Smart Parking and Debt Recovery

13jbuckley

Hi

I recently received a parking ticket from Smart Parking but after doing some reading around on here it seems like most people are saying just to ignore the ticket which I did. Yesterday I received a letter from debt recovery saying that I now owe £110. This is the first bit of corrrespondance I have received since the ticket was issued. Is this letter to be ignored or should I start to panic? It says if I don't pay by a certain date they will be contacting the Solicitors... but I am considering just ignoring this still. Any advice is much appreciated?

Thanks

James

Hovite_2

Sigh !!!! Firstly the ignore advice is old, out of date and isn't on the first 70 pages of this forum ( except for very specific circumstances ) !

Your options are dependent on if you were also the driver as well as the RK ( assuming it was in England or Scotland ).

If you weren't the driver then write back giving the drivers details and it resets the clock and will allow the driver to appeal and go to POPLA ( as Not-Smart Parking will reject the appeal ).

If you were the driver then continue to ignore ( but ONLY because you've already ignored ) unless you get valid court papers - then come back here but Smart aren't known to go to court.

You should also complain to the retailer you used when you got the PCN - Asda by chance ?

Stroma

But this is smart parking and to date they have never done court, I would ignore debt recovery plus and zenith when they write next, they are in fact the same company

13jbuckley

Thanks for the quick responses. I was the driver and I was technically at fault but I shall continue to ignore and hope that nothing comes of it.

Thanks again

J2snana

I am in the same situation as I have followed the ignore route after what I had read previously. Recently had the letter from Debt Recovery asking for £120 by mid August or Court action would be advised. I no longer own the car now as I traded it in since the parking fine was incurred although I don't suppose that would make any difference to Smart Parking even if I told them. Looks as though my only option now is also to wait and see. Good luck anyway and let's hope they just go away!

wallymorgan

Hi I am also on Smart Parking's wanted list, I choose to ignore all correspondence received for my wife over staying the allowed time on a visit to an Asda store in Yorkshire (not aware of parking rules) earlier this year, I have received 3 letters from Debt Recovery Plus Ltd. demanding payment or face possible court action with the last letter reducing the charge by £20+ if I settle now, which I won't and from threads on here I would be surprised if it went further.

Hovite, for understanding why is the Ignore stance not the current tactic to embark on and if they did take me to court what potentially could they claim, is it just the charge + solicitors fee + court fee? thanks for your input

Stroma

Please don't hijack other people's threads, we try and keep it to one issue to one thread to stop confusion. I will answer your question though. The reason why ignore is the answer is in post #3 above. And once its with powerless debt collectors there is nothing to do on your part .

Now if you want further advice please create your own thread - thanks
http://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/forumdisplay.php?f=163

Coupon-mad

Info about DRP and Zenith everywhere:

http://forums.pepipoo.com/index.php?showtopic=78495

https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/3829727

Advice has now changed to APPEAL, so don't ignore future fake PCNs, unless in Scotland.

Tigeress13

Yes, Ive got the same problem from Asda in Hyde.....

Coupon-mad

Tigeress13 wrote: »

Yes, Ive got the same problem from Asda in Hyde.....

And what did they say when you complained assertively then?

https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/comment/62837690#Comment_62837690

New thread of your own needed please, once you have complained, I hope to see your thread added to this linky!