Parking Eye

[suedob]

Re: Parking Eye

Is it your opinion that they will still take it to Court or realise they don't stand a chance if they did?

[bluebottle]

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They would be very unwise to attempt to pursue a civil claim. Parking Eye ended up around £5,000 out of pocket after trying to extort a "penalty" from a motorist. The judge hearing that case, struck out the penalty and Parking Eye's solicitors' costs. OPC and its directors were fined £30,000 by a magistrates court and Vehicle Control Services had their claim struck-out and were ordered to pay costs to the motorist they tried to fleece.

Paying the parking fee and making it quite clear to the PPC that is all they are legally-entitled to demand is all you should have to do. A court is unlikely to have any truck with a PPC that tries to unjustifiably enrich itself by trying to claim a sum of money current legislation states they are not entitled to demand. Both the PPC and Debt Collection Plus Ltd need to be put on notice that their actions amount to harassment under the Protection from Harassment Act 1997 and they could both be liable to unlimited civil damages if they do not desist immediately. A company can be held liable for any course of conduct amounting to harassment following the High Court ruling in the case of Ferguson -v- British Gas Trading Ltd 2009.

[suedob]

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Thanks for the advice.

[Philip Farrar]

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Hi Thanks everyone, this has been great information, however my other half is still whittling. My partner has today got a "penalty Charge Notice" from Parking Eye, I was driving her car and only went in the car park to pick her up from work (she works round the corner) I have been accused of parking for 15 minutes without paying. The notice that came through today is a charge from the 03/09/2012 (her first day at work) and I have been dropping her off and picking her up every day since, so I am afraid this may be the first of many Penalty charge notices to come. From the look of the posts above I can ignore these notices, however my partner is worried that they will put a CCJ or something similar against her name which will effect her credit rating, I have looked at other sites which leads me to believe that they would have to win a case in court for this to happen. Please advise as I'm getting it in the neck!

Thanks
PF

[Celestine]

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Well this thread was started on the 28th March 2012. It has been liked 54 times on FB. Right now it is being viewed by 13 guests. Its a very highly viewed thread.

Has anyone posted back to say they've been taken to court yet?



Relax and enjoy your Friday night x

[suedob]

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Next episode in the saga, i have now received a 'reduced payment offer' of £112 from £140, in final settlement as long as i pay in the next 7 days, never heard of them doing this before, what am i supposed to make of that !!!

[Budgie]

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Next episode in the saga, i have now received a 'reduced payment offer' of £112 from £140, in final settlement as long as i pay in the next 7 days, never heard of them doing this before, what am i supposed to make of that !!!

Maybe a paper plane or an origami flower !!!!

Just ignore, there is no need for you to do anything. This is just the next step in their attempt to scare and bully you into making a payment.

Budgie

[labman]

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Hi Thanks everyone, this has been great information, however my other half is still whittling. My partner has today got a "penalty Charge Notice" from Parking Eye, I was driving her car and only went in the car park to pick her up from work (she works round the corner) I have been accused of parking for 15 minutes without paying. The notice that came through today is a charge from the 03/09/2012 (her first day at work) and I have been dropping her off and picking her up every day since, so I am afraid this may be the first of many Penalty charge notices to come. From the look of the posts above I can ignore these notices, however my partner is worried that they will put a CCJ or something similar against her name which will effect her credit rating, I have looked at other sites which leads me to believe that they would have to win a case in court for this to happen. Please advise as I'm getting it in the neck!

Thanks
PF

Absolutely 100% NOT! A Penalty Charge Notice is completely different to a Parking Charge Notice and should not be ignored. See http://www.legalbeagles.info/forums/...rking-Offences

I have not heard of Parking Eye being able to issue Penalty Charge Notices - look at it carefully. If it is a Parking Charge Notice ignore it, if a Penalty Charge Notice, pay it while it has the discount.

[cjmax200]

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Hi, I have been reading this thread and it has been helpfull but I'm still unsure what to do. I parked in a car park that had always been free but now is pay & display, when I entered the car park there was 6 police cars with lights going surrounding a smashed car at the entrance which distracted me from seeing any signs. I was in the shop 10 mins and returned to find the parking charge notice on my window. I then found the signs which say 1hr free but you still need to get a ticket which I would have got as it was free, but then I returned home and emailed an appeal which naturally was unsuccessful. Now I'm not sure if I should still ignore them as I have already contacted them.
Can anyone advise me Please
Cheers
cjmax200

[bluebottle]

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Absolutely 100% NOT! A Penalty Charge Notice is completely different to a Parking Charge Notice and should not be ignored. See http://www.legalbeagles.info/forums/...rking-Offences

I have not heard of Parking Eye being able to issue Penalty Charge Notices - look at it carefully. If it is a Parking Charge Notice ignore it, if a Penalty Charge Notice, pay it while it has the discount.

Unless Parking Eye is enforcing on behalf of a local authority, my gut-feeling is that the Penalty Charge Notice from Parking Eye is a false instrument, in which case, the matter needs to be reported to the police. There may well be offences under the Fraud Act 2006 on the part of Parking Eye. If it is a Parking Charge Notice, ignore, as recommended by Labman.

[bluebottle]

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Hi, I have been reading this thread and it has been helpfull but I'm still unsure what to do. I parked in a car park that had always been free but now is pay & display, when I entered the car park there was 6 police cars with lights going surrounding a smashed car at the entrance which distracted me from seeing any signs. I was in the shop 10 mins and returned to find the parking charge notice on my window. I then found the signs which say 1hr free but you still need to get a ticket which I would have got as it was free, but then I returned home and emailed an appeal which naturally was unsuccessful. Now I'm not sure if I should still ignore them as I have already contacted them.
Can anyone advise me Please
Cheers
cjmax200

Was the car park privately-owned or a local authority car park?

[cjmax200]

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the car park is for the supermarket Aldi and the sign says private property

[labman]

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For what it's worth, I got a Parkiing Charge Notice from Aldi and ignored it - nothing has happened two years or more down the line. It may not have been Parking Eye.

The best way forward, if you can, would be to scan the ticket, removing all personal details so we can look at it. We can then suggest a way forward from a much more informed position.

[cjmax200]

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as soon as i can find out how to add pictures I'll add the picture I took because I don't have a scanner

[CleverClogs]

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Hi Thanks everyone, this has been great information, however my other half is still whittling. My partner has today got a "penalty Charge Notice" from Parking Eye, I was driving her car and only went in the car park to pick her up from work (she works round the corner) I have been accused of parking for 15 minutes without paying. The notice that came through today is a charge from the 03/09/2012 (her first day at work) and I have been dropping her off and picking her up every day since, so I am afraid this may be the first of many Penalty charge notices to come. From the look of the posts above I can ignore these notices, however my partner is worried that they will put a CCJ or something similar against her name which will effect her credit rating, I have looked at other sites which leads me to believe that they would have to win a case in court for this to happen. Please advise as I'm getting it in the neck!

Despite the apparent desire by some politicians to cut judicial costs, no claimant is yet able to "issue a CCJ" without even needing to go through the Bulk Processing Centre in Northampton.