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7 Parking tickets!!!!

adz786
adz786 Posts: 5 Forumite
in Parking tickets, fines & parking
Im so worried right now,

I've been parking in this car park and I didnt realise that I had to pay.. they've sent me 7 parking tickets through the post for different days in the same time period.

Its got a picture of me entering the car park and also leaving.

Its a private company


what do i do :(
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  • Coupon-mad
    Coupon-mad Posts: 155,731 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 10,000 Posts Name Dropper Photogenic
    Send one challenge with all 7 ticket numbers on it (either by email or post):

    https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/comment/61687589#Comment_61687589

    ...change it to suit 'several fake PCNs' in the wording (DO NOT STATE WHO WAS DRIVING NOR ADD ANY APPEAL REASONS AT ALL) and change 'pay the £27 plus vat to popla to find out' to 'pay the £27 plus vat to popla PER TICKET to find out.'

    Then come back and tell us when you get 7 POPLA codes. You will need to word your POPLA appeals carefully - but then everyone does.

    Don't know what POPLA is? Read ANY threads on the forum first before asking more questions...you will have plenty of time to research this scam whilst you wait for their rejection letter/email.
    PRIVATE 'PCN'? DON'T PAY BUT DON'T IGNORE IT (except N.Ireland).
    CLICK at the top or bottom of any page where it says:
     Home»Motoring»Parking Tickets Fines & Parking - read the NEWBIES THREAD
  • tospig
    tospig Posts: 152 Forumite
    The bottom line is, there's absolutely no need to worry. We've all had numerous parking tickets from private companies and they're easy to deal with.

    Have a good read around these forums so you know how the scam works, what you can do and what the parking company will do. And follow C-M's advice. She's good at this!
  • Stroma
    Stroma Posts: 7,971 Forumite
    Uniform Washer
    Please don't state which company this is, is it in England or Wales ? And what retailer is it?
    When posting a parking issue on MSE do not reveal any information that may enable PPCs to identify you. They DO monitor the forum.
    We don't need the following to help you.
    Name, Address, PCN Number, Exact Date Of Incident, Date On Invoice, Reg Number, Vehicle Picture, The Time You Entered & Left Car Park, Or The Amount of Time You Overstayed.
    :beer: Anti Enforcement Hobbyist Member :beer:
  • Coupon-mad
    Coupon-mad Posts: 155,731 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 10,000 Posts Name Dropper Photogenic
    adz786 wrote: »
    Im so worried right now,

    I've been parking in this car park and I didnt realise that I had to pay.. they've sent me 7 parking tickets through the post for different days in the same time period.

    Its got a picture of me entering the car park and also leaving.

    Its a private company


    what do i do :(


    Asda with Smart Parking?

    Or Aldi/Lidl with Parking Eye?

    Peel Centre with Excel?

    or what? And as Stroma says, can we check that this was England/Wales?
    PRIVATE 'PCN'? DON'T PAY BUT DON'T IGNORE IT (except N.Ireland).
    CLICK at the top or bottom of any page where it says:
     Home»Motoring»Parking Tickets Fines & Parking - read the NEWBIES THREAD
  • adz786
    adz786 Posts: 5 Forumite
    It was in a car park located in a town centre, not like a retailer or shop etc..

    Its is england

    I have the company name but stroma said dont state it

    Also will read lots of threads, just really worried.


    And thanks for the advice - will look at it all now properly
  • Stroma
    Stroma Posts: 7,971 Forumite
    Uniform Washer
    The reason not to state it is that yours would be easily narrowed down, I would follow coupons advice above for now.
    When posting a parking issue on MSE do not reveal any information that may enable PPCs to identify you. They DO monitor the forum.
    We don't need the following to help you.
    Name, Address, PCN Number, Exact Date Of Incident, Date On Invoice, Reg Number, Vehicle Picture, The Time You Entered & Left Car Park, Or The Amount of Time You Overstayed.
    :beer: Anti Enforcement Hobbyist Member :beer:
  • fil_cad
    fil_cad Posts: 837 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 500 Posts Photogenic
    Dont worry about private scammers, if you sellotape the fake charges together your well on the way to makeing a free toilet roll thanks to the scamming ppc.:money:
    PPCs say its carpark management, BPA say its raising standards..... we all know its just about raking in the revenue. :eek:
  • adz786
    adz786 Posts: 5 Forumite
    edited 8 June 2013 at 7:06PM
    But I heard that since after oct 2012 the laws changed and they can track me as the reg'd keeper and take me to court etc :/

    This is like 2 weeks wage :/


    Also, looking at stromas advice now and making the letter :)


    Thanks so much guys
  • Stroma
    Stroma Posts: 7,971 Forumite
    Uniform Washer
    They have always been able to get registered keeper details from the dvla, so that side of things haven't changed. As far as this is concerned each parking ticket is an individual incident. So the challenge should be done several times.

    The reason is that the circumstances of each one could be different. The parking company will not want this to go to popla. So ensure you ask for it to go there like what coupon linked to above.
    When posting a parking issue on MSE do not reveal any information that may enable PPCs to identify you. They DO monitor the forum.
    We don't need the following to help you.
    Name, Address, PCN Number, Exact Date Of Incident, Date On Invoice, Reg Number, Vehicle Picture, The Time You Entered & Left Car Park, Or The Amount of Time You Overstayed.
    :beer: Anti Enforcement Hobbyist Member :beer:
  • adz786
    adz786 Posts: 5 Forumite
    Am I sending the letter in writing as a letter to their address or as an email to them?

    Do I keep photocopies of what I send them

    Do I send the letter as recorded delivery

    etc?
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