Ukpc

SPB17

Just wondering if anybody had any dealings relating to this lot?

They have stuck a notice on my windscreen suggesting I 'left' a car park in their control.....I infact carried my daughters luggage onto the connecting station platform (stevenage) and then returned to the car!

The Parking charge states i MUST pay £54 in the next 14 days or £90 thereafter!!

Any help would be appreciated - many thanks in advance

Dublindel

Request signed evidence of their proprietry interest in the land. Request a comprehensive breakdown of the loss they have suffered. Point out that as a charge, it amounts to being a PENALTY and illegal under the unfair contract terms. in this situation, the use of the word CHARGE is considered in law to be a 'disguised penalty'. Do appeal and ask for a POPLA code should they dismiss your appeal. Do appeal as PE are trying their luck lately.

Stroma

If you did search on ukpc you'd see hundreds of threads about these jokers. Providing there nothing about bylaws on the ticket just ignore them. It's highly unlikely it will go beyond junk mail to you.

fisherjim

Yes they are a large company run by scamming scumbags that try to impersonate authority, ignore them and their other companies who also impersonate authority, Debt Recovery plus and Zenith Collections.
You will be threatened by them all and then they give up!

pogofish

SPB17 wrote: »

Just wondering if anybody had any dealings relating to this lot?

There are many hundreds of threads in this forum about these jokers.

Just ignore them unless you fancy some fun and games.

Coupon-mad

SPB17 wrote: »

Just wondering if anybody had any dealings relating to this lot?

They have stuck a notice on my windscreen suggesting I 'left' a car park in their control.....I infact carried my daughters luggage onto the connecting station platform (stevenage) and then returned to the car!

The Parking charge states i MUST pay £54 in the next 14 days or £90 thereafter!!

Any help would be appreciated - many thanks in advance

UKPC and others are discussed every day here. Usual advice here:

https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/comment/59017859#Comment_59017859

I would appeal to UKPC and then appeal to POPLA to cost them money. Word the POPLA appeal right and it should be cancelled.

Fergie76

SPB17 wrote: »

Just wondering if anybody had any dealings relating to this lot?

They have stuck a notice on my windscreen suggesting I 'left' a car park in their control.....I infact carried my daughters luggage onto the connecting station platform (stevenage) and then returned to the car!

The Parking charge states i MUST pay £54 in the next 14 days or £90 thereafter!!

Any help would be appreciated - many thanks in advance

Who? UKPC....

Don't think so, never heard of them....:whistle:

rdwarr

I'm in Stevenage and got a UKPC ticket a couple of weeks back (disabled person parking in disabled space). No intention of paying it or entering into any correspondence with them.

I use the station every day and get dropped off in the Leisure Park. Sometimes they have "spotters" waiting near the bottom of the steps to see if they can catch anybody out.

It's a scam and they're not entitled to a penny from either of us. Please feel free to PM me if you need a bit more reassurance.

SPB17

Thank you ALL for replying to my post.
I am not from the Stevenage area and was actually confronted by the man in the blue uniform as he was attaching the sticky ticket to my windscreen as i returned to the car!
I asked "why i was being given the ticket and what made him think i'd even left what he called the site"? - he said he had watched us go onto the bridge!!
I had seen no signs to say that setting down/dropping off was not allowed.......he pointed to a sign at least 7ft 6ins off the ground and said it says no leaving the site (in a tiny yellow box with writing about 1/2 ins high - how the hell anyone can see it i've no idea!!)) - I hadn't realised i had as the steps/ramp are in the car park!!! I did take 6 photos as evidence.
I must admit to feeling very nervous about not paying this BUT since searching on here i have seen what others are also saying!
Any further advice or help would be appreciated... many, many thanks SPB

The_Slithy_Tove

SPB17 wrote: »

I asked "why i was being given the ticket and what made him think i'd even left what he called the site"? - he said he had watched us go onto the bridge!!

UKPC are attempting to extract damages from you for breach of contract (you left the site, when the signs said you mustn't), although they'll claim it's a contractural charge to POPLA, which makes no sense.

Leaving aside:
- Only the landowner (not UKPC) can claim for damages
- The damages for leaving the site cannot possibly be £60 or whatever they are demanding
- UKPC don't do court
their operative has failed any attempt to mitigate the damages, despite having the opportunity to do so. He should have approached you and told you not to leave the site. Having not done so, they have even less of a case than they did anyway (which is no case at all).

You are perfectly safe to ignore them.

Just to check - it's not a lease/hire/company car, is it? If it is, then you MUST appeal in order to keep the lease/hire company out of the loop, where they have a habit of charging an outrageous admin fee and passing it on to you.

SPB17

No its not a lease/hire or company car - i'm still feeling slightly concerned about leaving it though!!!