Parking Ticket

[snoopy1239]

From figures compiled by the British Parking Association, over the last year, 1,800,000 Private Parking Charge tickets were issued. Of these, 31% went unpaid, leaving 1,242,000 paid.

figures submitted by the BPA were that between 2% and 5% of  tickets issued resulted in court action. This equates to between 36,000 and 90,000 of the 1,800,000 tickets issued.

But a Freedom of Information request to the Ministry of Justice shows that, in fact, members of the BPA registered only 845 small claims court actions, of which only 49 cases actually went to a contested hearing in the small claims court.

Interesting stats from the honest john site quoted by Kin.

A lot of info and debate can br found, but I think the odds are well on the side for ignoring.

Instead of appealing via ParkingEye and then POPLA?

[bobAlike]

BTW the last one I ignored was only 4 months ago.

[bobAlike]

Don't ever contact them, not even to appeal.

[Dino]

My nephew received a ticket from them after his  car broke down in a local supermarket,he was there for 3 hours till the RAC fitted a new alternator belt. He got the RAC to send him a copy of the job sheet which he forwarded to parking eye with an explanation,they wrote back saying under the circumstances they would cancel the charge.

[snoopy1239]

My nephew received a ticket from them after his  car broke down in a local supermarket,he was there for 3 hours till the RAC fitted a new alternator belt. He got the RAC to send him a copy of the job sheet which he forwarded to parking eye with an explanation,they wrote back saying under the circumstances they would cancel the charge.

I didn't use the RAC. My father helped me out and then tailed me home. I do have a signed copy of the destruction certificate though.

[kinboshi]

Been thinking about this.  Even if they have the law on their side, it's surely going to cost them more than £100 to pursue someone who doesn't respond to them, etc.

[snoopy1239]

Been thinking about this.  Even if they have the law on their side, it's surely going to cost them more than £100 to pursue someone who doesn't respond to them, etc.

It costs them at least £30 just for the keeper appealing through POPLA.

[tikay]

If you refuse to pay, they may post a live ostrich through your letter box.

[Cf]

Ignore them completely. Don't pay.

[bobAlike]

Ignore them completely. Don't pay.

[kinboshi]

Ignore them completely. Don't pay.

[bobAlike]

Ignore them completely. Don't pay.

LOL

It's something I feel really strongly about after getting shafted by them once. Since then I have been a champion of spreading the message for people not to pay 'Parking Charge Notices' (not to be confused with 'Penalty Charge Notices' which you have to pay by law).

Parking charge notices are nothing but an invoice. Fortunately in this country just because you park your car in a private car park doesn't mean that you have entered into a contract agreeing with the rules of the car park.
Also there a laws in this country that states that any fine has to be inline with the costs incurred by the offence committed. These fines (invoices) are ridiculously over priced as such.

I don't advocate going in to a car park and not paying I just don't want to get ripped off if I go over the allotted time.

[snoopy1239]

Ignore them completely. Don't pay.

LOL

It's something I feel really strongly about after getting shafted by them once. Since then I have been a champion of spreading the message for people not to pay 'Parking Charge Notices' (not to be confused with 'Penalty Charge Notices' which you have to pay by law).

Parking charge notices are nothing but an invoice. Fortunately in this country just because you park your car in a private car park doesn't mean that you have entered into a contract agreeing with the rules of the car park.
Also there a laws in this country that states that any fine has to be inline with the costs incurred by the offence committed. These fines (invoices) are ridiculously over priced as such.

I don't advocate going in to a car park and not paying I just don't want to get ripped off if I go over the allotted time.

Are you sure this is true?

[outragous76]

Ignore them completely. Don't pay.

LOL

It's something I feel really strongly about after getting shafted by them once. Since then I have been a champion of spreading the message for people not to pay 'Parking Charge Notices' (not to be confused with 'Penalty Charge Notices' which you have to pay by law).

Parking charge notices are nothing but an invoice. Fortunately in this country just because you park your car in a private car park doesn't mean that you have entered into a contract agreeing with the rules of the car park.
Also there a laws in this country that states that any fine has to be inline with the costs incurred by the offence committed. These fines (invoices) are ridiculously over priced as such.

I don't advocate going in to a car park and not paying I just don't want to get ripped off if I go over the allotted time.

Are you sure this is true?

my understanding is that this part is very vague, but vague enough to not pay for now.  Its about offer and acceptance and where by merely entering their space you have accepted their terms.

But moreso the bit about cost of line being in line with the offence is more important

[LeedsRhodesy]

Don't pay it you will get a few letters saying they are taking you to court but I just binned them in e past

http://youtu.be/XAIcdi9niHA