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Fixed Penalty Charge

curly_wurly121
curly_wurly121 Posts: 10 Forumite
edited 21 November 2024 at 2:56PM in Parking tickets, fines & parking
I recently posted about receiving a penalty charge notice from UK Parking Patrol for pulling over on double yellow lines at Newcastle airport. I appealed using the template provided however UKPP replied stating that it was not applicable as we had been issued with a Fixed Penalty Charge. However on further research by myself I found that private parking companies weren't allowed to issue this charge, and wrote to the company saying so to which they replied 'please refer to the original letter' which referred to the fine as a penalty charge notice. I replied to please refer to the previous email which indicates a fixed penalty charge had been issued and heard nothing back until today when a letter from a debt collection agency arrived.
Am I wrong? Can these companies issue fixed penalty charges?
Any help in this matter would be greatly appreciated!

Original post: (without space)
https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/5184575/private-parking-company-issued-fixed-penalty-charge

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  • Redx
    Redx Posts: 38,084 Forumite
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    in which case you should have tacked the above post onto your previous thread as a reply, not start a new thread

    please PM crabman and ask him to merge the 2 threads

    one topic, one thread , please
  • curly_wurly121
    curly_wurly121 Posts: 10 Forumite
    Redx wrote: »
    in which case you should have tacked the above post onto your previous thread as a reply, not start a new thread

    please PM crabman and ask him to merge the 2 threads

    one topic, one thread , please


    I have linked the original post however replies were mixed and misleading
  • The_Slithy_Tove
    The_Slithy_Tove Posts: 4,108 Forumite
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    curly_wurly121 wrote: »
    I have linked the original post however replies were mixed and misleading
    And so is your thread. Fixed penalty? Really?
    Please stick to the tried and trusted approach: 1 thread, and be accurate- small details matter.
  • pogofish
    pogofish Posts: 10,853 Forumite
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    Get this merged so people have the full story.
  • prosnap
    prosnap Posts: 399 Forumite
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    A scan of the ticket with your details removed would help to clarify the situation.
    The word "gullible" isn't in the dictionary
    Tickets: 19 [cancelled: 18, paid: 0, pending: 1]
    PPC Appeals: 8 [accepted: 2, rejected: 5, pending: 1]
    POPLA: 4 [accepted: 4, rejected: 0, pending: 0]
  • esmerobbo
    esmerobbo Posts: 4,979 Forumite
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    If it was a genuine "Fixed penalty notice" issued under byelaws, the debt collector would be the local magistrate, not a collection agency.
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