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POPLA Fine

L19912018
L19912018 Posts: 5 Forumite
edited 26 September 2018 at 9:17AM in Parking tickets, fines & parking
Good Morning!

I'm sure we've all had this story before but... I parked in central Manchester, paid for parking for 3 hours and unfortunately by the time I left the car park, it was 24 minutes over; Its a Euro Car Parks operation.

I followed the internal complaint, they refused and then I did the POPLA one. No joy, they sent a transcript from a previous court case (I think) and said you have to pay.

So I now have a bill of £100. Do I do this or just ignore? What is advise? I was wrong in that I was 24 minutes late, however I had paid for 3 hours. Tricky!

If anyone wants any more details, let me know! Advice much appreciated!

Cheers
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  • Coupon-mad
    Coupon-mad Posts: 155,731 Forumite
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    Search the forum for Euro POPLA lost and you will see what to do!
    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
  • pogofish
    pogofish Posts: 10,853 Forumite
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    L19912018 wrote: »
    What is advise?

    That you do what you agreed to and read the Newbies Sticky before posting incoherently.
  • L19912018
    L19912018 Posts: 5 Forumite
    Sorry I have searched but been unable to find anything concrete in relation! Can you assist with this specific?
  • The_Deep
    The_Deep Posts: 16,830 Forumite
    L19912018 wrote: »
    Sorry I have searched but been unable to find anything concrete in relation! Can you assist with this specific?

    This is as simple as shelling peas, you need to make an effort.
    You never know how far you can go until you go too far.
  • Coupon-mad
    Coupon-mad Posts: 155,731 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 10,000 Posts Name Dropper Photogenic
    L19912018 wrote: »
    Sorry I have searched but been unable to find anything concrete in relation! Can you assist with this specific?

    Then you are searching wrong.

    You put the keywords I said into 'search this forum' then 'advanced' search and then tick to change the default to - SHOW RESULTS AS POSTS.
    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
  • pogofish
    pogofish Posts: 10,853 Forumite
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    L19912018 wrote: »
    Sorry I have searched but been unable to find anything concrete in relation! Can you assist with this specific?

    Newbies Sticky, Post 3 covers this completely.
  • L19912018
    L19912018 Posts: 5 Forumite
    Thank you! :beer:I have read the Newbies thread and it suggests I should start a new thread if its a "claim" - which it has advised it is? I was in the wrong for being 24 minutes over what had been paid.
  • waamo
    waamo Posts: 10,298 Forumite
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    edited 29 September 2018 at 7:57AM
    You have a court claim? Have you had genuine court papers?

    My crystal ball tells me you haven't had a claim.
  • Coupon-mad
    Coupon-mad Posts: 155,731 Forumite
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    There is no court claim from ECP.
    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
  • L19912018
    L19912018 Posts: 5 Forumite
    They have said that there will be if the due amount of £100 is not paid; This is my worry, I have read the relevant threads, however at the end of the day despite my paying the fee for parking, technically I do have a "debt" to them of the 24 minutes, which I thought gives them an advantage!
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