What do I do if phoned DRP???

nicestrawb

Why didn't you know you should have paid though? Quite possibly the same reason as many people I would imagine, because they didn't want you to know so that they could hit you for an inflated charge. And that's what many people are able to show in court.
And whether they are willing to help is irrelevant, many land owners aren't willing to help when asked nicely. That's when you use leverage...

Jenni_D

Oh dear .. Falkirk. If you'd done some research before contacting them you'd have found out that parking companies can do nothing in Scotland if they don't know who the driver was.

Fruitcake

Oh no, this happened in Scotland where a vehicle keeper cannot (currently) be held liable but a driver can. If you hadn't told them who was driving, and kept on ignoring, nothing would have happened except you would have been given loads of free (poor quality) bog roll from debt collectors.

If this is a one off PCN, then it is unlikely to go to court for anything under £300 as claims cannot be made for lesser amounts.

Carry on ignoring everything from now on unless you get a court claim from a Scottish court. This assumes you live in Scotland.

Just note that sometime next year, a vehicle keeper will become liable for private parking charges thanks to your dear leader ensuring that an English law will be incorporated in to Scottish law, despite her saying she wants independence.
What a hypocrite.

 

RyanY3105

So basically I'll have to pay either way if it ends up going to court?

Jenni_D

Fruitcake said:

If this is a one off PCN, then it is unlikely to go to court for anything under £300 as claims cannot be made for lesser amounts.
 

Just to clarify this point ... a claim can be made for under £300; it is simply that the claimant cannot recover any costs for claims under that amount. (e.g. costs of serving the claim - which I believe has to be physically served and not just sent by post - costs of the claim etc.). That's why it is uneconomic to bring small value claims in Scotland.

RyanY3105 said:

So basically I'll have to pay either way if it ends up going to court?

Why on earth are you thinking that? Why do you automatically assume that you'd lose, even IF a claim was brought? (Which is highly unlikely for a single PCN).

Ultimately though it's your decision.

RyanY3105

I'm just thinking I could pay the £170 the now instead of paying £300 if it goes to court. I know it is a big if if it does end up going to court. What I'm concern about is it affecting my credit score and affecting me in the future.

If I do end up paying, is it likely that I'll stop receiving letters from them requesting payment? I understand that this is harassment and I can take action against that.

Jenni_D

Why are you fixated on £300? Who has said a claim will be £300? They can't just invent a number to claim against you - there has to be justification!

Sorry but I'm out now - this is going to need too much hand-holding.

Fruitcake

Why would you pay anyone £170 for £100 parking charge from an unregulated parking company, especially when the chances are you would never have to pay anything at all.

Even if you lost in court, I doubt you would have to pay anything more than the initial charge plus permitted court costs.

Like I said, ignore anything from now on until five years have passed, except a real court claim from a Scottish court. Again, this assumes that you live in Scotland.

RyanY3105

Will having spoke to DRP on the phone have an impact on how things will work out in your opinion?

nicestrawb

Depends, have you actually told them who the driver was at any point?
The simple bit is this, you can either;
Pay up the £170 or wait for a court claim to come in (unlikely as above). If so you will either;
lose in court and end up having to pay up about the same amount anyway.
Win in court and pay nothing.

When you look at it like that, it's not a hard decision surely?