Parking Fines - Certain its a scam but how to prove it!

hannah2809

Over the last 3 days, i have received 3 Notice to Owner to my horror, each one requesting £130 payment.

These letters were the first i had known about any outstanding fines on my vehicle.

The time, date and location are for 3 individual days when my husband went to make a speedy UPS drop off at a local store, he parked without displaying a ticket each time at the same location, taking no more than 3 minutes at most.

Now, i understand he was parked unlawfully, and therefore is subject to a fine, however, on day 1 , there was no ticket on the car. Having not received a ticket for his quick drop off, he subsequently went back the next day and another day after that. Each time, no ticket on the car.

So, now is the part that i am mad about.

I looked at the Hammersmith and Fulham parking images, and each day shows a ticket on the car! I am positive that the attendants (two individuals) are placing a ticket on the vehicle, quickly picturing it, taking it off and then driving away! Why would they do that? Well, to ensure that you pay the higher fine of £130 and assume it is ok to park there again so they can catch you repeatedly.

There is no way in hell that a by passer would coincidentally remove a ticket off the car on 3 days at 3 different times.

If my husband had got a ticket on day one, he would have paid it off immediately and never returned to repeat the same mistake.

I refuse to be scammed and won't pay, i need to prove that the attendants are acting unlawfully. They work on mopeds so it will be a mission to catch them in the act unless i leave my car at risk again of another fine to catch them on film.

Anyone else experienced this? Any suggestions?

Folkiedave

You might contact the "Not to Mob" and post in there. They have a lot of experience of this sort of thing.

http://notomob.co.uk/discussions/

Ralph-y

do not panic ...... please read through the newbies thread

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

it will explain all and even give you answers to questions you have not thought of yet

Ralph:cool:

bod1467

Are these PENALTY Charge Notices or PARKING Charge Notices?

ampersand

Bod needs you/OH to understand the difference between council traffic warden tickets and scam invoices from private parking scumpanies.

Tell us which have ambushed your husband.

hannah2809

They are penalty charge notices served by civil enforcement officer
Headers on the paper are showing its from London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham

Umkomaas

As we tend to major on private parking tickets here, PePiPoo will be your best bet for council tickets. Here's your link:

http://forums.pepipoo.com/index.php?act=SF&s=&f=30

Have a read through some of the other threads there before you post your own to get the hang of what information they need from you in your opening post - but as a minimum you will need photos/scans of all correspondence you've received from the council (both sides, if appropriate).

PePiPoo has an excellent success record in dealing with council tickets.

HTH

hannah2809

We have a breakthrough.
It turns out that we have been the subject of number plate fraud! A vehicle with the same make, model and colour in the same postcode area has copied our number plate and been parking illegally resulting in fine after fine coming through.
The only way we realised is that on the parking attendants pictures that are posted online, the vehicle is a 5 door car and ours is a 3 door!
We've told the police and will deal with it from here.

Thank you all for taking the time to respond and offer your help!

Umkomaas

Good on you for your attention to the detail in being able to spot the fraudulent use of your number plates linked to the actual model of car.

bod1467

I think this must be almost the first genuine plate cloning we've seen here. (Previous claims of this have almost certainly just been the plate noted down incorrectly).