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Dw72

I have just received a decision that popla are refusing my mitigating circumstances and have to pay euro car parks. I’m currently in a long running DMP with very little spare income. Will ECP and or Debt recovery companies look into this before deciding whether to take me to court. Or will they simply take me to court?

Quentin

Losing a popla appeal doesn't mean you " have" to pay.

Everyone is politely asked to read up on this in the Newbies FAQ thread near the top of the forum

Go there now to understand the process.

Coupon-mad

Of course POPLA can't consider mitigation, their FAQS told you that before you started!

You should have come here when you got the PCN, we win v ECP at POPLA. Have a look in 'POPLA Decisions' and you will see recent posts where people won. Easy if you'd known how.

Never mind, no harm down, calm down. No offering them money!

Will ECP and or Debt recovery companies look into this before deciding whether to take me to court. Or will they simply take me to court?

Neither will.

DRP can't.

ECP won't.

You do need to read more threads!

KeithP

Dw72 wrote: »

Will ECP and or Debt recovery companies look into this before deciding whether to take me to court. Or will they simply take me to court?

Neither.

See here:

www.bmpa.eu/companydata/Euro_Car_Parks.html

fisherjim

Dw72 wrote: »

I have just received a decision that popla are refusing my mitigating circumstances and have to pay euro car parks. I!!!8217;m currently in a long running DMP with very little spare income. Will ECP and or Debt recovery companies look into this before deciding whether to take me to court. Or will they simply take me to court?

Pity you didn't come here first you would know all about POPLA, and the PPC scammers and their debt recovery muppets.

Now try reading through the newbies thread to see what you should have done, then calm down and get on with your life.

Dw72

Many Thanks to every body for your advice. Here is what I put as mitigating circumstances. Reason For Appeal: I am a taxi driver registered to South Tyneside. On the day of the parking charge notice I was taking a mother to collect her disabled child from the game shop in the Denmark centre South Shields. The lady asked that I get as close as possible to the shop due to her child's disabilities. As Fowler street, South Shields is a no car zone and Albermarle street, South Shields is under construction the closest pick up point was the car park in Saville street. When I arrived the lady asked me to wait with my meter running whilst she collected her child. At this point I was not aware that it would be so long. I was unable to leave my vehicle running to purchase a ticket and if I were to turn off my ignition and lock my vehicle my meter would stop and I would not be able to carry out my fare.
I hope that you will take into consideration my mitigating circumstances and cancel this parking charge notice. I have attached my south Tyneside license for you records.
I WAS ONLY TRYING TO DO MY JOB!! What do you guys think. Do I stand a chance if I do go to court

Quentin

No chance using that defence

But why are you so worried.

Did you read up on ecp in the link given you in #4??

The_Deep

[FONT=Times New Roman, serif]This is an entirely unregulated industry which is scamming the public with inflated claims for minor breaches of contracts for alleged parking offences. [/FONT]

[FONT=Times New Roman, serif]Parking Eye, Smart and a smaller company have already been named and shamed, as has Gladstones Solicitors, and BW Legal, (who take hundreds of these cases to court, and nearly always lose), who have also been reported to the regulatory authority. [/FONT]

[FONT=Times New Roman, serif]The problem has become so rampant that MPs have agreed to enact a Bill to regulate these scammers. Watch the video of the Second Reading in the HofC recently.[/FONT]

[FONT=Times New Roman, serif]http://parliamentlive.tv/event/index/2f0384f2-eba5-4fff-ab07-cf24b6a22918?in=12:49:41[/FONT]

[FONT=Times New Roman, serif]and complain in the most robust terms to your MP. With a fair wind most of these companies may well be put out of business by Christmas.[/FONT]

fisherjim

"Do I stand a chance if I do go to court"

Sorry but are you actually reading any replies on here?

Coupon-mad

That's the most doomed appeal v a private parking firm we've seen in years. That is absolutely not what to write - a classic warning to others to read the NEWBIES thread before appealing.

You are a taxi diver, you will get more & so with your colleagues.

Next time come here FIRST, tell them that we win 99% of POPLA appeals & defences here and not to appeal about the story of what happened, as if PPCs are like Local Authorities!

Luckily, you have already been told by us, that ECP don't do court and they would be downright stupid for their first court case in 2018, to suddenly pick you, and drag a Taxi Driver with a disabled fare, in front of a Judge! IMHO you'd win. And it will not happen.