MET Parking Fine

[bridgesam]

Hi all

New to this site so hopefully am posting in the right part!

Just received a PCN from MET Parking Services this morning.

I've been doing a lot of reading into these lovely people (online and in these forums) and have a few questions that you guys could hopefully answer for me:

• From my reading, I understand that some people advise never to pay MET PCNs - is this correct/viable and, if so, why?
• I understand that their powers to 'enforce' are not within any legal parameters - if this is correct, should I bother paying them?
• People have said that if you don't pay, they send you a few bogus solicitor's/baliff letters - but after that they just give up and move on to another poor sucker. Is this true?

I've posted a new thread on here as the one I have been reading was a year ago or so and, as you can imagine, is a bit clogged up now.

So if anyone has any advice to give or experiences to share regarding my above three points, I would be most grateful!

Cheers!

P.S I don't usually try to or advocate not paying parking fines, however due to MET's presence in the private car park in the block of flats WHERE I LIVE, they haven't issued my flat with a parking space despite there being 30 odd free bays at any one time - so they are making my blood boil a little!

[ostell]

Re: MET Parking Fine

So what does your lease say about parking?

Ignore was the OLD advice

[bridgesam]

Re: MET Parking Fine

In my lease I haven't been allocated a space, however, I stupidly failed to mention that i was only parked for 20 minutes whilst loading and the parking attendant took his opportunity whilst I was away from the car getting things to load in.

[ostell]

Re: MET Parking Fine

Although you haven't been allocated a space what else does tt say (or not say) about parking.

[mystery1]

Re: MET Parking Fine

All you've had is a notice from the attendant ?

If so wait for the notice to keeper to arrive via post (between 28 & 56 days)

File everything.

Did he take a picture of you ?

M1

[bridgesam]

Re: MET Parking Fine

Thanks M1. Been waiting for your reply - in my one day of looking around the forums you seem to have a good reputation for parking knowledge!

I assume there were pictures but as it was only today, they haven't been uploaded to the metreview.co.uk website yet.

If there are any pictures, any further advice? Cheers!

[mystery1]

Re: MET Parking Fine

No further advice at present. Check what the lease says about entitlement to park and await the NTK.

M1