MET Parking Services advice - Won

[Rusco]

Hi everyone. I'm a newbie here looking for a bit of advice.

I have been served with a parking fine of £100 from MET Parking Service. If I don't pay within a certain amount of time it goes up to £150.

I was at Mcdonalds outside Gatwick, I decided to pop in and grab something to eat. I failed to see the signs that say you only have a 60 minutes parking limit. Granted it was there for a while, 77 minutes to be precise according to the letter, so I was 17mins late getting back to my car and leaving. I have no proof that I was in there eating, who keeps a receipt from a Mcdonalds?
They send me a picture of my car arriving and leaving. I think £100 is really harsh for being 17 minutes over is there anything I can do or do I just have to suck it up and pay?
thanks in advance.

[mystery1]

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Naughty naughty. Maximum charge is £100, oops.

Anyway,

dear Sirs,

I, as registered keeper, wish to invoke your appeals procedure. The driver was a customer of McDonalds and did not see the signage. In any event the charges are penal and not a genuine pre estimate of loss as well as being an amount larger than permitted under the BPA code of practice to which you subscribe.

I will not name the driver as i am under no statutory obligation to do so.

Please accept my apeal or supply a popla code.

Yours etc


Edit http://www.legalbeagles.info/forums/...-Appeal-Letter to suit for a popla appeal.

It does work http://www.legalbeagles.info/forums/...pany-victories Yes that hasn't been updated for a while but it'd just be more of the same

M1

[Rusco]

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Yeah I know, how dare I over stay my welcome. haha
Thank you for that.

[Johnboy007]

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Hi,
I love these cases...
I recently had two, and never had to pay either.
Copy and paste this......

xxxxxxxxx
Yours sincerely,


Once you have sent this by recorded, signed for post. You probably will not get a response.
Or Met Parking may very well try to fob you off with another demand.
If they do, let me know.
We go on then to letter No 2. which I will post for you then.
Regards,
John

[des8]

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stick with Mystery1

[Rusco]

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I took the advice from Myster1, thank you for the letter. They wrote back to me saying they will reduce the fine to £50 if I pay with in 10 days. Which I thought was a bit odd.
What you think shall I just push my luck and wright the 2nd letter?

[mystery1]

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Have they rejected your appeal and supplied a popla code ?

M1

[Rusco]

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Yeah they rejected it and sent me the popla code.

[mystery1]

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Popla isn't pushing your luck it's winning

Send the 2nd letter to popla :okay:

M1

[Rusco]

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lol ok I will get it sent off.
I will let you know how it pans out. Thank you.

[Rusco]

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Hi everyone.
Its been a while since I sent the 2nd letter to the Popla. Thought I would let you know the out come.
I received a letter from them saying that MET Parking services failed to send them any evidence of any kind of the offence. And there for they had no choice but to let me off the whole £100 fine. WIN

Just wanted to thank you all for your help and advice on this, I really appreciate it.

[Abi]

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Hi,
I love these cases...
I recently had two, and never had to pay either.
Copy and paste this......

[B]xxxxxxxxxx

I received parking fine from MET stating i was to send them a parking charge for £100 as I had been parked in mcdonalds car park for several minutes over their 1.5 hours allowed. I sent the above letter to them within the time allowed and i have received a reply stating they reject my appeal. They also sent a 'site map' which shows the places where the parking signs are in the carpark.
I also received a POPLA application form. Please can you post your 2nd letter as said above and advise how to do the form?
Many thanks
Abi

[jhaig28959]

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Hi John,

I recently got a MET parking charge whilst parked in Barns Elms Sports Centre car park for not parking in a bay. The car park was full so i just stuck it somewhere reasonable.

The charge is £100 or reduced to £60 if i pay within 14days.

My case it is slightly different to MacDonalds incidents posted so i just thought it worth asking how you would approach it?

Your (or anyones) advice/suggestions would be much appreciated

Thanks,
James

[Amethyst]

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James, You might be best posting a thread in the current cases http://www.legalbeagles.info/forums/...Charge-Notices as your post might get missed here.

[MENTION=64146]jhaig28959[/MENTION]

[Jemima Rose]

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Hi Johnboy
You seem to be very good at this so wonder if you can help me:
I received on 8.4.15 parking charge notice for £100 - for 'parking outside markings of a parking bay' at my local gym/swimming pool where I am a member - it is a council run premises but parking is contracted out. There is no charge for parking. The car park was full as it was during Easter holidays with lots of kids going swimming and, due to construction work, 6 spaces less available for parking. I parked in a space not considered a bay but also not obstructing anything. Do I have a case please. Any advise greatly appreciated, many thanks

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[QUOTE=Johnboy007;449895]Hi,
I love these cases...
I recently had two, and never had to pay either.
Copy and paste this......

Re: (Met Parking Ref No.....)

Dear Sir / Madam,
I am NOT going to pay you any money, unless and until you can fulfill the following conditions.

1. Validation of the alleged debt (the actual accounting), not a Photostat copy.
2. Verification of your claim against me (a sworn affidavit or a hand signed invoice in accordance with The Bills of Exchange Act (1882));
3. A copy of any alleged contract signed by both parties and therefore binding both parties.
4. Evidence and absolute proof that the car-park was being used by me, other than in accordance with your, or McDonald's, terms and conditions.
5. Absolute proof by way of verified and signed accounts, not Photostat copies, of any actual loss to McDonald's.
6. A signed copy of any contract you have with McDonald's, showing authorisation from them for the exorbitant charges you are demanding.

Under common law, and in accordance with unfair consumer contract regulations, the cost of any penalty claimed, must reflect the damages and loss suffered by the company issuing it.
England is a common law jurisdiction, and in accordance with Common Law, I do not have to prove anything.
I hereby give you ten (10) days to reply to this notice from the above date with a notice sent using recorded post and signed under full commercial liability and penalties of perjury, assuring and promising me that all of the replies and details given to the above requests are true and without deception, fraud or mischief. Your said failure to provide the aforementioned documentation within ten (10) days, from the above date, to validate the debt, will constitute your agreement to the following terms:


1. That the debt did not exist in the first place;
OR
2. It has already been paid in full;

AND
3. That any damages suffered, you will be held culpable;
4. That you will not appoint an agent to act on its/your behalf in this matter and that any negative remarks made to any debt enforcement company or credit reference agency will be removed, and will be subject to £5000.00 in damages.
5. You will no longer pursue this matter any further.
6. You agree to pay all fee schedules.

Please Note:
I wish to deal with this matter in writing and I do not give your organization permission to contact me by any other means. Should you do so, I must warn you that this could constitute ‘harassment' and I may take action under Section 1 of the Protection from Harassment Act 1997 and the Administration of Justice Act 1970 S.40, which makes it a Criminal Offence for a creditor or a creditor's agent to make demands (for money), which are aimed at causing 'alarm, distress or humiliation', because of their frequency or manner..
Yours sincerely,


Once you have sent this by recorded, signed for post. You probably will not get a response.
Or Met Parking may very well try to fob you off with another demand.
If they do, let me know.
We go on then to letter No 2. which I will post for you then.
Regards,
John[/QUOTE]