DRP Threatening Court Action for Parking Fine in Hospital Car Park in Glasgow

WoubleU

The car park for the Maternity Section at the Southern General Hospital in Glasgow was full on the 20th April this year when my daughter went to give birth. part of the car park was closed for maintenance work and the workmen pointed us to an area where other cars were parked on a side road within the hospital.

When we returned there was a notice on my windscreen from CPPlus notifying me of a £40 Unauthorized Parking Notice reduced to £20 for immediate payment stating I was not parked in a designated parking space. All the cars parked in this area also had similar notices. Another driver who was there advised me not to pay and to ignore any follow up.

I then received a letter dated 4th June 2015 from PCS Parking Collection Services advising that they had obtained my details as the registered keeper/owner of the vehicle and stating that full payment must be made within 28 days to avoid further action. As originally advised on the 20th April in the car park I continued to ignore this letter.

I have now however received a follow up letter dated 3rd July from DRP Debt Recovery Plus Ltd demanding payment for the unpaid parking charge of £40 for their client otherwise they will recommend their client that court action should be taken.

I'd appreciate any advice on what action I should now take.

Thanks

Zero_Gravitas

This is in Scotland, so the other driver's advice was absolutely correct: Ignore, ignore and ignore some more.


Make no contact whatsoever with CPPlus or DRP.

WoubleU

Thanks for the quick response.

Your advice is clear.

However, what should I do if they do indeed start court action?

AltheHibby

Come back here for a very good defence. But don't worry; there are a few people in the sue queue before you. A car in my family has had a few of these from 2 PPC's, none of which have been replied to.

Northlakes

They can't take the RK to court in Scotland only the driver if they know who that is.
That's why Trading Standards in Scotland have taken English PPC's to court for misrepresentation. There is an ongoing saga here but put it down to English PPC's trying it on.
After all they are just after your money so anything goes. Mind you I wouldn't fancy Barlinie prison.

Redx

it needs a sherriff or some other legal person or trading standards to put the boot onto the other foot against DRP for demanding money with menaces , seeing as the laws are different in Scotland, you would have thought those fools at DRP would know this by now

esmerobbo

Redx wrote: »

you would have thought those fools at DRP would know this by now

That's asking a bit much, they still struggle tying their shoe laces.

bazster

WoubleU wrote: »

Thanks for the quick response.

Your advice is clear.

However, what should I do if they do indeed start court action?

What, DRP? They can't, it's all lies.

The_Deep

I cannot believe that any judge in the land would find for the PPC given the circumstances you describe, they would be mad to try imo.

bod1467

WoubleU wrote: »

However, what should I do if they do indeed start court action?

As others have said - they won't. In fact, DRP can't, and even CPPlus may be on sticky ground trying to raise a claim - it may be doubtful whether their contract with the Hospital grants rights to pursue parking charges through the courts.

Herzlos

Even then, the contract is with the (unnamed) driver, so the case will get thrown out pretty quickly. To date, no-one who hasn't named the driver has been taken to court in Scotland by a parking company, and in (as far as I understand it) all of the cases where the driver was named, it's either been dropped or successfully defended. The odds of you being taken to court and losing around essentially zero.

It's all just scare tactics.