ukpc should i ignore, Threads merged |
ukpc should i ignore, Threads merged |
Fri, 15 Jul 2011 - 15:35
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New Member Group: Members Posts: 2 Joined: 15 Jul 2011 Member No.: 48,266 |
my mum recieved a ticket at the weekend when parked in halfords. she was in a disabled bay which was not clearly marked and was next to a baby seat fitting bay which was empty. she thought she was in the seat fitting bay and was actually having our baby seat checked when the nazi from ukpc pounced telling her she has to pay £50 within ten days or it will rise to £90.
i know you will probably tell me to ignore all correspondance from ukpc but i have heard that recently the laws have changed and my mum is a bag of nerves and thinks it will be easier to just pay! any advice will be greatly appreciated |
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Fri, 15 Jul 2011 - 15:45
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Member Group: Members Posts: 2,012 Joined: 28 Jun 2004 From: High Wycombe Member No.: 1,353 |
No laws have changed. Your Mum owes UKPC nothing, the blue badge / disabled bay scheme only applies to Council car parks, not private ones. Much easier to ignore than pay, all she has to do is look at each ridiculous threatening letter as it arrives, and file it. No need to write cheques, it only encourages them to try it on with others.
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Fri, 15 Jul 2011 - 15:48
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Member Group: Members Posts: 3,295 Joined: 27 Aug 2010 Member No.: 40,109 |
When dealing with "tickets" from private parking companies (PPCs) our advice is to ignore them. For more information about this recommendation and private parking companies, click this link.
Contract law hasn't changed significantly in 100 years; there is a bill going through parliament which may have some effect on PPC tickets, but as of yet it is a bill, not law. UKPC don't take people to court, even when they practically beg them to. Show your mum the watchdog link and the threatogram chain she can expect to receive, and tell her to spend her £50 on something nice. |
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Mon, 19 Sep 2011 - 19:13
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New Member Group: Members Posts: 2 Joined: 15 Jul 2011 Member No.: 48,266 |
I posted on here in july after my mum got a ticket in halfords for parking in the wrong bay. several people responded telling me to ignore all correspondance and spend the £50 on something nice, advice that we took.
We are now on our third letter, the last two are from a firm called DEBT RECOVERY PLUS LTD. The first says we must pay £150 within seven days or the case MAY be passed to our solicitor to commence county court proceedings. The latest letter is headed NOTICE OF INTENDED LITIGATION and is basically threatening to take the matter to court to seek a ccj and we will be liable for court costs etc... Any advice will be greatly appreciated as my mum is really starting to panic, surely a debt recovery agency isnt just going to forget this as it must be costing them to send letters , also forgive me for being thick but what exactly IS litigation. where do we go from here? pls help |
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Mon, 19 Sep 2011 - 19:19
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Member Group: Members Posts: 3,295 Joined: 27 Aug 2010 Member No.: 40,109 |
Debt Recovery Plus are well known here and are nothing to worry about. See if you can find your letters on here (TPS seem to use them)
http://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/showthread.php?t=2214803 It does cost them money to send you letters; but at 45p for a stamp, vs £120 or whatever it is they're demanding now, you can see that only a small percentage of people have to pay up for it to be worthwhile. Eventually after half a dozen letters or so they'll get the message that they're wasting their time and move onto someone else. |
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Mon, 19 Sep 2011 - 20:56
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Member Group: Members Posts: 33,634 Joined: 2 Apr 2008 From: Not in the UK Member No.: 18,483 |
"Litigation" is, essentially, taking someone to court. Debt Recovery Plus can not take your mum to court unless (1) they purchase the debt (they haven't) or (2) they're solicitors (they're not).
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