Parking fine via excel parking

moo67

Hi, my daughter used my car in March in Stockport centre near hobby craft - She used my disabled blue badge as I was with her, we have parked here quite a number of times with no problem - unbeknown to us they have changed the company and machine and you know have to put your licence plate number in........a week later an unpleasant surprise in the form of an excelparking fine arrived, I immediately appealed via email - today I was told that my email was unsuccessful and I have to pay. I vaguely remember a program stating these fines are unenforcible but obviously need some clarification. I went to a search engine and found your forum - my question do I have to pay? If I don't pay will I inevitably be dragged to court? Please help:A

ColliesCarer

No you don't have to pay but you mustn't ignore it either. The answer is to submit a second stage appeal to POPLA - you should have been given a POPLA code in your rejection letter - it's 10 digits
BUT do not do so without understanding the legal arguments to be used in order to win.
See the NEWBIES sticky thread especially post #3 and it's links for the advice and info you need to draft a winning POPLA appeal. (How to win at POPLA)

https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/4816822

Then post it up here for help fine tuning it

Redx

here , I have changed the header as its not a fine, never was and never will be

Parking charge invoice via excel parking

if this is the peel centre , its a pay and display car park and has been so for many years , went 24/7 last year I believe, but not free to park apart from 15 minutes at KFC

if you appeal was unsuccessful they should have included a popla code so you can appeal to popla

is that included or have then broke the BPA rules by omitting it ?

Umkomaas

Is this The Peel Centre?

If so put Peel Excel into the forum's search engine and be prepared for some reading (although they all boil down to the same with virtually the same course of action being recommended).

We get a Peel/Excel 'Help Me' thread almost every single day!

moo67

thanks all,I contacted a friend whom works for a debt collection agency, she says,only legally enforceable agencies are government or council run even went as far as to advise me that if they continue to connect me I can get them done for harassment x

ColliesCarer

Your friend needs to familiarise herself with POFA Schedule 4 para 4 regarding registered keeper liability and the right to pursue the keeper for unpaid charges.

That is very bad advice. Excel (and other parking companies) can and do issue County Court Claims and whilst Excel may not issue a huge number and they are very winnable cases - if you are one of the unlucky ones - and by the way not using your POPLA code will mark you out as a mug - it will involve you in months of hassle and paper work.

You need to use your POPLA code to submit a POPLA appeal.

Redx

@ moo , maybe so, but excel could still take you to court using the MCOL and let a judge decide

read what post #2 said again

No you don't have to pay but you mustn't ignore it either. The answer is to submit a second stage appeal to POPLA - you should have been given a POPLA code in your rejection letter - it's 10 digits

please accept this advice given in here is being 100% correct, your friend is sadly mistaken although it is true that the debt collection agency cannot enforce this invoice, but excel can

an ignorant friend is worse than no friend at all

the tv programme (martin lewis on watchdog) you were referring to was 3 years ago and the law has changed since then

ColliesCarer

Please take a look at these links by just three people who followed the ignore option or who submitted weak POPLA appeals based on circumstances and mitigation without understanding the legal grounds that are needed.

https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/4958715

https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/4886179

https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/4881758

Do a search of the forum using Peel as previously suggested to find dozens of successful outcomes where people won at POPLA or where Excel cancelled when they saw a strong POPLA appeal.

Coupon-mad

moo67 wrote: »

thanks all,I contacted a friend whom works for a debt collection agency, she says,only legally enforceable agencies are government or council run even went as far as to advise me that if they continue to connect me I can get them done for harassment x

Oh dear, what pointless advice from that friend - she is out of date. Please tell her the current position as she's wrong and people get sued occasionally if they ignore or write a uselessly weak POPLA appeal. You risk a small claim if you don't follow our advice, look, here's someone who didn't check how to beat Excel at POPLA:

https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/4881758

...please, wise up, learn from our links how to win at POPLA and JUST DO IT. If you throw away your chance of the Golden Ticket of POPLA if you now have a POPLA code in that rejection letter then...words fail me! We win 100% of the time at POPLA and have done for a year with a few magic words.