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Help with MET Parking / ZZPS Charge – Need Advice

Hi everyone,

I’m hoping for some advice. Over the summer, I received a parking ticket from MET Parking after overstaying at my gym (it has a 3-hour limit). I was there with my daughter swimming, and as a genuine member, I thought the gym would be able to get the ticket cancelled. I was only 20 mins over. 

I spoke with them at the time and assumed they’d contacted MET, but it looks like they didn’t. I’ve now received a letter from ZZPS saying “action required” and that I need to pay £170.

Could someone please advise what my best course of action is at this stage?

  • Should I contact MET directly, ZZPS, or both?

  • Is it still possible for the gym to intervene now?

  • And what happens if I ignore ZZPS?

Any guidance on what to say or who to write to would be massively appreciated.

Thanks in advance!


Damerel

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  • Gr1pr
    Gr1pr Posts: 10,099 Forumite
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    edited 14 October at 6:25PM
    Neither,  ignore them for now,  especially powerless debt collectors letters like from ZZPS 

    Yes, plan A is always in play

    A Letter of Claim giving you 30 days notice,  followed by an N1SDT court claim pack from the CNBC in Northampton using MCOL to arrive in the post 
  • Coupon-mad
    Coupon-mad Posts: 155,452 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 10,000 Posts Name Dropper Photogenic
    Why aren't you just ignoring ZZPS letters as post 4 of the NEWBIES thread tells you?
    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 THREAD
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