UK CPM Parking 'fine'

Redx

if this was "illegal" then that means the law has been broken and they should be reported , more likely for fraud

I doubt that they have done anything illegal, I suspect you dont know what that word actually means

somebody has engaged them to manage the car park, probably the MA , WHICH THE LANDLORD and the LETTING AGENCY should be aware of

this is an extremely common sc@m which even the MP,s know about yet you are only just finding out about

you need to do a lot more research to understand what is actually going on here

this is a civil charge and could end up in civil court, your local small claims court to be exact, like a lot of the others in the same boat

its appeal once , as keeper, following the edna basher advice, then ignore anything except an LBC or an MCOL within 6 years

ie:- ignore the debt collector letters which we dont care about

that NEWBIES FAQ tells you everything you need to know

for specifics, check similar threads by other people who have been where you are now , be they in private vehicles or in hire/company vehicles

yes its complicated, which is why we have been lobbying MP,s to change it , which is why they debated it 3 months ago in the house of commons

nothing will change until the new BILL becomes LAW

but you will need grounds and proof to prove something is "illegal" and not just "immoral" or underhand

ps:- this is not a "fine" its an INVOICE

DO NOT PHONE OR CONTACT THE PPC about this other than to do the lessee appeal (do not go off half cocked or blabbing about the matter to the wrong people)

Bobb12345

Hi Redx,
I never said it was illegal, I implied it possibly was. I suspect the landlord has engaged the services of the PPC without telling anyone, at least not informed the letting agent or Landlord, or if they had been notified, they have communicated nothing of any sort to me. There are some small signs up, but they are not exactly legible.
I shall follow the edna basher advice and then do nothing and see what happens. I will ensure I ignore all letters. I appreciate it may end up in the small claims court. It's such a massive inconvenience and I could understand it if the vehicle was perhaps parked in anyway illegally, but it wasn't. It was parked in the allocated parking space.

Redx

you need to remove the word "illgal" from your brain, this is a private parking matter which a judge may decide upon in civil court

there is nothing "illegal" or "possibly illegal" going on , just a sc@m on private land that hasnt been reined in due to no legislation in place as yet, hence why the MP,s are doing something about it

dont make it into something it isnt

the MA will have signed a contract with UK CPM, and once UK CPM have driven away those who should not be there they find dubious ways of sc@mming the remaining victims, namely the residents

you need to do a lot more reading and research to get up to speed on this , but it wont help if you think there may be criminal activities going on , because there arent , so pointless aleging that there are

and yes you used the word illegal, I didnt just pluck it out of thin air

Surely that's illegal!

for it to be illegal then they will have to have broken a law laid down in parliament, if so , what law are you saying they have broken ?

its misleading , its nefarious , its underhand , its an immoral way of sc@mming the residents as victims, but the MA played into their hands when they signed the contract

the PPC is doing what they want when the MA gave them license to print money, usually because the MA hasnt a clue what they have signed up to

private parking company wheezes were on watchdog a few weeks ago, and regularly appear on tv and in the papers

stick to the facts and avoid speculation, thats my suggestion

Bobb12345

Hi Redx,
Fair point. I have removed the word. You are correct that it's a sc@m on private land. Hopefully the MPs will have something in law very soon, to drive these types of company out of business. It's definitely misleading, nefarious and underhand. You are right, they haven't broken any law. I guess the MA doesn't have a clue what they have signed up to.
Your advice is sound. I'll ensure I stick to the facts and not speculate on things. Thank you once again.

Coupon-mad

You should read the thousands of other residential threads here, this is discussed every day. Loads of threads, all the same.