC letter chains' in pictures is there as well near the top - but please look at the OLD pre-October letters not the new link as that's too new to have pics yet.

bondy_lad

yes, we have heard your appeal,,its been declined?????????,,this is a scam, all you have is a FAKE,yes, FAKE ticket/invoice,,read the stickies, what letters to expect,,e.g. roxburghe/graham white,,both part of said scam,, now relax,you are not in the dock like oscar,even though the judge said to him,, you dont have a leg to stand on,,believe me you do.so IGNORE and all threat o grams which threaten everything but the firing squad,,its a SCAM.jobs a belter aint it.

NicNicP

Thanks for the replies everyone. I've still not heard from them after my appeal but I WON'T be paying!

bondy_lad

thats good, keep in touch if you like,but just await a)your appeal has been declined and b)threat o grams from all concerned in the scam,or in other words,extra loo paper for you in case you run short.

njinstallation

hi i got one today from ashton retail park for being ten mins late back to car, with a nice pic of my car on it.is it best to bin it ?