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I've been taken to court!

DannyDeMode
DannyDeMode Posts: 3 Newbie
in Parking tickets, fines & parking
Hi guys,

I live in Scotland and over the past couple of years got a few parking tickets. I had a look on this forum and read the sticky thread that said if I live in Scotland I could just ignore them and nothing would happen, and now I've received a court summons! I'm being sued for £870.00, plus expenses!

First of all, why do you tell people to ignore tickets if they could end up going to court, and secondly, what do I do now?

I'm freaking out a bit because I can't afford to pay this and certainly can't afford a lawyer! I wish I'd never seen the advice about ignoring them and just paid the first one when it was only £50!

What happens if I lose? Will this totally destroy my credit rating? Me and my wife were hoping to get a mortgage sometime!

Please help!

Danny
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  • enfield_freddy
    enfield_freddy Posts: 6,147 Forumite
    1:are those counsil or a private company?
    2: if a private company , please name it
    3: have you spoken to or written to this company
  • Half_way
    Half_way Posts: 7,555 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Name Dropper
    who issued the tickets?
    From the Plain Language Commission:

    "The BPA has surely become one of the most socially dangerous organisations in the UK"
  • Marktheshark
    Marktheshark Posts: 5,841 Forumite
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    Troll post ?
    I do Contracts, all day every day.
  • enfield_freddy
    enfield_freddy Posts: 6,147 Forumite
    Half_way wrote: »
    who issued the tickets?




    we played those games for 2 pages on peppipo last night (http://forums.pepipoo.com/index.php?showtopic=97987&st=0 ), if the OP answers the above it might get it down to just one page
  • MEM62
    MEM62 Posts: 5,373 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Photogenic Name Dropper
    DannyDeMode wrote: »
    Hi guys,

    I live in Scotland and over the past couple of years got a few parking tickets. I had a look on this forum and read the sticky thread that said if I live in Scotland I could just ignore them and nothing would happen, and now I've received a court summons! I'm being sued for £870.00, plus expenses!

    First of all, why do you tell people to ignore tickets if they could end up going to court, and secondly, what do I do now?

    Who is 'you'?

    I'm freaking out a bit because I can't afford to pay this and certainly can't afford a lawyer! I wish I'd never seen the advice about ignoring them and just paid the first one when it was only £50!

    This is a public forum and opinions come from a lot of people - knowledgeable and sometimes not so knowledgeable. It is therefore prudent to confirm any opinions expressed here.

    What happens if I lose? Will this totally destroy my credit rating? Me and my wife were hoping to get a mortgage sometime!

    Please help!

    Danny


    Perhaps it would help if you give a little more information so that people can offer you an opinion. For a start - was the ticket issued by a PPC or local authority.
  • waamo
    waamo Posts: 10,298 Forumite
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    Which company and did they claim the keeper is liable? Bear in mind CEL are being prosecuted in Scotland today on charges of fraud over their parking tickets your answers could be important.
  • enfield_freddy
    enfield_freddy Posts: 6,147 Forumite
    well , we might make page 2 , if the OP won,t answer questions
  • stator
    stator Posts: 7,441 Forumite
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    enfield_freddy wrote: »
    we played those games for 2 pages on peppipo last night (http://forums.pepipoo.com/index.php?showtopic=97987&st=0 ), if the OP answers the above it might get it down to just one page
    He must have been too busy eating the treats they sent him to reply
    Changing the world, one sarcastic comment at a time.
  • enfield_freddy
    enfield_freddy Posts: 6,147 Forumite
    :j:j:j


    nice one
  • Hot_Bring
    Hot_Bring Posts: 1,596 Forumite
    Marktheshark wrote: »
    Troll post ?

    It certainly has all the hallmarks of a troll post :

    > Little information .... TICK
    > Accusing tone .... TICK
    > First time post .... TICK
    > Posts and then logs off immediately .... TICK
    > Uses language designed to suggest all hell will break loose if people don't pay .... TICK
    > Mentions credit ratings .... TICK
    "The darkest places in hell are reserved for those who maintain their neutrality in times of moral crisis." - Dante Alighieri
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