UKPC screwfix

parkingPains_2

Hi,


I received a parking charge notice from UKPC whilst parked outside Screwfix on Clifton Road in Cambridge (CB17AA).


I was unaware of a maximum parking time of 45 minutes, and exceeded my stay during my visit to the store. There was inadequately lit signage and so I was unaware of any parking restrictions in the car park.


I never received a NTK due to changing address around the time of the notice. I have just this week received a letter from DRPL asking for £160.


I tried to contact Screwfix directly to resolve this, and received the following response:

"
I can confirm that Screwfix are unable to cancel the charge issued by UKPC for you parking outside of the allowed time limit and outside of hours.

I appreciate your comments regarding the signage, however you have parked in the area and Screwfix are not liable for you parking in the area. The onus is on you to ensure that there are no restrictions.

Screwfix are only prepared to offer £60 in full and final settlement."

There is a disclaimer that they want me to sign in order to get the £60. This still leaves me £100 out of pocket.


What should I do next? Any help greatly appreciated!

pappa_golf

where you in screwfix premises for more than 45 minutes ? , and do you have till recepts

The_Deep

pappa_golf wrote: »

where you in screwfix premises for more than 45 minutes ? , and do you have till recepts

And did you visit any other neighbouring firms? What do the signs say about leaving site, whose fault is this that the NTK was sent to an old address?

Quentin

parkingPains wrote: »

Hi,


I received a parking charge notice from UKPC whilst parked outside Screwfix on Clifton Road in Cambridge (CB17AA).


I was unaware of a maximum parking time of 45 minutes, and exceeded my stay during my visit to the store. There was inadequately lit signage and so I was unaware of any parking restrictions in the car park.


I never received a NTK due to changing address around the time of the notice. I have just this week received a letter from DRPL asking for £160.


I tried to contact Screwfix directly to resolve this, and received the following response:

"
I can confirm that Screwfix are unable to cancel the charge issued by UKPC for you parking outside of the allowed time limit and outside of hours.

I appreciate your comments regarding the signage, however you have parked in the area and Screwfix are not liable for you parking in the area. The onus is on you to ensure that there are no restrictions.

Screwfix are only prepared to offer £60 in full and final settlement."

There is a disclaimer that they want me to sign in order to get the £60. This still leaves me £100 out of pocket.


What should I do next? Any help greatly appreciated!

If you accept the £60 then you can still keep on at screwfix to get this cancelled - especially if you were in their premises as a customer throughout (you never expected screwix to pay it for you!)


(You can ignore all correspondence from debt collectors, but ensure that UKPC have your correct address to avoid a ccj by default.)

The_Deep

There is a disclaimer that they want me to sign in order to get the £60. This still leaves me £100 out of pocket.

No, play your cards right and it leaves you £60 better off. Read this

• UKPC are former clampers who have been involved in quite a number of sordid scams, for example
  
  Hull Trading Standards took them to court on 15 counts of fraud. UKPC won all but one, but only because they had a better lawyer, a Q.C. If I recall correctly
  
  http://forums.pepipoo.com/index.php?showtopic=63597
  
  They were bested by a Winchester barrister
  http://www.consumeractiongroup.co.uk/forum/showthread.php?377246-UKPC-liable-for-trespass-**SUCCESS**
  
  They were involved in a large scale scam which resulted in a DVLA suspension
  
  http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/crime/11858473/Parking-firm-UKPC-admits-faking-tickets-to-fine-drivers.html
  
  And then of course there was Tracey Kiss
  
  http://www.tracykiss.com/product-reviews/my-ukpc-parking-charge/
  .

pappa_golf

Ps: land owned by university , pathetic and non compliant signage , screwfix have nit offered £60 because you spent £2.99 on a packet of screws , its for another reason

accept the £60 as a "full and final" - offer that they accept that you were on land they lease , and the signage relates to the road and general areas , not screwfix property

take the £60 , tell UKPC to do one , and you will see them in court , where they will have to produce a site map of land under their control

parkingPains_2

Thanks guys.

How should I ensure that the Ukpc have the correct address without acknowledging the parking ticket (or are we past that stage now)?

Is it UKPc or DRPL that would send the letter before court? DRPL have my correct address.

I was parked there for longer than 45 mins and slightly after closing time.
The vehicle was registered at my old address.

pappa_golf

if the car was registered to your old address , DVLA will give THAT info , have you done mail fowarding or are you able to collect mail.

please answer above , before we move on.

parkingPains_2

the royal mail mail forwarding has long expired, unfortunately it was some time before I updated my vehicle address. I can potentially collect mail from previous address, but it's not convenient.

Quentin

parkingPains wrote: »

Is it UKPc or DRPL that would send the letter before court? DRPL have my correct address.....

How did they get it?


A LBA and court correspondence would be initiated by the PPC not the debt collector (ignore everything from DRP!)

pappa_golf

ukpc need to be informed of the new address , otherwise a claim may be started and a default CCJ issued


Quentin:

How did they get it?


I suspect by the "very inconvenient" mail collect