I am an idiot and now I have a ZZPS after me

TheLegendaryN

Hi,

I parked for an hour in a private car park on a Saturday. The car park belongs to an insurance broker in Leicester. As the car park was empty I thought I could park there and get away with it. I come back to find a PCN on my windscreen which wanted me to pay £120 for parking without a permit in an empty car park. The PCN was from Comprehensive Management Services LTD (CMS), who are part of IPC.

I looked up online, and I noticed that I might be able to argue on the defence of Unfair terms. I sent them a letter a few days later, explaining why it was silly to charge me £120 and I attached a £10 cheque for compensation.

The cheque was cashed in a few days after I sent them my appeal letter. However, after a month I received the PCN. I receive a NTK without the company acknowledging my appeal letter.

I took a picture of the cheque before I sent it, and the exact cheque number can be seen on my bank statement. I sent them the proof that money was taken from my account as well as a copy of the the cheque I sent them, and a copy of my bank statement. I explained in the letter, that the £10 you took acted as a settlement, and they might have had a technical error.

Again this letter was ignored. On 3rd January 2017 (Letter dated 30 Dec 2016), I received a letter from ZZPS, asking to pay them £172. The letter was not a LBC letter, but a letter asking me to pay the charges. The letter also mentioned that ParkingEye vs Beavis, allowed a parking charge in private land enforceable and it does not breach unfair terms.

What do I do?

Quentin

Presumably you are now too late to appeal, so just wait and see if they proceed to court action.


If they do then come back for advice on constructing a defence

Umkomaas

'I've got ZZPS after me'. :rotfl:

Read the NEWBIES FAQ sticky, post #4 to learn how to deal with debt collectors. By the way, ZZPS is DRP is PCS - just in case either of those two are 'after you' too.

TheLegendaryN

Thanks for the quick reply,

I will not respond to any letters until I get a LBC letter

I will post again, once I receive the LBC

fisherjim

Why on earth did you pay them £10 they have cashed that as part payment, ZZPS after you is like saying I read a Bob the Builder story and was frightened!

£120 is way above the maximum charge even the IPC state is reasonable, what was on the signage that you presumably ignored, or was it hard to see?

beamerguy

I would suggest that as the company accepted £10 and cashed the cheque without advising you otherwise or returning the cheque they have agreed to the settlement.

I assume you never received a letter advising you that this was accepted only as part payment

TheLegendaryN

The first and only letter I received from CMS was the NTK.

They have not returned my cheque, or have written me a letter accepting my settlement offer. As the cheque was cashed in, I am assuming they accepted my settlement.

I have not taken any pictures of the signage, but I will take one and upload it.

Quentin

Did you say in your letter that the cheque was in full and final settlement of the disputed charge?

beamerguy

TheLegendaryN wrote: »

The first and only letter I received from CMS was the NTK.

They have not returned my cheque, or have written me a letter accepting my settlement offer. As the cheque was cashed in, I am assuming they accepted my settlement.

I have not taken any pictures of the signage, but I will take one and upload it.

Yes, I would assume the same. Take a picture for your record.

Ignore ZZPS, they are useless debt collectors and POWERLESS.

Only the PPC can take you to court so if you get court papers, come back here.

fisherjim

There is one thing you can be sure of, you are dealing with scammers, and they will continue to hound you for more cash.

pappa_golf

where does the £120 come from ? on the origional ticket , the NTK or WHERE?