Parking fine from CPM - UK Car Park Management

NAaInKdIo

Hi

I'm hoping to get assistance to the same problem.

I parked last night behind my local shops for 10 minutes (I've parked there before with no problems and never saw anyone ticketing)

When I returned to my car I had a ticket from CPM - UK Car Park Management wanting me to pay £60.00 pounds in the first 14 days and £100.00 after 14 days.

When I parked there was a white transit van parked next to me, when I got back to my car I saw the notice and on the fence behind where the van was parked a white noticed board stating that if parked without a permit £100.00 is charged per day!!!

I went onto their website paymyticket and see photos of my car BUT no white transit van parked next to me and the notice sign in clear view.
Shouldn't there be more notice signs??

I have read all the forums on here regarding CPM and just wanted to know if I should ignore this ticket.

I have done some research and see that they are a member of the BPA?

I find £60.00 a bit of a rip off for a 10 minute parking.

Any assistance will be most welcome.

Thanks

Stroma

The bpa is trade body for scamming parking companies , anyone who pays their subscription to scam are allowed in.

As for the parking company you got 3 choices

1) pay them
2) appeal to them , when rejected go to popla with our help
3) ignore them completely

First should be a huge no for you, otherwise why come here? Second is areal possibility if you are feeling militant and what to cost them money. Third one is easiest as all you will be doing is ignoring junk mail. This company doesn't do small claims, and if they suddenly got mad enough to do so a defence can be given to see them off.

Basically up to you

bondy_lad

really sorry to tell you this, but you aint been fined and aint got a ticket, you have, a FAKE ticket/invoice,so its up to you as to how stroma advised you to proceed.jobs a belter eh.

Coupon-mad

So what if they are a BPA member - most are. But you don't PAY them!

Who do you think parked that white van there in front of the one sign...if you go back (park elsewhere and walk round the corner on foot with your phone/camera) I bet you can get a picture of the same white van in the same spot trying the same sting. Get a photo and report them in a strong complaint to the BPA and keep your photo for POPLA as well (see below).

You'll see threads answering your question ad infinitum and telling people to appeal/challenge the scam PCN and then use POPLA (with help to word it to win; England and Wales only). Read the sticky threads at the top such as the POPLA ones and 'PPC letter chains' and a few new threads below the stickies.

It's your decision, what suits you?

- In England/Wales you have a choice. It's a case of ignoring some debt collector/solicitor 'pay up or else!' letters for a few months and laughing at them (but making no contact) or challenging the stupid thing and dragging CPM to POPLA with help from here or pepipoo to word the POPLA appeal strongly. That's the stage when I would also bring out your photo proof that they (probably) block the sign with their white van routinely as a trap, we have seen PPCs do this before, particularly clampers before it was criminalised, and I think this company used to be clampers so wouldn't put anything past them. Most people win at POPLA which then sees the whole scam end - but don't just fire off any old appeal to POPLA, you need more than a soft 'this is what happened' appeal for them..

- In Scotland the old advice of 'ignore all the way as long as you are the registered keeper' stands.




P.S...if you are asking yourself 'what's POPLA?' then you haven't read enough other threads - so happy reading!