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Parking Ticket - Other halfs work carpark

leeroy0515
leeroy0515 Posts: 4 Newbie
in Parking tickets, fines & parking
Hi guys and gals

My partner parked in her work car park yesterday. She has a permit but it had fallen off the window and into the side door compartment. She had a ticket when she returned to the car after work that night. Her company pays for the spaces and then she pays her employer every month automatically from her wages. She phoned the parking ticket company today and they have advised that they took pictures of the car including pictures of the foot well and they couldn’t see a ticket and that she still has to pay the fine. As much as I agree that they are doing their job, I completely disagree that they stating that she will still have to pay it, even though she pays monthly to park there. What are you views and where do I stand legally?

Any comments, input greatly appreciated.

Thanks
Lee
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  • Folkiedave
    Folkiedave Posts: 227 Forumite
    Did they really describe it as a fine? Private companies cannot issue "fines". What she has is a speculative invoice. There is no real need to pay this since she paid for a place.

    She should not have telephoned them but never mind for now.

    The process what will happen and what she should do is described in the "stickies" at the top of this page. Read and understand those and then come back.
  • Stroma
    Stroma Posts: 7,971 Forumite
    Uniform Washer
    She has paid to park there, wait for the notice to keeper to arrive and then do a soft appeal to get a popla code on rejection. But before that please answer a few questions

    1) is this England or Wales ?
    2) who is the parking company ?
    3) are you the registered keeper ?

    Thanks
    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:
  • leeroy0515
    leeroy0515 Posts: 4 Newbie
    Hi

    Thanks for the replies,

    It is in England
    The company is TESGB
    I am the registered keeper

    I will check to see if its a ticket or a parking notice etc.

    Folkiedave i cannot see any stickies?

    Thanks
    Lee
  • spacey2012
    spacey2012 Posts: 5,836 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Combo Breaker
    The old car rocking permit trick.
    Try it, you will see where the permit ends up.
    Someone in the car park is on commission.
    Be happy...;)
  • BrightonandHove
    BrightonandHove Posts: 89 Forumite
    Are you sure about that being the PARKING company ? They are not listed on the BPA list.

    Main sticky is here : https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/4816822
  • Stroma
    Stroma Posts: 7,971 Forumite
    Uniform Washer
    Please give the full name of the parking company
    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:
  • Umkomaas
    Umkomaas Posts: 43,796 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 10,000 Posts Name Dropper Photogenic
    Here they are from the BPA AOS list.
    TESGB Ltd also trading as The Parking Ticketing Company

    No website linked on the AOS list but there are a couple of companies with similar t/as names (from Google).

    http://www.parkingticketing.co.uk

    http://www.parkingticketcompany.co.uk

    Need to very carefully check NtK documentation when it arrives.
    Please note, we are not a legal advice forum. I personally don't get involved in critiquing court case Defences/Witness Statements, so unable to help on that front. Please don't ask. .

    I provide only my personal opinion, it is not a legal opinion, it is simply a personal one. I am not a lawyer.

    Give a man a fish, and you feed him for a day; show him how to catch fish, and you feed him for a lifetime.

    Private Parking Firms - Killing the High Street
  • leeroy0515
    leeroy0515 Posts: 4 Newbie
    Thanks for the replies people

    It does seem strange. I have been advised to wait until they contact the registered keeper.(me)

    What are my next steps

    Thanks
  • Stroma
    Stroma Posts: 7,971 Forumite
    Uniform Washer
    Next step after is to do a soft appeal, if that is rejected go onto popla where you will win. So 2 letters and you are done. Please come here for help on both these letters
    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
    leeroy0515 wrote: »
    Thanks for the replies people

    It does seem strange. I have been advised to wait until they contact the registered keeper.(me)

    What are my next steps

    Thanks



    As shown in the newbies thread as already linked. I do link there about ten examples of appeals to use for Keepers when they get a NTK. :)
    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:
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