Private Parking Fine

frank_potter

Altarf wrote: »

Keep up, that's what I said several post ago. That doesn't make these two sites unbiased or right though.

And it doesn't necessarily make them wrong either.

Also from your earlier post on an earlier thread may I assume that you agree with them?

http://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/showthread.html?p=3310076#post3310076

I would again encourage anyone interested in private parking matters to browse the dependable websites that I mentioned earlier and not to be discouraged from doing so. The websites I mentioned earlier being:

http://www.logiclaw.co.uk/pages/PJ.html

and also the forum at:

http://www.pepipoo.com/

Altarf

frank_potter wrote: »

And it doesn't necessarily make them wrong either.

Also from your earlier post on an earlier thread may I assume that you agree with them?

Not really. As I posted above the reason why they won't take it to court is not that they won't win, but because it is not economically viable.

Danno_5

I was recently away in Oxford when my car was being used by a friend. This friend parked in Castle Marina Retail Park in Nottingham and left the site for a few minutes before returning to shop on the park.

A Private parking Ticket was issued, I have been contacted by Central Ticketing Ltd with a demand for £85.

I have written back and told them I was not the driver at the time and can produce corroberative evidence toe prove this.

They are still trying to say I am liable, however as far as I am aware their Contract is with the driver and not the registered keeper.

Does anyone have any comments?

tomstickland

Firstly, you are in the wrong regarding your parking. However, I do share your sentiments on this:

What perfect sin-free lives some people must lead, and what perfect worlds they must live in. It is clear that the answer is to move to the perfectly run Utopia they live in, away from the travails life in my city seems to throw up... Clearly in the places some people live the car parks are never full, and the parking machine accepts notes and card payments as well as small change. Although perhaps Elle and her friends have more small change in their pocket as I imagine instead of buying the occasional Big Issue or putting a few pence in someone less fortunates hand they probably lecture them for 5 minutes on how they have ruined their own lives and wasted all the free education given them by Mrs Thatcher, possibly giving them a small kick when they are down.

I've seen it happen a lot of times on here.

tincanali48

In response to some of the threads I have read I'm sure everyone would agree the way to treat these companies is to cost them as much as you possibly can,if you are in dispute write to them, send it recorded delivery ensuring you request a response within a specified time. That way they have to pay someone to sign for it and reply. Each reply costs around £15.00 Pay your fine by recorded delivery to the registered office address rather than the PO box number on the back of the fine as this is usually the bank used by the company. That way you have proof of receipt and they have to physically cash your cheque. Never pay by phone or electronically as they may sell your details (ie email address) this is also the cheapest method of collection for them. If you want to spend more money and be a real swine then cast your mind back to the 1980's and the dreaded poll tax. If your'e old enough you'll remember people painting cheques on 3X2 concrete slabs before delivering them to the bank to be cashed. At that time a court judge deemed the action as perfectly legal. A few of these sent to the registered office would soon eat into the profit margin and cause lots of disruption.