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Got caught in a car park in Newquay, didn't know there were cameras in operation.
I wasted 5 minutes unloading the kids and then going back to car for the number plate (wife's new car) to enter in the meter. Took note of the time and got back in time and got packed up, got kids a drink etc.
Basically 12 minutes over time and didn't rush out as I was with our car and kids being demanding = £60 parking charge with the threat of increased fee and court if not paid:(
Should I pay them or ignore them and risk it?
Any advice welcome
Thanks
Simon.
Have a look on a site called 'pepipoo '....
I know in the past, I have sent them a letter saying that I refuse to pay their unlawful private invoice....using those words :0)
I never went to court about it either.....
Don't ignore Parking Eye. You could try a POPLA appeal. Head over to Pepipoo forums for the latest advice on how to go about it.
PS It's not a fine - it's a demand for a contractual payment.
Not sure if anything's changed since I last looked at this but basically ignore it as hard as possible. Money Saving Expert had some good tips on what to do.
Do a google search. There are online firms will challenge it for you with a guaranteed outcome or they pay fine. I think daughters was a 15 quid fee. Wasn't worth the hassle for that
No, don't ignore it.
They can hold the registered keeper liable these days.
The old ignore it advice is no longer valid.
Dispute it & ask for a POPLA appeal number.
They will then have to pay for that appeal, about £20 I think.
For 12 mins POPLA will probably chuck it out, & they know this so you may never hear from them again.
If they do proceed then you've every chance POPLA will find in your favour because you did actually buy a ticket.
Either way, you've nothing to lose.
Ignore it & the registered keeper could end up jn court.
Parking Eye have to confirm to this law
http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2012/9/schedule/4/enacted
This is a statutory obligation. If they dont conform to this then the no court will rule in their favour, so they would be mad to take you to court if this was the case.
Have a look at how long they have to inform the registered keeper via post. I got a ticket once but the company sent it a day too late. I told them this and i never eard anything again.
Also, if you do find a non conformance, then dont Appeal the ticket, absolutely refuse to pay it, and state that any further correspondence may be considered as harassment.
If they want you to play by their rules then they must play by the governments rules.
As per takisawa2's post earlier. I had a ticket from them which I appealed to POPLA as it was an unfair charge and not reflective of any loss blah blah blah and also make sure you don't mention you were the driver. They didn't even bother fighting the POPLA appeal and submitted no evidence.
Same experience as Nonsense. Requested a POPLA appeal, which they agreed to and gave me the case number. I made my postal submission and they ruled in my favour saying the Parking Eye had offered no evidence at all. It struck me as a very strange way to run a business.
Ian
It struck me as a very strange way to run a business.
Not with the number of people who just pay the £60 it isn't!
.... Very strange was to run a business...
ParkingEye was bought by Capita in 2013 for £57m
Turnover around £30m a year, profits of around £10m a year.
Without making anything, selling anything or even owning any car parks
Pretty impressive way to run a business if you ask me.
Depends on your definition of 'impressive' I suppose. Morally bankrupt, demanding money with menaces bullying business models do not impress me...Pretty impressive way to run a business if you ask me.
It may not be, but it will more than likely still work. With so many people just coughing up, there's no need to put any actual work into pursuing the (probably) <5% that never respond. I've ignored one about 18 months ago, and I heard nowt.The old ignore it advice is no longer valid
It may not be, but it will more than likely still work.
Parking Eye specifically are known for being one of the few car park nazis who will actually take people to court over it. I wouldn't risk it.
Fair enough, but I bet it's only a small proportion, as an 'example' to others. If they can't routinely offer evidence to POPLA, then I doubt they make a habit of going to court. They probably monitor sites like pepipoo very closely, and ensue that any cases that are being spoken about on there are prosecuted with maximum predjudice, in order to get their monies worth. It's what I'd do if I were in charge of a firm of [s]morally bankcrupt, bottom feeding scumsucking evil nasty bastards[/s] above board honest company.
But fair one, I have no personal experience with parking eye.
Back in the days when best advice was to ignore I ignored two parking eye tickets. One I heard nothing, the other I got two letters then heard nothing.
I got the sense these guys to not want to chase difficult customers, the money is in the low hanging fruit.
if your parking was fine what are you worried about?