Is paying the fine less stress than appealing?

ceaton88

Hi all,

I received a postal letter from CPM (UK Car Park Management Ltd) who are with IPC for a £100 or £60 fine/invoice.

Having read all the very helpful posts on here I'm wondering if its not easier to just pay the £60 fine rather than having to digest all the postal spam that I'm expected to receive potentially over the next 6 years?

My car was parked in a leisure centre with the parking disc out of sight.

Herzlos

Probably, if you're happy to pay a scammer.

Try and get the leisure center to cancel it first though.

Quentin

Your decision.


But this forum isn't here to advise you on whether its worth paying to possibly avoid 6 years of harassment!


Only you can place a value on the stress you expect!

Half_way

this should be easy to see off, its money saving experts not throw your money away and feed the scammers so they can take money from others a well dot com.

you say you have a permit, do you work at the leisure centre?

ceaton88

No its just a disc all members get when they join. I will ask the staff if they can cancel it as I'm sure its come up before but I'm almost 99% sure they will fob me off as its probably hassle for them.

Herzlos

make it more hassle to keep fobbing you off.

Half_way

if going in to complain/get the staff to cancel you MUST say the right things, otherwise your in fob off teritory.
what will you say/ask? post it on here fur analysis

ceaton88

I decided to email them instead, explaining what had happened and that I read online they may be able to help. In hindsight that is probably very weak and the fob off is imminent!

fisherjim

So you are a paid up member but are willing to pay £60 for one parking stay just for a quiet life?

Where on earth has this countries expectations of service and customer loyalty benefits gone, why would you let a company reliant on your custom get away with such laziness?

The quotes about 6 years of hassle from debt collectors and the like are probably a little misleading you don't get letters every week or month for 6 years they usually peter out after some months but the alleged debt remains on file for six years.

If a court claim comes it's usually within the first year or so if not sooner.

But a strong complaint to the manager with obvious knowledge you understand the scam and their involvement is the surest way to get it sorted.

If not I would cancel membership in no uncertain terms telling them why, their parking management is about stopping people taking advantage not penalising authorised users with rules made up to trap you!

These are the muppets you are dealing with, the chances of court are pretty slim:

http://www.bmpa.eu/companydata/UK_Car_Park_Management.html

Herzlos

ceaton88 wrote: »

I decided to email them instead, explaining what had happened and that I read online they may be able to help. In hindsight that is probably very weak and the fob off is imminent!

In person, ideally in front of a manager and some other punters:
"I pay a lot of money to be a member of this gym, and your agent has issued me an invoice for parking where I'm entitled to be parking. I expect you to cancel it, which I know is in your remit, or I'll be taking my business elsewhere and holding you jointly liable for my wasted time in dealing with this scam."

Half_way

if you email you need to post on here what you have sent/plan to send other wise you risk shooting yourself in the foot, wasting your time or both.