Excel Parking Demand for Payment

Deejwatson

Hello

Unsure what to do. Today I received a letter Demand for Payment from Excel Parking. They are demanding £160, £100 parking charge and £60 debt collection cost.

I disputed the original PCN on the grounds of only being in the car park for 9 minutes, unable to pay at machine or via internet so left the car park. They turned down the appeal and continue to reference ParkingEye ltd Vs Braves on my challenge to the fee being extravagant.

I do not want to pay, but don't know what my best course of action is. 

They do know I was driving

Any thoughts welcomed

David

Le_Kirk

Did you miss the NEWBIE sticky just below where you clicked on New Post button?  All answers and the process will be found there.  You probably need to start at the second post as you have appealed and lost, although you could try Plan A, a complaint to the landowner/retail establishment/pub/restaurant/hotel/ residential complex.

Coupon-mad

Hi David, 

You appealed but the system you were up against isn't a true appeals service, so you were right not to try IAS 9second stage) and had no hope of Excel accepting an appeal because the system is bent:

https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/6280434/is-the-ias-a-kangaroo-court-annual-report-2019-20-96-of-cases-are-found-in-favour-of-ppcs/p1

Come back to us when you get a Letter before Claim, or Claim form (easy to defend - you didn't enter into a contract).  Ignore debt begging letters along the way.  Same advice as here, no paying it!

https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/comment/78454828/#Comment_78454828

Stick around and read more threads and please do the final Government consultation mentioned by me there.

KeithP

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