parking eye + Equita PLEASE READ

libriarian

pappa_golf wrote: »

please read this thread https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/5375731 ,


BEFORE ringing or writing to parking eye or Equita


watch the thread , read it daily to see what has been added , also check pepipoo and other forums




DO NOT do anything rash , the letter sent is just from a debt collection company


and just to make you smile


TV licencing = Capita group
Parking eye = Capita group
Equita = Capita group




the courts have a max figure they can make you pay Parking eye add £50 for dubious solisitors costs


now they are sending you letters for £175-200 , however if they go to court and you loose , and don,t kick off this is the max they can get









yes , parking eye have just kicked out DR+ and are doing it in house




and they will have to pay THERE solicitor about £300 , so its a loose loose for them

If you settle at least seven days before the court hearing, PE can get the court fee refunded. Also they do not incur the solicitors fees. So the amount in reality is only £100.


When I spoke to the nice lady at the court, before I got the hearing date through. She told me that the amount claimed by parking eye was only £100. I asked her whether they had to pay a fee and she was who told me they can get it refunded.


I told the mediator this, and she said that PE do pay a fee of £25 at the early stages to get the claim issued, and this is NOT refundable. But that was not the fee that was included in the court letter, as it said it WAS refundable. Maybe that is covered by the £100 amount instead.


So basically, if you don't go to court, they will try to get at least £100 out of you. If you do go to court, they will try to get $175.
If you have a strong case, it may be worth the risk.
Personally, I would rather pay them the £100 than give them £175 and even more of my time.

pappa_golf

ok you know best , after your 14 postings , carry on


actually you are the idiot that did not fight PE , don't you think they would have said "stuff mediation" and go for the full amount if they thought they could win? you have paid the scumbags a lesser charge instead of NOTHING , so you are not a fighter , suggest you go back to the knitting forum

Marco_Brandon

libriarian wrote: »

If you settle at least seven days before the court hearing, PE can get the court fee refunded. Also they do not incur the solicitors fees. So the amount in reality is only £100.


When I spoke to the nice lady at the court, before I got the hearing date through. She told me that the amount claimed by parking eye was only £100. I asked her whether they had to pay a fee and she was who told me they can get it refunded.


I told the mediator this, and she said that PE do pay a fee of £25 at the early stages to get the claim issued, and this is NOT refundable. But that was not the fee that was included in the court letter, as it said it WAS refundable. Maybe that is covered by the £100 amount instead.


So basically, if you don't go to court, they will try to get at least £100 out of you. If you do go to court, they will try to get $175.
If you have a strong case, it may be worth the risk.
Personally, I would rather pay them the £100 than give them £175 and even more of my time.

Interesting. How does this work? When the court papers get issued is there an early settlement opportunity offered? Something which says I can pay £100 to settle the matter now?

HO87

libriarian wrote: »

Also they do not incur the solicitors fees. So the amount in reality is only £100.

Could you cite your source for this statement?

I was under the distinct impression that PE's charges have been challenged on numerous occasions in court and, in general, the courts' approach is that they have in-house solicitors and are therefore entitled to levy the charge. Perhaps I was mistaken?

N9eav

My daughter got an Equita letter this week demanding £200 for PE. She left the country 9 months ago and is now married in the USA.

(we check her UK mail)


No one has any idea what the infringement was. As we have not opened any PE letters since she left and she would sure have kicked up a fuss to get a parking notice before she left. I informed Equita she was no longer a UK citizen and did not live here. They said, we can't talk to you, give us her forwarding address and tell her to call us.

Yeah right :rotfl:

Not sure what the deal is with people who they can no longer contact personally?

Umkomaas

I'd give them her US address - that's what they asked for, let 'em have it and see where that goes. What you don't need to happen is PE, at some later stage (possibly, but maybe unlikely), going for a default judgment.

I can't imagine anyone daft enough to be writing to the States pursuing a PCN.

pappa_golf

I think a email followed by a letter (with proof of postage) from your daughter clearly stating her new address (and possibly name) along with a minor official form of ID (driving licence /utility bill etc) should be sent to them , clearly stating that the contact address is no longer the UK , but the one shown in the USA , let it ride , and if they try for a default (which you will see by mail) you can inform the courts of there actions , and the press

pappa_golf

Umkomaas wrote: »

I'd give them her US address - that's what they asked for, let 'em have it and see where that goes. What you don't need to happen is PE, at some later stage (possibly, but maybe unlikely), going for a default judgment.

I can't imagine anyone daft enough to be writing to the States pursuing a PCN.[/QUOTE]



hate to see the claims for costs (transport/hotels) when they loose in there nominated court?


they cannot chase a non UK citizen , can they? which court?

beamerguy

N9eav wrote: »

My daughter got an Equita letter this week demanding £200 for PE. She left the country 9 months ago and is now married in the USA.

(we check her UK mail)


No one has any idea what the infringement was. As we have not opened any PE letters since she left and she would sure have kicked up a fuss to get a parking notice before she left. I informed Equita she was no longer a UK citizen and did not live here. They said, we can't talk to you, give us her forwarding address and tell her to call us.

Yeah right :rotfl:

Not sure what the deal is with people who they can no longer contact personally?

Hi, they will not talk to you due to the Data Protection Act and you are not obliged to talk them for the same reason.

I assume your daughter lived in your house so it is best to officially write with proof of posting stating she no longer lives at the address. You should not state you are her mother or indeed a relative of any kind and you can sign it off with a squiggle
The reason being is that this company belongs in a place you would not like to be if you were downwind of them.
If they are told, keep a copy, and if they continue with the letters, just file them just in case they decide to take your daughter to court. They have a nasty habit of ignoring letters.
You should also state for them to CEASE sending correspondence to the address. If by chance they do issue court papers, then duly advise the court that they have already been told she is no longer at the address

Can't really see debt collectors going to the USA but hey, who knows they get up to some strange things anyway

Pinch it in the bud NOW

salmosalaris

Simply get your daughter to write to both Equita and Parking Eye . Advise them that she no longer lives at that address , but is now married and lives in the USA giving them her address . Advise PE any further correspondence should be sent to that address and for clarity that any debt is denied . Advise Equita that any debt is denied and to refer the matter back to their client and not contact her again .