Indigo

Cheryl_Warren

Hi,
I have read posts from 1yr ago and just looking for some more up to date info on paying these.
I have received an OVERDUE PENALTY to OWNER for PARKED IN AN UNAUTHORIZED AREA. I wasn't parked in a bay but i wasn't blocking anyone.
The penalty charge is 100 with a 27 admin fee, which is ridiculous.
Any advice appreciated!
Cheryl

D_P_Dance

Is this a Council ticket? If not, it is not a penalty but an invoice for the alleged damage you caused them when you allegedly breached an alleged contract. In other words, a scam. Complain to your MP.

This is an entirely unregulated industry which is scamming the public with inflated claims for minor breaches of alleged contracts for alleged parking offences, aided and abetted by a handful of low-rent solicitors. Is has been suggested by an MP that some of these companies may have connections to organised crime.

Parking Eye, CPM, Smart, (especially Smart}, and others have already been named and shamed in the House of Commons as have Gladstones Solicitors, and BW Legal, (these two law firms take hundreds of these cases to court each week), hospital car parks and residential complex tickets have been especially mentioned. They lose most of them, and have been reported to the regulatory authority by an M.P. for unprofessional conduct

The problem become so widespread that MPs agreed to enact a Bill to regulate these scammers. It received The Royal Assent today.

twhitehousescat

umm its not a private ticket DOT stated that those ARE penalty charges , not parking charges (indigo)

Cheryl_Warren

Sorry I dont understand about DOT ..... and whats the difference between penalty and parking charges....sorry if im being dumb but I dont understand your comment.

Its not a council ticket but a company called Indigo

Quentin

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


Go there now to get an understanding of the game you are now caught up in and how to deal with this

If you have used your real name as your forum name then you need to get mse to change it to something completely anonymous

The ppcs monitor this forum and can use your posts against you

Throughout here you are advised not to reveal who was driving

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

waamo

Was this at a railway station?

twhitehousescat

the fiasco regarding bylaws and particularly indigo came to a head last year I think it was department of trade that jumped in (I think DOT) if you read thru . you will see there is no POPLa appeal setup for those , you are offered a AS appeal

only the train co can take you to court , and they have to do this within 6 mths

please read newbie thread especially bylaw parts , then read how others have acted with those

Cheryl_Warren

Yes it was at a railway station

D_P_Dance

These tickets are scams with no recourse to an impartial appeal. Complain to your MP.

This is an entirely unregulated industry which is scamming the public with inflated claims for minor breaches of alleged contracts for alleged parking offences, aided and abetted by a handful of low-rent solicitors. Is has been suggested by an MP that some of these companies may have connections to organised crime.

Parking Eye, CPM, Smart, (especially Smart}, and others have already been named and shamed in the House of Commons as have Gladstones Solicitors, and BW Legal, (these two law firms take hundreds of these cases to court each week), hospital car parks and residential complex tickets have been especially mentioned. They lose most of them, and have been reported to the regulatory authority by an M.P. for unprofessional conduct

The problem become so widespread that MPs agreed to enact a Bill to regulate these scammers. It received The Royal Assent today.

twhitehousescat

Cheryl_Warren wrote: »

Yes it was at a railway station

if you follow other indigo threads , you will read that you will get many threatening letters , hell even threatening to kidnap your dog!

but after 6 mths they can whistle

plan "a" phone , write etc etc and get no where
or

plan "b" , sit back and collect lots of toilet paper for the next 6 mths

Cheryl_Warren

Great, thats what i read before from the 2018 posts but I wanted to check it is still the case