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Private Parking Ticket. Ardpark.

Hello all.
A brief summary. I received private parking ticket via Ardpark. £100. Appealed to IAS. Lost. Paid £100 within 14 days via cheque.
Not received apparently, now demanding £160 as unpaid in their eyes.
Threatened with further action, court etc
Any advice gratefully received.

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  • D_P_Dance
    D_P_Dance Posts: 11,547 Forumite
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    Was it taken out of your account?  If not do not pay unless a judge tells you to, it is a scam.
    You never know how far you can go until you go too far.
  • nosferatu1001
    nosferatu1001 Posts: 12,961 Forumite
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    Why on earth did you pay?
    Do you have proof of paying? Anything?
  • nigsy1
    nigsy1 Posts: 63 Forumite
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    I paid as I had lost the appeal.
    Not taken out of account. I presume lost in post or at PPC he. However as I am a bit of a nerd in these matters, I have a copy of the cheque, covering letter and payment slip I sent. They say only proof of postage will count. It's in the hands of Ridings Recoveries who appear to be at the same address as Ardpark the PPC!
    Any further advice would be great 
  • Ralph-y
    Ralph-y Posts: 4,572 Forumite
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    which IAS appeal did you use ? the free one or paid one ?

    Ralph B)
  • Castle
    Castle Posts: 4,481 Forumite
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    nigsy1 said:
    I paid as I had lost the appeal.
    Not taken out of account. I presume lost in post or at PPC he. However as I am a bit of a nerd in these matters, I have a copy of the cheque, covering letter and payment slip I sent. They say only proof of postage will count. It's in the hands of Ridings Recoveries who appear to be at the same address as Ardpark the PPC!
    Any further advice would be great 
    Then put a stop on the cheque just to make sure.
  • D_P_Dance
    D_P_Dance Posts: 11,547 Forumite
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    Does it matte,?   OP paid the scammer £100.  Any undertaking they gave to accept the result is likely to be an unfair term in a consumer contract. 
    You never know how far you can go until you go too far.
  • nosferatu1001
    nosferatu1001 Posts: 12,961 Forumite
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    Doesnt matter what they say, state you can prove you sent them the money in time, and you are happy to send another cheque (or do a bank transfer) but you will not add to it
    Dont speak to debt recovery. Theyre useless. Speak to the organ grinder. 
  • nigsy1
    nigsy1 Posts: 63 Forumite
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    Ralph. I used the free one.
  • Ralph-y
    Ralph-y Posts: 4,572 Forumite
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    so you do understand that the forgone concussion of an appeal is not binding on you ?

    Ralph B)
  • Coupon-mad
    Coupon-mad Posts: 140,157 Forumite
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    Thank goodness the cheque was lost in the post.  Tell your Bank this and they will probably put a stop on it for free.

    Then you can get back in the real world and learn how to beat this rubbish and stop thinking you were meant to pay, LOL.  Did you not realise only 5% of IAS appeals are upheld - FIVE PER CENT. 

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