UKCPS parking fine

not_very_happy

Hi, I wonder if I can have some advice. My partner has received a parking fine through the post saying he has to pay £100 as he did not pay the fixed parking fine in a private car park locally, which the letter says was fixed to his car on the 22/03/2013.

No ticket was attached to his car and the first he knew was when the letter came through the post today 25/04/2013.

I have telephoned the company and explained and they said they will reduce it back to the original £60.

? Can they ask for the fine to be paid now as no ticket was put on his car on the day?

? Is this fine enforceable?

Stroma

It's NOT a fine! And it's not enforceable. But Peter Haswell their office manager is looking at this and thinking yes another mug who thinks that his company can fine someone. The advice in this case would probably to appeal and if its refused to go with our help to the independent appeal popla.

The other options are either to pay it, which nobody here will recommend, or ignore them completely and their agents. There is a small chance that petey boy will issue a claim as you've identified yourself by giving to much information. But it can be defended with help from https://www.pepipoo.com .

Basically it's up to you we can help with both a popla appeal or a defence in the small claims if petey boy does so, he's a nervous wreck in court

not_very_happy

hi thankyou for that, i will speak to my partner about his
options.

Guys_Dad

not_very_happy wrote: »

hi thankyou for that, i will speak to my partner about his
options.

Hold on. What "crime" is he being accused of? What imagined contravention has he carried out? Have the PPC got proper authority to make a demand for £100? Have they followed the BPA COP procedures?

Give us a bit more to go on and you can get some help. £60 is £60 and better in your pocket than Mr Haswell's.

Coupon-mad

not_very_happy wrote: »

hi thankyou for that, i will speak to my partner about his
options.

His options are:

- to appeal as the registered keeper, then appeal to POPLA (if this was in England or Wales only)

- OR pay (don't!!!!!)

- OR ignore it (a must if in Scotland) and a reasonable option in England/Wales if he doesn't mind ignoring debt collector letters and doesn't scare easily.

See this link about what a PPC has to get right:

http://www.parkingcowboys.co.uk/keeper-liability/

and this thread with the BPA Code of Practice - most PPCs fail to comply in several ways but you'll need to read it and spot the flaws with UKCPS!

https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/4535287

and this sticky thread which shows successful POPLA appeals as well as an early, unsuccessful one to UKCPS which missed a few points of appeal which may have won it:

POPLA Decisions thread.

If he pays he's a MUG. This is a well-known 'fake PCN issuer' which seems to be based in a caravan behind a pub! See post #17 here to see the sort of firm you are dealing with here:

http://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/....php?t=4433355


Come back here for further advice when he's decided not to pay it because it's not a fine and he won't get into trouble over it.

Kite2010

hearnies wrote: »

Hi, realise there are many posts and threads to the UKCPS fines, my wife recently received a notice asking for £60.00 as she parked 18 mins over the 2 hour free parking limit in a Iceland Car Park. It states that a warden recorded it and a camera took a picture as evidence which may be used later. It has now increased to £100.00 as the 14 day limit has gone. Should she pay this fine please?

1 - Please don't thread hijack
2- Please don't pay the scammers
3 - It's not a fine, just a mere invoice

Total damages suffered by the landowner (Iceland) is zero (free car-park), all the pictures will probably be is a picture of the vehicle with a yellow-envelope stuck to it

not_very_happy

Hi, my partner appealed informally by letter to UKCPS, butthis was turned down. Can we have more help please on what to do next please?

Stroma

If it was turned down, did they supply a popla verification code?

not_very_happy

no they have said they will send popla information if requested. they havesaid that we can send other information for them to consider but notinformation in the original letter.

Stroma

not_very_happy wrote: »

no they have said they will send popla information if requested. they havesaid that we can send other information for them to consider but notinformation in the original letter.

They are supposed to send the code with a rejection, I would either wait the 35 days from the date of your original appeal, so they time themselves out. Or pop them an email and demand the popla code.

Coupon-mad

not_very_happy wrote: »

no they have said they will send popla information if requested. they havesaid that we can send other information for them to consider but notinformation in the original letter.

Just reply about 33 days after they would have received your first appeal - DO NOT CALL IT A FINE! - and say:

'you have failed to send me a POPLA code with your rejection so I require one by return of post, of course. I have nothing further to add for your benefit now so you will have to fund a POPLA appeal if you are not prepared to cancel this fake PCN. At POPLA I will raise your company's well-known routine dodging of POPLA codes, among other matters such as your non-compliant notices, missed deadlines, unfair charges, misleading notices and unclear car park signs.'

Oh - and do get help here with your POPLA appeal wording - don't write it without help!! CAN YOU GET PICS OF THE SIGNS AT THE CAR PARK?