Settling a debt with PPC

KeithP

Benedict88 said:

Redx said:

Initial parking cannot sell on the alleged debt , they would breach their DVLA Kadoe contract if they tried , so the alleged debt stays with them , initial parking !! So yes , you can try a negotiated settlement , but it's likely that they will bounce you back to Drpl or onto a legal firm instead

So to answer your question , you can try to settle with initial parking at any time 

Thank you, I appreciate the insight! I don't hold out much hope of being able to speak to anyone sensible if I call Initial Parking. Would a letter be the way to go? 

Definitely do not ever ring a parking company. 

Fruitcake

Never, ever, ever 'phone a parking scammer.
Are you sure you want to wake them up to the fact that they want money from you?
This is a completely unregulated industry. Our MPs have called these companies scammers, rogues, and bloodsuckers. They are parasites, and paying them will allow them to to scam other people.

BrownTrout

Stop trying to justify paying them by using a mortgage as an examplre

Benedict88

Thank you for all your comments. I am happy to take the advice and ignore these scammers. Now, if my parents move and I need to notify Initial of my new contact address in the next six years, is there a standard protocol for doing this? 

Redx

Yes , you email the DPO at Initial Parking with a data rectification notice , attaching proof of address change , telling them to erase your old address and to use the new one for service of papers , under the GDPR law

Coupon-mad

Is Initial Parking the one run by a teenager?  This is not a company to phone up expecting some sort of customer service ethic. 

PPCs have no consumer customers.  Only consumer victims.

BrownTrout

Coupon-mad said:

Is Initial Parking the one run by a teenager?  This is not a company to phone up expecting some sort of customer service ethic. 

PPCs have no consumer customers.  Only consumer victims.

No thats Future Parking Ltd Some 20 something called Joe Riker Evans
In someway connected to LPS

Umkomaas

Coupon-mad said:

Is Initial Parking the one run by a teenager?  This is not a company to phone up expecting some sort of customer service ethic. 

PPCs have no consumer customers.  Only consumer victims.

No, Initial is owned by two former Smart Parking suits who enjoyed rather too many business lunches at Smart's expense. Learned their trade at PE.

Johnersh

Debate to be had here. 
1. As things stand, payment now sees you clear but they'll want £170 now you've lost the discount period.

2. Litigation offers a chance of:
2.1. Complete win (pay nothing)
2.2. Partial defence (pay ticket and limited costs, but not the £70 they've bolted on randomly
2.3. Complete loss (pay all amounts claimed)

Only 2.3. Means that your financial outlay is higher than at present. As such you may feel that there is little to lose from fighting it at this point. That will take time and effort, which is also a commodity you may value.

*Attention everyone:  [positions soap box] contrary to all the suggestions in the red writing from the likes of DRP, a county court judgment means nothing PROVIDED THAT you pay it promptly. Thousands of cases are processed daily.

The thing that gets registered and which can effect credit ratings are undischarged judgments (i.e. When you disregard a court order to pay).

PPCs don't like to make that distinction clear, referring to judgments rather than the failure to pay, as the fear of the unfamiliar court process is used as a tool to encourage people to pay, even if they feel it unjust.

That is all.  [steps off soap box] 

D_P_Dance

Why would you wish to speak to a PPC.  In matters such as this, where court is likely, everything should be on paper.  Have you enlisted the support of your MP?