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Parking Eye/ Stirling Park

Good evening, after overstaying our parking time and ignoring two parking tickets from Parking Eye, we have received a final demand letter from a debt collection agency Stirling Park who are ironically owned by the same company who own Parking Eye.
Everyone says this is unlikely to be pursued in Scotland but the letter quotes a case where a woman in Scotland lost her case and was fined £24,000..... has anyone come across this and if so, what advice can you offer?

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  • Redx
    Redx Posts: 38,084 Forumite
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    yes we have , that woman was an admitted DRIVER so could not hide

    there is no KEEPER liability in Scotland, no POFA2012, so a keeper says nothing and IGNORES everything except an LBC or a claim under the simple prodedure rules in Scotland

    PE have 5 years to issue a court claim using that simple procedure

    http://www.scotcourts.gov.uk/taking-action/simple-procedure

    the NEWBIES sticky thread at the top of this forum (3rd thread down) has advice for people in Scotland , please read it
  • beamerguy
    beamerguy Posts: 17,587 Forumite
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    edited 2 October 2018 at 9:29PM
    Good evening, after overstaying our parking time and ignoring two parking tickets from Parking Eye, we have received a final demand letter from a debt collection agency Stirling Park who are ironically owned by the same company who own Parking Eye.
    Everyone says this is unlikely to be pursued in Scotland but the letter quotes a case where a woman in Scotland lost her case and was fined £24,000..... has anyone come across this and if so, what advice can you offer?

    Stirling Park are just bog standard debt collectors who
    in the parking scam have no clout whatsoever.

    In the south PE use another of their fold called Equita
    to try and scare people with rubbish.

    Carli was that lady, she collected multi tickets and
    told them she was the driver which is magic news
    for a parking scammer

    Rule of thumb in Scotland is NEVER name the driver
    and there is nothing they can do

    PE know this so it's scare tactics

    This is something you should make your friends and family
    aware about ..... tell them to boycott any Parking Eye run car park
  • Coupon-mad
    Coupon-mad Posts: 149,500 Forumite
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    Everyone says this is unlikely to be pursued in Scotland but the letter quotes a case where a woman in Scotland lost her case and was fined £24,000..... has anyone come across this and if so, what advice can you offer?
    Yes of course, the woman (Carly Mackie) was badly-advised in her defence (NOT HERE) and was daft enough to admit she was driving, and had parked again and again in a place where the landowner did not want a car parked.

    The PPC picked on her case because of the money and as a trophy case for the parking industry 'pour encourager les autres'.

    Don't worry about it, don't be 'encouraged' to pay like 'les autres'!

    Stirling Park, and Equita letters, tell you that PE will not pursue it, but for peace of mind, complain to the retailer/landowner, NOW, and insist on the scam being cancelled or you will never return (particularly useful leverage if a shopping car park).
    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
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