G24 Parking charge and debt recovery

KELY

Hi. Haven't posted on here for awhile now and really hoping someone can offer advice. Last Nov I had a Coutersy car after someone drove into the back of me, this car was from the garage repairing my car and they rent from a lease company. I went shopping to a retail park with my 1.5 year old boy and there wasn't any parent and child bays, so I waited and drove around any none became free, so I stupidly parked in a disabled because there wasn't any large spaces available or two parking spaces next to each other that would allow the room I needed, I also checked there was enough disabled bays, and there was. Now I have this parking fine Forwarded onto me from the garage I had the car from, they have now received a further letter from a debt recovery agent stating that if I didn't pay by 4th April then court action would go ahead. The fine is now at £160 I called to see if they would lower it and they wouldn't. My question is, what do I do now? I have the garage on my back to pay it, and am worried that it will multiply, I'll be taken to court and have to pay court costs. Please help, I have a mortgage to pay, a little boy and am 5 months pregnant and worried sick.

Le_Kirk

Post this on the parking forum (sub forum of this one) and you will receive suitable guidance.

soolin

I've moved this to the sub board as you will get more responses

Redx

its not a "fine" , its an invoice for an alleged debt

ignore any debt collector letters, they are powerless

read this https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/5035663

also read this too, the debt collector part, which is similar advice

https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/4816822 post #4

the garage should have named the HIRER of the vehicle to G24, that is their problem if they have not done so

Umkomaas

Get the garage to write to G24 to give your name and address as the 'HIRER' of the vehicle (NB - not the 'driver').

Tell the garage that this should remove any further need for them to receive correspondence.

Sleep easy - debt collectors are powerless to do anything other than send silly, scary letters. Don't let them worry you. See post #4 of the newbies sticky.

G24 have never been litigious.

Ralph-y

please follow the good advice above ..........

oh and my little point .......

do not use disabled spaces if you are not disabled ....

you do deserve a 'fine'

however the amount that these cowboy firms invoice you is shocking ....

so again please follow the forum advice ...

good luck

Ralph:cool: