UKPC Parking Charge

Rtomo

No shops were open I might add!

Coupon-mad

Rtomo wrote: »

I recieved a parking fine on a ukpc public car park in leeds. I was called into work for some emergency work at 21.43 and left at 02.38. I sent evidence of working for the company and they reduced charge as a gesture of good will to £15. I still didnt pay it and now got a debt recovery plus letter asking for £160! What do I do? Am I liable?

Welcome.

You need to read the NEWBIES thread first. My signature tells you where it is.

The_Deep

UKPC are fraudsters, read this,

https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/6094779/ukpc-parking-charge

If the restaurant has a facebook/feedback page write bad stuff thereon.

[FONT=Times New Roman, serif][FONT=Times New Roman, serif]Nine times out of ten these tickets are scams, so consider complaining to your MP, it can cause the scammer extra costs and work, and has been known to get the charge cancelled.

Parliament is well aware of the MO of these private parking companies, many of whom are former clampers, and on 15th March 2019 a Bill was enacted to curb the excesses of these shysters. Codes of Practice are being drawn up, an independent appeals service will be set up, and access to the DVLA's date base more rigorously policed, persistent offenders denied access to the DVLA database and unable to operate.

Hopefully life will become impossible for the worst of these scammers, but until this is done you should still complain to your MP, citing the new legislation.

[/FONT][FONT=Times New Roman, serif]http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2019/8/contents/enacted[/FONT][FONT=Times New Roman, serif]

Just as the clampers were finally closed down, so hopefully will many of these Private Parking Companies.[/FONT][/FONT]

beamerguy

Rtomo wrote: »

I recieved a parking fine on a ukpc public car park in leeds. I was called into work for some emergency work at 21.43 and left at 02.38. I sent evidence of working for the company and they reduced charge as a gesture of good will to £15. I still didnt pay it and now got a debt recovery plus letter asking for £160! What do I do? Am I liable?

Firstly, UKPC are known fraudsters for faking time stamps.

DRP are timewasting nutters with no power and you do not owe £160
Debt Collectors (DRP & ZZPS) What they don't want you to know
https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/5859454/debt-collectors-drp-zzps-what-they-dont-want-you-to-know&highlight=debt+collectors+drp

UKPC are now trying to punish you for not paying £15 but have accepted you were working at the time, you have proven this.

Normally, we say ignore DRP but why not write to them saying that you understand their letter is meaningless and as they cannot collect monies from you, to pass it back to UKPC as a failed collection
PLUS:
1: Did UKPC instruct them to collect £160 ?
2: On what legal authority does DRP have to add unknown amounts
3: To pass your letter to UKPC as they are attemptng to extort monies from you
4: Request that UKPC cancel this charge immediately and confirm it in writing

Let's then see if they reply or what they will say.

UKPC would suffer a belt and braces spanking if it went to court

Isaacsz

Just a quick update with regards to the UKPC charge. I have finally heard from the Business Manager at McDonalds that the PCN has been cancelled! It just goes to show what a good customer complaint email can achieve! It pays to complain to the retailer/landowner!!!

Coupon-mad

Bang! AND THE DIRT IS GONE!

If at first you don't succeed:

I contacted McDonalds customer services who advised they would pass my email on to the manager. Once again they promised to cancel the fine, however they replied a few days later to advise they were unsuccessful and apparently it is now too late as the debt has been passed to DRP.

...the moral was, try try again, with another complaint to a higher Manager. UKPC lied about not being able to cancel a case at tedious (free) DRP stage. Of course they could!

Just a quick update with regards to the UKPC charge. I have finally heard from the Business Manager at McDonalds that the PCN has been cancelled! It just goes to show what a good customer complaint email can achieve! It pays to complain to the retailer/landowner!!!

Thanks for the update!

Can you please add a link to this thread, in a reply telling everyone who cancelled this for you and which site it was about, in SUCCESSFUL COMPLAINTS ABOUT PPCs (linked in the 1st post of the NEWBIES thread)?

If you post there it will be seen long after this thread is archived/forgotten.

ALWAYS, ALWAYS COMPLAIN TO THE LANDOWNER/RETAILERS ABOUT PPCS.

Isaacsz

I will do this now and thanks for everyones help with this!

The_Deep

Thank the man nicely and send him a copy of the Telegraph article.

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/crime/11858473/Parking-firm-UKPC-admits-faking-tickets-to-fine-drivers.html


Also, if they have a facebook page narrate it there.

Isaacsz

Wow this is an interesting read!!! Let's hope this is a step forward in getting these RIP off companies out of commission!

beamerguy

Isaacsz wrote: »

Just a quick update with regards to the UKPC charge. I have finally heard from the Business Manager at McDonalds that the PCN has been cancelled! It just goes to show what a good customer complaint email can achieve! It pays to complain to the retailer/landowner!!!

well done

Why companies like McD hold their customers in high contempt for the sake of a parking scammer like UKPC is beyond belief