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Notice of intended court action
debtfreein2008
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Hi
I just received a notification that Ive lost my appeal and now have to pay £80! (rather than the £40 if I hadn't appealed - how is this legal)?
Basically earlier in the year I parked at a local park to drop off my sons inhaler, I was gone for 2-3 minutes, less time than it would to walk to the pay machine. As I walked back down the stairs I saw the attendant, I called out to him but he ignored me! I appealed on the basis of time parked, it would have been longer if I was queuing at machine, I could've been getting change- its a local park largely paid for by council tax and over zealous charging is uncalled for. Yes i realise now that mitigation doesn't work but is there anything I can do?? I'm so angry about this, its very unfair.
I did contact the park owners but they simply past my comments on to the carpark operator and didn't even acknowledge me!
Help, advice would be great!
Thanks.
I just received a notification that Ive lost my appeal and now have to pay £80! (rather than the £40 if I hadn't appealed - how is this legal)?
Basically earlier in the year I parked at a local park to drop off my sons inhaler, I was gone for 2-3 minutes, less time than it would to walk to the pay machine. As I walked back down the stairs I saw the attendant, I called out to him but he ignored me! I appealed on the basis of time parked, it would have been longer if I was queuing at machine, I could've been getting change- its a local park largely paid for by council tax and over zealous charging is uncalled for. Yes i realise now that mitigation doesn't work but is there anything I can do?? I'm so angry about this, its very unfair.
I did contact the park owners but they simply past my comments on to the carpark operator and didn't even acknowledge me!
Help, advice would be great!
Thanks.
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You can ignore it. What company?Je suis Charlie.0
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Napier Parking.0
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Hi
I received a parking ticket back in Feb because I parked at a local park for about 3 minutes, ran up some stairs to give my son his asthma pump and came back! The warden was still at my car as I ran down the stairs but he refused to stop issuing the ticket. It would've taken me longer to walk to the payment machine! I appealed and they refused my appeal and so I appealed to POPLA and that was also declined. Is there anything I can do at this stage? The fine is now £80 which in anyones world is excessive!
Thanks in advance.0 -
What ever did you use as an appeal basis to fail at POPLA?
You will need to give the PPC name for the regulars to help you with this.0 -
who is the parking company that ticketed you0
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and where?
Ralph:cool:0 -
Notice of intended court action
Which means you probably have a debt collector letter. Does it say something like "Please pay £XXX within 14 days else we'll recommend our client proceeds with court action"?0 -
If the OP wants help he/she will need to answers some questions.You never know how far you can go until you go too far.0
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If the OP wants help he/she will need to answers some questions.
Hasn't been back even to read the thread's responses from the moment the first post was made. Wait for their next move!Please note, we are not a legal advice forum. I personally don't get involved in critiquing court case Defences/Witness Statements, so unable to help on that front. Please don't ask. .
I provide only my personal opinion, it is not a legal opinion, it is simply a personal one. I am not a lawyer.
Give a man a fish, and you feed him for a day; show him how to catch fish, and you feed him for a lifetime.Private Parking Firms - Killing the High Street0 -
In spite of having two threads started for the same incident:Hasn't been back even to read the thread's responses from the moment the first post was made. Wait for their next move!
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