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UKPC Court

ashpan
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Has anyone actually been taken to court by UKPC and lost - im weighing up the stress and hassle of non-payment lingering for 6 years against the chances of success by digging in my heels!
Got an invoice from them from the Stevenage Leisure park when i went to get a train ticket and saw a guy 'loitering' around trying not to look suspicious - was invoiced shortly after so suspect he was the one who could have easily warned me and therefore 'mitigated the losses' of the land owners -i have no idea who they could be, any ideas?

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  • Umkomaas
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    Why are you worrying about court? Have you received court papers?

    If this is a very recent ticket, you appeal it to UKPC, get rejected, get POPLA code, send POPLA appeal, win POPLA appeal - all over in a couple of months. Forget 6 years! Read the NEWBIES FAQ sticky Section 1 at this stage.

    The small claims court is a lottery (for both sides) with as many wins as there are losses (for both sides).
    Please note, we are not a legal advice forum. I personally don't get involved in critiquing court case Defences/Witness Statements, so unable to help on that front. Please don't ask. .

    I provide only my personal opinion, it is not a legal opinion, it is simply a personal one. I am not a lawyer.

    Give a man a fish, and you feed him for a day; show him how to catch fish, and you feed him for a lifetime.

    #Private Parking Firms - Killing the High Street
  • Half_way
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    was this a left site case?
    did the loitering bloke warn you before you left the car park?
    are you familiar with VCS, Miss Coates, Toothbrush, Ibotson?
    From the Plain Language Commission:

    "The BPA has surely become one of the most socially dangerous organisations in the UK"
  • Umkomaas
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    are you familiar with VCS, Miss Coates, Toothbrush, Ibotson?
    If not, here it is:

    http://forums.pepipoo.com/index.php?act=attach&type=post&id=16231)
    Please note, we are not a legal advice forum. I personally don't get involved in critiquing court case Defences/Witness Statements, so unable to help on that front. Please don't ask. .

    I provide only my personal opinion, it is not a legal opinion, it is simply a personal one. I am not a lawyer.

    Give a man a fish, and you feed him for a day; show him how to catch fish, and you feed him for a lifetime.

    #Private Parking Firms - Killing the High Street
  • ashpan
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    yes its a left site case
    yes i saw a 'bloke' but no uniform or anything to say he was an attendant and definitely no warning

    i read the Ibotson case which was hilarious,
  • The_Deep
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    UKPC have form, if they do try court be sure to make the judge aware of it.

    http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/crime/11858473/Parking-firm-UKPC-admits-faking-tickets-to-fine-drivers.html
    You never know how far you can go until you go too far.
  • ashpan
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    well i cant deny i was actually there at the times they have stated, i left the site but suspect there was a bloke watching and trying to catch people out so i plan on claiming they should have taken steps to mitigate their losses by telling me i would be fined if i left the site, really really dont want the hassle of going to court so may well loose courage once they start sending in the nasties!!!!!
  • ashpan
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    UPDATE, after responding to the initial parking invoice with the standard response letter they have replied saying they will not be persuing me for payment!
    Thank you MSE
  • ratechaser
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    Well done, and next time don't park so close to the railway bridge when you are heading into the town. Makes it far too easy for them :-)
  • beamerguy
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    ashpan wrote: »
    UPDATE, after responding to the initial parking invoice with the standard response letter they have replied saying they will not be persuing me for payment!
    Thank you MSE

    Good result:j:j

    To be certain to follow the UKPC winding up on the 22nd
  • waamo
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    It sounds like they've thrown in the towel and are accepting the inevitable.
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