Excel Parking Southport

ashpan

Having ploughed through all the advice on here (very comprehensive and informative so thank you) im now at the point where im really unsure as to what to do

I parked outside Iceland in Southport at around 7pm when it was closed and didnt see the parking notice untill i returned, i appealed the notice on the grounds that the fee was totally disporportionate to the time i stayed in the car park and the store was in any case closed. Excel rejected my appeal (quoting beavis) and so now i have received my first red letter

My question is do i ignore this, or do i continue to appeal on the above grounds or ask for a 'stay' until the outcome of the Beavis case?

Hopefully i havent missed anything but apologies to the wise if i have

Redx

if they gave you 21 days to appeal to the IAS then you can do that appeal if you want (or ignore)

otherwise its ignore for 6 years unless they try court, so watch out for an official LBC from Excel (not debt collectors, we dont care about them) or an official MCOL from the courts on behalf of EXCEL (again not debt collectors, who are powerless)

so in essence , its either pay up or ignore for 6 years hoping they dont take it to court (which is the option they always have)

Guys_Dad

You won't win at the IAS, but it looks good on the paper trail if you ever found yourself in court. Lots of current comments on IAS, including a poll on page 1 or 2 of this forum. Have a read.

traceynob

If you genuinely didn't see the parking notice then it can't have been very prominent/clear, which is a typical Excel 'modus operandi'. If you think the signage is unfair/unclear, then complain to IPC & DVLA. Surely if enough people complain, somebody/somewhere must take action or is that just wishful thinking? Excel have already been banned from accessing DVLA records three times due to not adhering to Code of Practice......

ashpan

i saw the parking notice when i returned but was in such a hurry when i left that i didnt see it

I object to paying such a hefty amount especially as Iceland was closed at the time!

Redx

dont we all, but the fact is that they are billing you for an unpaid parking charge invoice and have 6 years to try to claim their money in the small claims court

if it gets to court, you can try various methods of defence points to try to convince a judge that he or she should rule in your favour

like

not a gpeol
no landowner contract
no contract to bring court cases
poor signage

its not us you have to convince, its a judge (if it gets to court in the next 6 years)

ashpan

would you suggest that i ask them to halt further progress on this until the outcome of the beavis case or is this irrelevant?

Umkomaas

ashpan wrote: »

would you suggest that i ask them to halt further progress on this until the outcome of the beavis case or is this irrelevant?

Ask who exactly?

traceynob

Don't even engage with Excel, they will ignore everything you say, and just keep repeating themselves, blah blah de blah. Like commented earlier, it's just a waiting game, they will pester for 6 years on and off, and can do nothing worse than send demanding letters, either from themselves or their buddies, DRP, Zenith etc. unless they decide to take you to court which apparently doesn't happen very often. Look at https://www.bmpa.eu under companies! Of course in the meantime, the DVLA/court/government may grow a pair and change the law to outlaw this fiasco...........