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MJB WineLodge - Zenith Collections - NPE Ltd -

Dear people
We booked a stay at MJB Winelodge which is situated above a row of shops in Oulton - the entrance to the Hotel was situated in a doorway in the corner within a row of shops the whole area was full of parking bays even directly outside. We went in to see if we were in the right place and to check our booking. We called Hotels to see who to check with as not obvious - They said the restaurant above MAMARIS would check our booking. To our consternation they didn't have it and so we called Hotels.com and after some little time varifying in the restaurant they realised they did in fact have the booking there was some mix up with their system. We brought our bags in and then I re-parked the car as I didn't like the look of the parking - A shop had a sign saying they had moved due to unreasonable parking restrictions. After our stay we brought the car back loaded our bags and went home. A few days later we have received 3 parking charges exceeding £100 two for our arrival and 1 for our departure. So far I have ignored them on advice, but now, from National Parking Enforcement has been passed to Zenith Collections offering 3 x Discounted offers of £136.00 each! Do Zenith go to court? Should i continue to ignore?

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  • Quentin
    Quentin Posts: 40,405 Forumite
    Everyone is politely asked to read up on this in the newbies FAQ thread near the top of the forum before starting a new thread

    #4 there covers debt collectors.

    You should be getting the hotel to cancel this - read up on this in the FAQ (#1)

    Throughout here you are advised never to reveal who was driving

    You need to edit your post to remove details of who was driving

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  • Umkomaas
    Umkomaas Posts: 43,788 Forumite
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    Do Zenith go to court?
    They can't - not their 'debt'.
    Should i continue to ignore?
    Yes - see NEWBIES FAQ sticky, post #4

    The correct question you should have asked is:
    Do National Parking Enforcement take people to court?
    No - see link.

    http://www.parkingappeals.info/companydata/National_Parking_Enforcement.html

    (As at today's date, but they do have 6 years to pursue through the courts, so there's no guarantees that far into the future!)
    Please note, we are not a legal advice forum. I personally don't get involved in critiquing court case Defences/Witness Statements, so unable to help on that front. Please don't ask. .

    I provide only my personal opinion, it is not a legal opinion, it is simply a personal one. I am not a lawyer.

    Give a man a fish, and you feed him for a day; show him how to catch fish, and you feed him for a lifetime.

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  • beamerguy
    beamerguy Posts: 17,587 Forumite
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    mikefox wrote: »
    has been passed to Zenith Collections offering 3 x Discounted offers of £136.00 each! Do Zenith go to court? Should i continue to ignore?

    TOTALLY POWERLESS ZENITH WASTING THEIR TIME AND
    ADDING FAKE ADD-ONS

    Debt Collectors (DRP & ZZPS & Zenith)
    What they don't want you to know


    https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/comment/74633409#Comment_74633409
  • Coupon-mad
    Coupon-mad Posts: 155,731 Forumite
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    https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/3829727/debt-recovery-plus-and-zenith

    Zenith aka DRP letters have been a source of amusement for years.
    PRIVATE 'PCN'? DON'T PAY BUT DON'T IGNORE IT (except N.Ireland).
    CLICK at the top or bottom of any page where it says:
    Home»Motoring»Parking Tickets Fines & Parking - read the NEWBIES THREAD
  • Ignoring DRP and Zenith (same company) will result in another letter next from Gladstones on behalf of DRP. That can be safely ignored too.
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