Parking control management PCM - Hotel drop off

pould

I wouldn't just ignore it. As has been pointed out above the issue here with a forbidding sign is trespass and NOT a contract where you agree to pay £X if you park. Trespass can only be prosecuted by the landowner so only the landowner has any right to do to the DVLA and get your details.

So rather than dropping it, think about a data protection breach claim against PCM. They acquired your data from the DVLA with no cause to do so. That's worth at least £1000 in small claims.

Half_way

So rather than dropping it, think about a data protection breach claim against [STRIKE]PCM.[/STRIKE]The Hotel as principal and their agents PCM They acquired your data from the DVLA with no cause to do so. That's worth [STRIKE]at least £1000 in[/STRIKE] at the small claims track.

Quote adjusted, you should really be putting the pressure on the Hotel as Agents first, then the parking company second.Also any counter claim should be reasonable, document everything, have you lost sleep opver this? that would be a sign of stress/worry.
how much time have you devoted to this? include everything reading this thread, reading the sticky and so on.


Have you returned to the site? how long sis the journey take? how much would you claim in mileage? and above all, I would asume you wouldnt want to park at the Hotel, so you will probably need to pay for parking, a couple of quid in a parking machine should also be included, and calling standard parking fees in expenses usually goes down well if the matter goes to court , not only does it show you are honest, and abode by parking restrictions/rules when they are not set out to trap people, there's also some poetic justice in claiming your parking fee in expenses against a PPC.


As for the stuff i typed previously, use it as a base for your own response, and put it on here, but by all means give the hotel a right to reply, let them know of this thread, you need to make sure you are honest and truthful, and give the likes of the Hotel a fair chance, something that is an anathema to the parking companys



If the hotel does the right thing then the charge should be cancelled, and others shouldn't be allowed to fall into the same trap

Driver4

I`ve sent an email to the hotel asking who is the landowner and his email, they replied "Unfortunately the company has nothing to do with us. Please contact the number below" and they attached the picture of the sign on the street.
They refuse any responsibility but they don`t want to say who`s the landowner.
What should I do? Should I write to the pcm?

[Deleted User]

Well good luck enforcing those. No grace periods, outside a hotel (where dropping off inevitable and no one in fact parked), where only 2 bays exist for drop offs and collection and where the signage may well not be visible from a MOVING car, but you instantly become eligible for a fine when you stop....

Driver4

I`ve received the first debt recovery letter.
Is it safe to ignore it?
Should I appeal on the parking control management website and get POPLA code?

That`s the letter:
pasteboard.co/HwhP120.jpg

KeithP

https://pasteboard.co/HwhP120.jpg
That's a debt collector's letter.
Post #4 of the NEWBIES FAQ sticky thread offers comprehensive guidance on how to deal with debt collector's letters.

You are far too late to appeal to PCM, and even if you weren't you'd never get a PoPLA code from that IPC company.

Reue

Driver4 wrote: »

That`s the letter:
pasteboard.co/HwhP120.jpg

"should we take this action it will result in.. county court judgement"

I recall reading that debt collectors are specifically forbidden for stating that someone will recieve a CCJ. Can anyone confirm?

Computersaysno

You really need to read the Stickies on this board.


Your case is nothing special or unique.

Driver4

Reue wrote: »

"should we take this action it will result in.. county court judgement"

I recall reading that debt collectors are specifically forbidden for stating that someone will recieve a CCJ. Can anyone confirm?

They state a false information regarding the credit check because it will only be affected if you get an order to pay from the county court judgment and you don`t pay within a month.

Nkumar0

What ended up happening then?