Parking charge notice, 5 months after the offence

tzabcan

I got a parking charge notice through from Parking Eye this week, the offence happened back in July, with a hire car.

I remember the day, but their parking machine wasn't working that day. And it will show on the CCTV I was stood there for about 5 minutes waiting for my contactless payment to go through but it was just stuck on processing and I had a meeting to attend so just left it. I was going to write this to them, but then thought - surely they can't enforce something from July? I haven't told them I was the driver, although the letter is addressed to me.

Thanks.

Ebe_Scrooge

You'll probably get better, and more specific, replies if you post this in the Parking Tickets sub-forum: https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/categories/parking-tickets-fines-parking

Have a read of the Stickies first though - odds on you'll find the answers to your questions in there.  I do know that it being a hire car will make things slightly different, in terms of the time-frame for contacting you.  They will have contacted the hire company first, who will then have passed your details on to the parking company.  This will probably explain the delay in you receiving the notification.

GrumpyDil

It's also an invoice not a fine so no limits on contacting you, other than the six year limit to issue civil court proceedings.

As said above best moved to the parking sub forum to determine how to deal with this.

And as this was a hire car I suspect the hire company have nominated you as the driver already. (unless you had more than one insured driver) 

neilmcl

Post on the parking board for more appropriate advice and read the sticky thread that's there. Also, there has been no "offence" committed, this is purely a civil enforcement issue.

born_again

CCTV will be long gone by now.

KeithP

The OP posted on the Parking Board yesterday evening but hasn't bothered to mention that here or thank anyone for their suggestion. Poor show.

Belenus

The OP is new and perhaps doesn't yet fully understand the etiquette on here.

Many long standing regular posters don't bother to thank others either.

Belenus

Thanks for the thanks Neil.