UKPC Parking Notice on Leased Car - In Scotland

aboyns

Hi,
Yesterday I came back to my car to find a UKPC parking notice as I had forgotten to get a ticket to get the first two hours free. I must have only been around 20mins, but the warden came just after I parked, and 10mins later to issue the notice.

I have read many thing on this and other site recommending people to ignore these notices - especially as I'M IN SCOTLAND.

However, my car is leased, and I know if I simply ignore this, the lease company will start getting letters. I believe in my lease contract I agree to pay any parking or other notices, and there is a fee the lease company can charge me for each letter that is sent to them.

I'm just looking for some advice on what to do. As I sign that lease agreement, should I simply pay the parking company? (£60 or £100 after 14 days) - which I really cant afford just now. Or, should I first contact my lease company to let them know they'll be receiving letters?

As the car is not officially mine, and I have signed that lease agreement, I guess the lease company can do/charge me what I agreed.

Just looking for some advice and what I should say to either the lease company or UKPC.

Thanks in advance!

bod1467

Contact UKPC to identify yourself as the driver. *

Also contact the lease company to tell them about this, and that you have identified yourself to UKPC. Therefore any contact by UKPC with the lease company is unwarranted and should either be ignored, or replied to so as to advise UKPC that they already know who is the driver.

Advise the lease company that in no way should they pay any speculative invoice from UKPC. If they are stupid enough to do so then you are NOT LIABLE to reimburse them, and would challenge them as far as court if necessary. (The lease term will probably talk about "fines" ... UKPC cannot fine anyone - it is a speculative invoice).

* When identifying yourself to UKPC, advise them that neither they nor their principal (landowner) have suffered a loss. A such you will not be paying this speculative invoice. If they wish to pursue this, you'll see them in court. (You won't - they won't do court. You'll just get a series of ever more threatening letters - threatograms - from them then various debt recovery agents then they'll go away).

The_Slithy_Tove

bod1467 wrote: »

Contact UKPC to identify yourself as the driver. *

Nearly, but not quite. Identify yourself as "keeper" (not registered keeper) at the time of the parking event. That way, you're still not owning up to being the driver (the person who any alleged contract will be party to), but are still deflecting UKPC away from the lease company.

bod1467

I like it, but will it fly? Will it stop the PPC going back to the lease company? (I suspect not ... only naming the driver may have that effect. Wording it that way will make it clear to them it is a lease vehicle and that they'll likely get "easy meat" communicating with the registered keeper (Lease company)).

Coupon-mad

If this OP searches the forum for keywords 'lease Scotland' he should find the other case just like this one where the OP wrote and said who was driving only the other week. Then after saying who was driving, and telling the lease firm NOT to get involved in your PCN which is your business only (even if they get another letter) ignore it.

Best to read other threads like yours with a quick forum search using the 'search this forum' heading on page 1 above the top threads.

bod1467

This one? https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/4859896

Coupon-mad

Yep, well found, that's the one that was most similar recently.