Smart Parking Fine - now with Debt Recovery- please help?

l70rowe

Can somebody help me please?

For note I am based in Scotland. 

i received a fine request from Smart Parking - 27th Sept 2024,
I was parked in a multi storey and the machines were vandalised (no display working) but I still put money in.

i immediately appealed but I received no communication (luckily I took a photo of the appeal reference from the computer screen).

I then received a letter from debt recovery plus (based in Manchester).
asking to pay £170 fine!

i managed to get in touch with the debt recovery company and explained that I had put in an appeal and had no word from smart parking.

The debt company have asked that I pay £170 by 30th December or it goes to their legal team.

I haven’t mentioned still asked for proof - photographic evidence  of date and time that the appeal response was sent to my email.

however I have now seen in forums that if you live in Scotland then we can ignore these?

can somebody advise please, as I don’t want to have a black mark against my name and to then have to go to court through this?

Thank you in advance 
Linda 
 

Gr1pr

Ignore the powerless debt collectors,  but do keep the paperwork 

I hope that you did not disclose who was driving   ?

Nothing will happen,  no black marks,  rest easy,  no contact 

l70rowe

thank you.

no I haven’t mentioned who was driving.

l70rowe

I have all the paperwork plus my appeal reference,
I emailed the Debt company to say that I was disputing this and still required proof that an appeal response was sent to me.

i have been worried over Christmas because of this, especially with having a mortgage etc.. I few of my friends said to ignore it but I was looking for all your advice, thank you

Gr1pr

Good, keep it that way,  just ignore the debt collectors letters,  nothing will happen 

Coupon-mad

l70rowe said:

I have all the paperwork plus my appeal reference,
I emailed the Debt company to say that I was disputing this and still required proof that an appeal response was sent to me.

i have been worried over Christmas because of this, especially with having a mortgage etc.. I few of my friends said to ignore it but I was looking for all your advice, thank you

You can completely stop worrying. Ignore them entirely - see the 4th post of the NEWBIES thread.

But the law is changing in a year so start reading private car park signs more diligently now.  Search the forum for:

Scotland parking new law keeper 2025

l70rowe

thank you for your help