Parking ticket

natjanpaul

Hi. I was collecting a hire car from Newcastle airport and I have now received a parking fine from.uk parking patrol.Do I have to pay it or 

KeithP

...or what?

Fruitcake

I bet you didn't really get a fine from an unregulated parking company. I bet the word fine does not appear on the scamvoice.

All the information you need to know about dealing with unregulated parking companies can be found in the sticky thread for NEWBIES that asks everyone to read if before posting, and can be found just underneath where you clicked on the 
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Coupon-mad

You need to read the UKPPO Newcatle Airport group thread.

https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/5971217/newcastle-airport-ukppo-bw-legal-collective-defence-group/p1

Of course you don't pay it, but you seem not to have even read NEWBIES PLEASE READ THESE FAQS FIRST. 

D_P_Dance

It is not a fine, it is an invoice from an ex-clamper to compensate them for the alleged harm they suffered when you did what you did. We call it a scam. Pay them not a penny unless a judge so orders it.

Nine times out of ten these tickets are scams, so consider complaining to your MP., it can cause the scammer extra costs, and in some cases, cancellation. 

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 later this year,

Just as the clampers were finally closed down, so hopefully will many of these companies, 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.

http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2019/8/contents/of these Private Parking Companies.