CP PLUS Charge Notice

securitymatters

Having just got hammered with a Euro Parking Services Ltd stitch up parking fine for £265 which has to be paid to County Court I have now received yet another of these evil “Charge Notices” this time from CP PLUS.
Here goes beginning of March 2019, due to severe tiredness I stopped at Moto Cherwell Valley services off the M40 and had a 1/2 hour rest, went to start my van and it wouldn’t after checking the starter motor had failed, I called the RAC, waited nearly 2 hours for them to arrive, they couldn’t start it so we bump started and I got on my way.
Just over a week later I get a CP PLUS Charge Notice demanding £100 required within 28 days reduced to £60 if paid within 14 days, for overstaying the 2 hour free parking period.

I have been away from home working in Scotland and have just received this, as I was forced to be there due to my vehicle breaking down do I have a reasonable argument to rebuff their claim, what are the chances of succeeding fighting, they have sent 2 letters with my name and address on it with 2 awful quality photographs of my vehicle arriving and leaving (almost indistinguishable as to vehicle type), but the number plate blown up by enhancement on number plate recognition.
Is there any value to writing to their Appeals Department at Barnet, I assume they will be the atypical unbending con merchants and use it for other means if I do.

Can I politely request some advice on fighting it or paying it? Thank you.

waamo

At the top of this board is a thread that tells Newbies to read it first. In that thread are templates for you to use. C P Plus often fold at seeing the template from the first post in that thread.

securitymatters

Please send me the link had a look through Newby's can't see the one your referring to.

Le_Kirk

It's in: -

**NEWBIES!! PRIVATE PARKING TICKET? OLD OR NEW? **READ THESE FAQS FIRST!** Thankyou!

post # 1. Scroll down and it is written in BLUE text. Starting: -

Template appeal for BPA or IPC members - copy this wording into the online appeal box::

If you can't see it, maybe it's because you are trying to view the forum on a phone?

Redx

complain as KEEPER to MOTO (preferably their CEO by email) before appealing it, but do not miss the 28 day appeal deadline

the BLUE TEXT template is used for the C P PLUS appeal, as KEEPER, no mentioning who was driving , so edit your posts above

only use the words DRIVER and KEEPER, otherwise you will keep on paying out hundreds of pounds due to TMI (Too Much Info)


and use a laptop, not a phone

KeithP

securitymatters wrote: »

Please send me the link had a look through Newby's can't see the one your referring to.

But last November you had similar trouble finding the NEWBIES thread.

At that time a lot of regular posters here pointed you in the right direction.

You confirmed then that you had found the template:

securitymatters wrote: »

Further to the previous I went to the newby’s thread suggested and found the template, edited it as necessary and sent it to their email address stated on the paperwork.

Now you are asking exactly the same question??

It's bad enough answering the same question for different people, but for the same person twice...

Coupon-mad

securitymatters wrote: »

Please send me the link had a look through Newby's can't see the one your referring to.

No link needed. Top of the forum. See my signature.

CP Plus will fold, easy easy easy. Use the forum template.

securitymatters

Thanks found and copied, just one thought on template where it says "You can (carefully!) add a little to the template above, 'in order to resolve the dispute I attach copies of..." will it assist or impede the issue of exceeding the 2 hour free parking period if I produce proof that the RAC were called out to the vehicle and resolved the break down, being the cause of the overstay at the time?

waamo

That's fine to include on the premise it doesn't reveal who the driver was.

KeithP

securitymatters wrote: »

... will it assist or impede the issue of exceeding the 2 hour free parking period if I produce proof that the RAC were called out to the vehicle and resolved the break down, being the cause of the overstay at the time?

No, IMHO that will not help at all.

I wouldn't bother with that. It is widely thought that many parking companies don't even bother to read most appeals.

securitymatters

Ok much appreciated I will leave it out just fire off the template. Ta