ASDA agreed to cancel parking ticket but ParkingEye pressing for payment

Coupon-mad

Unusually, I think paying PE then pursuing Asda for causing you that loss would be a good move in your specific case.

London95time

thanks, will do so. I am just waiting for the SAR evidence and council response on advertising consent!

Coupon-mad

Don't miss the deadline if planning on paying £60.

WARNING to new readers - this case is rare and the tactic will be to pursue Asda.

London95time

where can i find the deadline? how many days after popla rejection? at the moment it is £70
thanks

D_P_Dance

It will be on the PCN 

London95time

I am planning to write the following when sending a cheque. any suggestions? thanks

"Dear ParkingEye Customer Service,

Please find attached cheque no.... for the amount of £70 in relation to the ParkingEye Parking Charge Notice Ref .....

This payment is being made under protest by me as I do not agree or accept that I owe you this sum of money. I reserve the right to take whatever action is necessary to recover this money or to resolve the dispute about the sum of money which I am paying.

Your Sincerely,"

London95time

it is stated within 28 days, but this has long gone due to popla involvment. also, it is written £70 on PE website

Jenni_D

Was this a £70 PCN discounted to £40 for payment within 14 days? If yes then there's no early discount still available so the cost is £70 ... which may rise further (for no reason other than debt recovery), although I don't know if PE are one of the few companies who don't subscribe to that unlawful nonsense given that they were the other party in the Beavis case.

Edit: I'm not sure writing a "payment in dispute" notice when paying PE matters at all, if it will be ASDA that you raise a claim against. It certainly doesn't hurt though.

D_P_Dance

If you think that no money is owed, why are you paying them,?  Why not challenge them to take you to court?

Coupon-mad

I would be putting Parking Eye on notice of what happened and that you will now sue their client for the money back. What you have drafted there is meaningless to them but saying you will sue their retail client and proving intent, will give more clout.

What I would do is prepare a LBC to Asda and attach a copy of it for PE to read as well as actually posting a copy to Asda.

Give both, say, 21 days to respond as you don't have to abide by the PAP, as such.  Encourage PE to return your cheque and cancel the PCN or you will litigate against Asda for promising to cancel it.

Don't send 'signed for' but obviously get free proof of posting both.