Paid Parking Company Private Car Park Fine

[CluckyChick]

Anyone got any recent (2016) experience of dealing with car park fines issued by Paid Parking Company There's a lot of stuff on the internet about their bullying tactics, but nothing recent I can find. The driver was only a little over the time limit, and was given misleading information about the car park by the neighbouring business.

This question relates to a car park in England.

[CluckyChick]

The company is called Paid Parking Company - somehow my post got auto corrected!

[sunny-dave]

There are 'issues' with that company threatening action against this site for incorrect/abusive comments in the past.

The first port of call should always be to complain to the actual store that runs the car park - not to the enforcement company. They can require the enforcement company to withdraw the penalty, assuming you have a decent case for your use of the car park.

People will say 'ignore it and it will go away' and 'nothing will happen' - that is no longer true - this enforcement company in particular is bulk processing enforcements through tame magistrates - you may be lucky, but I'd be a bit more worried than in the past.

[SlackAlice]

As far as I am aware they are not fines but parking charge invoices.

http://www.moneysavingexpert.com/reclaim/private-parking-tickets

[sunny-dave]

Yes - but (like it or not) they are still enforceable through the courts, SlackAlice.

[SlackAlice]

Did not say it wasn't. Did you read the link?

But its still not a fine.

[sunny-dave]

Sorry SlackA - didn't intend to get at you - I know it's not a fine, but a request for payment - albeit one that has now been proven to be legal and enforceable.

I've read all the stuff many times - you just got caught in my pre-emptive strike against the usual suspects giving dud (out-of-date) information on these questions.

[SlackAlice]

^^^

I forgive you, unlike many on here, because Christmas will soon arrive ☺☺☺

[EDDIE51]

Look at this web site and search for 'your' parking company
Loads of free advice and template letters . They will handle the case for you if you if want them to.
http://www.parking-prankster.com/

[EDDIE51]

Paid Parking Company are one of Parking Prankster's 'biggest' customers , they warrant a special slot
http://parking-prankster.blogspot.co.uk/2014/06/arguments-to-use-if-Paid Parking Company-try-and.html

[EDDIE51]

^^ again the censor is altering the wording to paid parking company
Just click on it, the information IS about the company you are dealing with!

[Baldric]

///There are 'issues' with that company threatening action against this site for incorrect/abusive comments in the past///

Looks like insider information maybe from a Mod.

[Mamyalynne]

Not necessarily, the Ed spelled it out some years ago when people discovered they were unable to type the Company name without altering it in part.

[ummmm]

I'll second Mamy...Ed told us.

[CluckyChick]

Thanks guys. There's just something odd about the whole thing. The company-who-apparently-cannot-be-named did have clear signs up, so no problem with that. The problem was that that the business whose car park it was had a 2.5 hour event on, and because there was no way to pay for extra time over the free 2 hours, they were telling drivers it was fine and monitoring wasn't operational that day. Forgive me for being cynical, but one has to wonder why that mis-information was being given out.

[Mamyalynne]

Have you spoken to the Business running the event, their actions in misleading patrons will surely cost them future custom/attendance.

[sunny-dave]

No inside info - as per mamya and ummmm - I just read stuff and remember it ...

[Mamyalynne]

I've said before a good memory has got me in bother before Dave - strange what we retain.

[EDDIE51]

^^ then your first action must be to complain to the company whose car park it was. They should instruct the parking company to withdraw the invoice.
( IT IS NOT A FINE!)
Then also lodge an appeal with parking e** and state that you were told the 2 hour limit was not operating that day and ask them to check with the car park owner.