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Blue badge, but got parking ticket
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thepeachyone
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Hi I have a blue badge for a mobility problem, I am also autistic. I got a parking charge notice in August with a photo of the back of my car in a local shopping centre, from UKCPS Ltd. Nothing stuck on the car, just a letter through post, saying I hadn't displayed my blue badge. I thought I had displayed it, I do not normally forget. I thought these parking charge letters weren't legally enforceable, so I ignored it. I think I had 2 maybe 3 letters.
Now I have got a notice from Debt recovery plus saying I owe 170. I'm now slightly worried. Every letter is addressed to The Company Secretary, then my name. I am not a company, not sure why they do that.
The letter says if I do not pay or set up a payment plan or make contact in 7 days we will assume you have chosen to ignore this letter and legal recovery actions will begin. You have lost the right to appeal the charge by not responding sooner.
I thought these private parking charges weren't the law, and are more or less trying it on. I also thought that it was the Equality Act that applied here, and if I am entitled to a blue badge it at the time of the incident they couldn't take me to court. Can
someone please clarify please?
I have autistic spectrum disorder which is a social communication disorder so please be patient with me.
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The bad news:
Private parking charges are enforceable. So you need to stop ignoring them in most cases.
These horrible bullyboy firms can and do take people to court including those with Blue Badges, so your info us out of date.
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The good news:
1. The Equality Act does apply;
2. The law is changing to regulate these rogue parking firms by 2024;
3. You can/must now ignore UKCPS;
4. You can/must ignore Debt Recovery Plus;
5. You can get it cancelled by complaining to the landowner.
PRIVATE 'PCN'? DON'T PAY BUT DON'T IGNORE IT (except N.Ireland).
CLICK at the top or bottom of any page where it says:
Home»Motoring»Parking Tickets Fines & Parking - read the NEWBIES THREAD1 -
thepeachyone said:Every letter is addressed to The Company Secretary, then my name. I am not a company, not sure why they do that.1
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It's a motability car, my name is on the paperwork. When you say keeper do you mean owner or user?I have autistic spectrum disorder which is a social communication disorder so please be patient with me.0
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thepeachyone said:It's a motability car, my name is on the paperwork. When you say keeper do you mean owner or user?
I.e. are you the Registered Keeper of the vehicle or is Motability the Registered Keeper of the vehicle?
To put it another way... is your name on the vehicle's Registration Document (V5c) or is motability's name on that document?1 -
Motability keep the log book, they insure it too.I have autistic spectrum disorder which is a social communication disorder so please be patient with me.1
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Are there two threads now that need merging?PRIVATE 'PCN'? DON'T PAY BUT DON'T IGNORE IT (except N.Ireland).
CLICK at the top or bottom of any page where it says:
Home»Motoring»Parking Tickets Fines & Parking - read the NEWBIES THREAD1 -
thepeachyone said:Motability keep the log book, they insure it too.1
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OP
Is this the same incident please?
https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/6418313/not-displaying-blue-badge-in-shopping-centre/p1
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Yes only one. Someone said I had posted it in wrong place.I have autistic spectrum disorder which is a social communication disorder so please be patient with me.0
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I have been unable to find who owns the land.I have autistic spectrum disorder which is a social communication disorder so please be patient with me.0
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