ParkingEye - x4 parking charges

ojwmx

Hi there,

Have taken a look at the newbie thread and felt this is worth posting due to the number of parking charge notices I've amassed. If not, I'll happily delete.

I checked post that has being going to my previous address this evening and found no small number of letters relating to supposed stays in a ParkingEye car park - including four ANPR parking charge notices, several DRP letters and several more Equita letters.

First of my four PCNs was from a year ago - latest is from two months ago. I've not had any letters stating they *will* be taking me to court - one of the (recent) Equita letters states that they're referring the case back to ParkingEye.

I live in England and the car park in question is free for four hours. They've claimed I've overstayed by between 50 minutes and eight hours...

Am I, as one sticky says, best off ignoring these, or do I likely have a bigger problem due to the number I've amassed, and fact that this is PE...?

Would be very grateful for any thoughts...

Redx

you likely have a bigger problem

its likely that PE will issue court cases , or one big court case for all of them , they have 6 YEARS to do so

they will centre their case on the BEAVIS case which they won almost 2 years ago

its far too late to appeal so unless you can get the landholder to cancel, its wait for up to 6 years for an LBC or an MCOL to arrive in the post

if you are looking for a magic bullet, there isnt one

ojwmx

Thanks Red, and yep... certainly wouldn't mind a magic bullet right about now...

In terms of options, do I basically now just have to hope that they don't bother with court? I assume that's a somewhat optimistic hope?

And am I correct to understand that paying / attempting to pay now would do no good?

Redx

frankly, its been left so late that I would wait it out and see if you get an LBC

if you do, perhaps you could negotiate at that point , assuming you wish to settle , because PE issue something like thirty thousand court claims per annum , so yes you are being optimistic given there are 4 parking charges here and BEAVIS only had one, for an overstay on a free car park

he went to 3 courts in front of 11 judges , he lost every time

ojwmx

By way of update, I've contacted the relevant shopping centre - they advised that I should contact ParkingEye to inform them of the fact that everything went to my previous address (and see if I could therefore appeal it)? They also said that if ParkingEye don't help, I should get back in touch with them

Would contacting ParkingEye be a sensible move? I note a lot of people / posts appear to say not to contact them...

DoaM

I'd say it's in your best interests to let them know that they're writing to an old address. If they raise a court claim (or claims) the paperwork will be sent to the address they have on file - your old address. As you don't seem to have a redirect in place, or are only checking at that address infrequently, then you could end up sleepwalking into a default judgment and one or more CCJs on your credit file.

Question - why is paperwork still going to the old address? I mean specifically relating to the PCN from a couple of months ago. Have you forgotten to update DVLA of your change of address? (You need to do so, separately, for both your V5C and your driving licence ... failing to do the latter could see you land with a £1,000 fine and maybe also penalty points).

Half_way

8 hours is a long overstay, this sounds more like a double dip, two visits recorded as one.
Do all these relate to the same car park?