Is it still correct to ignore every letter?

newholme30

The more I read about Parking Eye, the less shocked I am. They rely on ignorance and apathy as part of their business plan. By the end of this I am sure you will avoid places that actually choose to employ this company to manage their parking needs. Simply isn't worth the stress and hassle.

Umkomaas

I think that anyone who turns around and leaves a retail car park as a result of seeing ParkingEye's presence should write, email or FaceBook the store to inform them the reason they lost your custom. Otherwise they'll never know just how much damage PE is doing to their business.

In fact it might not be a bad ploy to email all local stores who employ a PPC and tell them you won't be giving them your custom for as long as the PPC remains (even if you do continue to use them )

N9eav

zzzLazyDaisy wrote: »

Don't drop your guard until you have written confirmation from PE that the charge has been cancelled - PE do not always roll over straight away, even when instructed to by the principal (and on a retail park, Costa may not be the principal). So your son should still keep an eye on the time limit for appealing against the charge, if necessary.

One down......:D

We can confirm that this Charge has been cancelled and there is no outstanding payment due on this account.
Kind Regards,
ParkingEye Team

Overstay in a free retail car park --- Go speak with the manger of the store... We also appealed on-line just in case stating that we had the store permission and understood that the manager had confirmed that with them and to please send letter of cancellation or appeal code. Funny thing is, PE say they do not reply by e-mail....but they just did.. Saves a stamp I guess

One to go..... waiting for the response from our defence to their court action in the other matter. :undecided

N9eav

Update:

We lodged our defence which was acknowledged by the court on 28 October.

35 days later and we have heard nothing.... The Moneyclaim page of the court action has not been updated.

A letter from the court dated 28 October said PE had 28 days from receipt of my defence to reply. Given that the court allow 5 days for service and 35 days have now elapsed, anyone know what is happening?

Coupon-mad

Some of these have gone very quiet, and it may be best to let sleeping dogs lie unless there's anything else you can do to rattle the landowner's cage.

If you are keen to know for sure if they've paid the hearing fee to proceed you could phone the court and ask, to put your mind at rest for the time being.

N9eav

Just received the next court letter. A general form to fill in to bring the case to the local court or mediation. Can't help wondering why it took so long considering I filed our defence back in October?

4consumerrights

@N9eav - the whole process does take some time (especially with PE clogging it up!).

Can you remind us (without having to read the whole thread again) which is the one that this court case relates to - have you still not had joy with landowner yet.

I recommend that you buy this guide from Parking Prankster - which gives in great detail the steps and processes involved "Figthing Parking Eye court claim" and also download the free legal arguments as well.

available: http://www.parking-prankster.com/court-claim.html

kronenbourg

i parked in Aldi carpark on xmas eve 2012 at 10:30pm and didnt collect my car until 9:30 next morning

a couple days into 2013 i received a parking notice charge letter , a quick google search told me to ignore it so i did , throughout 2013 i received a total of 9 letters from the same company with different levels of threats etc etc
i just ignored ( although kept as a record )
last one was in september 2013 , not had anything since

4consumerrights

kronenbourg wrote: »

i parked in Aldi carpark on xmas eve 2012 at 10:30pm and didnt collect my car until 9:30 next morning

a couple days into 2013 i received a parking notice charge letter , a quick google search told me to ignore it so i did , throughout 2013 i received a total of 9 letters from the same company with different levels of threats etc etc
i just ignored ( although kept as a record )
last one was in september 2013 , not had anything since

Please start your own thread -ignore has not been the advice now for over a year - and the debt can be pursued for six years.

Parking Eye are the most prolific issuer of court claims so do expect to receive yours shortly as this poster is already going through the court process.

N9eav

4consumerrights wrote: »

@N9eav - the whole process does take some time (especially with PE clogging it up!).

Can you remind us (without having to read the whole thread again) which is the one that this court case relates to - have you still not had joy with landowner yet.

I recommend that you buy this guide from Parking Prankster - which gives in great detail the steps and processes involved "Figthing Parking Eye court claim" and also download the free legal arguments as well.

available: http://www.parking-prankster.com/court-claim.html

The parking issue with Costa Coffee carpark is over. Costa had the ticket squashed and PE acknowledged that.


This ticket was one relating to Fistral carpark, Newquay in the summer of 2013. It is my daughters ticket and so I am just helping her now after giving her wrong advice about ignoring it.
PE sent the usual demands, but never issued a letter before action which seemed to becoming common practice with them and just went straight to court filing the claim for £165.


We submitted our defence which included a number of issues as outlined in most cases on MSE. Most importantly not following practice direction in failing to send the letter before action, which I have learned from some sources is unlawful.
I have written to the landowner, press and copied in the MP, but nothing came of that.


The letter today is the Notice of proposed allocation to small claims track with form N180 attached. I guess by looking at it that PE got the same letter with a copy of our defence attached.... So we shall see if they wish to continue? Looks like I don't have to pay any fees at this stage, but no doubt they would have to. The N180 seems straightforward once you have read all the advice leaflets that they don't send you.


So any advice welcome as to best proceed at this stage.