UKPC Parking Fine

Rockman

I received a £60 parking fine when I parked at Boucher Road car park last weekend. I appealed the fine to UKPC on the basis that the signs were barely visable plus the lighting was poor as this happened late in the afternoon. As you would expect they turned down my appeal.

I know the issues around the payment of parking fines on private car parks has been discussed in other threads but I am looking for reassurance that there will be no further action taken if I do not pay this fine. If I can get away without paying this fine it will be great but if I end up in court or on some debtors list then I would probably be wiser to bite the bullet and pay the fine.

Thanks for any help forth coming.

Mr_Bun

Going by what I've previously read on this forum,just ignore it,no matter what they threaten,there is nothing they can do about it.
I'm sure some of the more regulars on here will back this up:)

getzls

You should not have got in touch with.
They will see it as a "bite" and send you even more letters than normal.
Ignore these and any that appear to be from a debt collecting company.

Do not contact them again.

saverbuyer

Don't worry about it. I've been receiving letter from UKPC for about 18 months now for parking over the line in Boucher. Just ignore, there hasn't been a single case taken in N.I. for one of the PCNs. Just bin the letters, some appear to be from debt collection companies, don't worry, they can't affect your credit rating, they'd have to obtain a CCJ and that's never going to happen.

Put in the red box. I've received around 20, I'm told it will stop soon enough.

waltsalt

If people are parking selfishly and inconsiderately then they deserve a fine.

saverbuyer

waltsalt wrote: »

If people are parking selfishly and inconsiderately then they deserve a fine.

Ah but then it's not a fine.

It's a speculative invoice masquerading as a fine.

These companies cannot fine you.

wiogs

Rockman wrote: »

I received a £60 parking fine when I parked at Boucher Road car park last weekend. I appealed the fine to UKPC on the basis that the signs were barely visable plus the lighting was poor as this happened late in the afternoon. As you would expect they turned down my appeal.

I know the issues around the payment of parking fines on private car parks has been discussed in other threads but I am looking for reassurance that there will be no further action taken if I do not pay this fine. If I can get away without paying this fine it will be great but if I end up in court or on some debtors list then I would probably be wiser to bite the bullet and pay the fine.

Thanks for any help forth coming.

There is no "fine" at all.

Have you read the NEWBIES thread which explains everything?

waltsalt

saverbuyer wrote: »

Ah but then it's not a fine.

It's a speculative invoice masquerading as a fine.

These companies cannot fine you.

That's as may be. But I stand by what I said, anybody that parks selfishly and inconsiderately does indeed deserved to be fined; regardless of who has the right to impose or enforce this.

saverbuyer

waltsalt wrote: »

That's as may be. But I stand by what I said, anybody that parks selfishly and inconsiderately does indeed deserved to be fined; regardless of who has the right to impose or enforce this.

Thankfully legislation doesn't support your view.

waltsalt

saverbuyer wrote: »

Thankfully legislation doesn't support your view.

Unfortunate, I'd say. Do you not think it would be better for everybody if people parked properly allowing as many people as possible to find a space and allowing for traffic to move freely around a car park?

saverbuyer

waltsalt wrote: »

Unfortunate, I'd say. Do you not think it would be better for everybody if people parked properly allowing as many people as possible to find a space and allowing for traffic to move freely around a car park?

That's what is known as a straw man argument. I never argued that people shouldn't park properly. I argued that private companies shouldn't be able to administer charges masquerading as fines with the sole aim of making a profit. The legislation, as it stands, prevents them from doing this.