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UPDATE: Moving house - Europcar admin fee & awaiting NtH from Premier Parking Solutions HELP

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  • I wasn't planning on a Royal Mail redirect - it's not worth paying £47.99 for six months. I don't get much mail and have changed all my various accounts for new address - and I will do driving licence once I have moved. I can ask my current landlord to inform me if I get any mail at any point, as well.
    Europcar didn't do a single thing correctly, but I have not heard from them in months. The whole thing dates back five months now.
    I can inform Europcar of my new address but I would have thought if they wanted to transfer liability (although they told me they already had back in September) they would have done it by now.
  • nosferatu1001
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    V5c as well, if yolu have one. 

    Why not use the PCN number and VRM you have on the paperwork I thought you had? Then you can see if it is still live on the PPCs systems
  • Fruitcake
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    My advice would be that paying for mail redirect is well worth the money if it avoids getting a default judgment from an unregulated scammer. 
    Personally I would go for twelve months.

    You don't know who else will write to you, including more parking scammers.

    Other opinions are available.
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  • V5c as well, if yolu have one. 

    Why not use the PCN number and VRM you have on the paperwork I thought you had? Then you can see if it is still live on the PPCs systems
    I don't own a car and haven't for seven years.
    I just checked on PPS's terrible website and when entering details on the 'PCN Payment' tab, it is still showing as £100 charge.
  • nosferatu1001
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    In which case, you would tell Europcar of your addreess so they can contact you. 
    If the PPC does not yet have you address, see what people say about telling them.,
  • Fruitcake said:
    My advice would be that paying for mail redirect is well worth the money if it avoids getting a default judgment from an unregulated scammer. 
    Personally I would go for twelve months.
    You don't know who else will write to you, including more parking scammers.
    Other opinions are available.
    I could pay £68.99 for a 12-month redirect, but what if it takes longer for anything to be sent? Also, I don't own a car so very unlikely to have any more parking scammers getting in touch. I can just as easily ask my current landlord to text me if I get any mail as I'm moving around the corner.
    I live in London and have moved every year for the past 7 years, including spending a year overseas, so having a redirect isn't worth it for me. Although, i know it is a good idea, so I appreciate the advice.
    Is it normal for a PPC to take this long to send a letter?
  • In which case, you would tell Europcar of your addreess so they can contact you. 
    If the PPC does not yet have you address, see what people say about telling them.,
    Thanks Nosferatu. I will tell Europcar's DPO of the address change.
    I don't know if the PPC has the address or not. Europcar told me last year they had given my details to the PPC. But they were so incompetent I just don't know what they did. Perhaps they failed to transfer liability. I was advised that they had but impossible for me to know for sure.
  • nosferatu1001
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    Then sending change of address to DPO of the PPC makes sense
  • Then sending change of address to DPO of the PPC makes sense
    I understand the logic of this, but given I haven't received anything from the PPC it feels wrong somehow. Would I quote the reference number on the NtK sent to Europcar? And then say I've changed my address?
    If I'd received an NtH in my name then of course I would inform of a change but how can people expect to inform the world of an address change just in case a random company tries to get in touch?
  • My whole point is it feels odd. For example what if you were to move house and then six months later a PPC sent a NtK to your old address without you ever being aware you had received a charge. How is it fair that you are liable for something you could never have known about. Surely these companies must be under some obligation to do some due diligence when tracking people.
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