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Miss louise Hanscomb

Hi...I am in one hell of a mess, i have received 3 parking charges in the post over a two week period!! I know i paid for the parking as on each occasion i have a meal in the pub with the same friend and if you take your parking ticket into the pub they refund you the cost of parking. I didn't keep the parking ticket from the machine (who does) ....the price of each fine has been esculated to £160!! the company DRP are acting on behalf of Britannia Parking, and are now threatening court action..I panicked as i felt very threatened and sent the company an email i couldn't pay it...no reply. I cannot prove any of what i have said...it is all done by Camera....I am registered disabled and have a mobility car...i have looked through the forum and information and cannot find an answer to this problem....Please help as i am at my wits end...Many thanks louise x

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  • KeithP
    KeithP Posts: 41,296 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 10,000 Posts Name Dropper
    The very first thing you need to do is change your thread title if that's your real name there.

    Go into 'edit' your post then choose 'go advanced'.
    Then type something more meaningful in the title box.

    The parking companies monitor these forums just waiting for people to trip themselves up.
  • Coupon-mad
    Coupon-mad Posts: 155,731 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 10,000 Posts Name Dropper Photogenic
    OMG remove your name, this is a public/open form parking firms read!
    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
  • Half_way
    Half_way Posts: 7,555 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Name Dropper
    1: Dont panic
    2: stop worrying
    3:You shouldn't post your real name ( if that is your name) but not to worry, as what you have posted in your opening should be a clear cut win - for you.
    4: its not a fine.


    Have you at any point made contact with the pub?

    do you own a smartphone?


    The pub, as principal has the power to cancel these things, even if they don't think they do, you should, at this stage be looking at two outcomes, and if you say the correct things to the pub you should be O.
    Result 1: the cancellation of the pakring charges by the pub keep any correspondence stating they have been cancelled, or the pub has instructed that they be cancelled, do not call, leave a trace ie e-mail

    Result 2: get a statement from the pub stating that they do not want this matter pursuing through the courts, keep a record of this communication
    If you are successful at either 1 or 2, then you must inform the pakring company that their principal does nto want this pursuing, and as such they must cancel any parking charge notice, and cease processing your data.


    And one last thing, stop worrying- see this for what it is and you will be OK.
    again, as above you shouldn't post your real name, however do not get worried about this ( or the pakring charge notice s you should be home and dry
    From the Plain Language Commission:

    "The BPA has surely become one of the most socially dangerous organisations in the UK"
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