Parking Ticket Relative from Abroad
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A relative came from abroad (non EU country) to visit. He rented a car, then parked it in a railway station car park in order to visit London.
It seems he didn't quite understand how the system works. He only had old style £1 coins, so couldn't obtain a ticket, & therefore didn't pay (should've at least asked station/car park staff
)....
Apparently the ticket is £120 or £60 if paid within a couple of weeks.
So: does he pay up £60 right now, or does he f
k off home & hope for the best? My guess is that its a private enforcement company that will eventually claim the full £120 from the car rental company, who in turn, will automatically charge his credit card whether he likes it or not. Short of cancelling his credit card & never visiting the UK again on pain of death, what are the options?
It seems he didn't quite understand how the system works. He only had old style £1 coins, so couldn't obtain a ticket, & therefore didn't pay (should've at least asked station/car park staff
)....Apparently the ticket is £120 or £60 if paid within a couple of weeks.
So: does he pay up £60 right now, or does he f
k off home & hope for the best? My guess is that its a private enforcement company that will eventually claim the full £120 from the car rental company, who in turn, will automatically charge his credit card whether he likes it or not. Short of cancelling his credit card & never visiting the UK again on pain of death, what are the options?go to pepipoo.com and ask them
BUT if it is kosher, then wait fro the NTK and send it back with the guys details
Doubtful if the PPC will pursue and as you have given them the drivers drtails RK liabilty is at an end
HOWEVER
it may well be that the car park is 'not relevant land' ( covered by byelaws)and if you can spin it out for 6 months.... go to pepipoo.com and put in the private parking thread.......THen you escape the TOC chasing you
But best to get onto pepipoo.com
BUT if it is kosher, then wait fro the NTK and send it back with the guys details
Doubtful if the PPC will pursue and as you have given them the drivers drtails RK liabilty is at an end
HOWEVER
it may well be that the car park is 'not relevant land' ( covered by byelaws)and if you can spin it out for 6 months.... go to pepipoo.com and put in the private parking thread.......THen you escape the TOC chasing you
But best to get onto pepipoo.com
Biker 1 said:
Me too, but relative is from a part of the world where £60 is an awful lot of money.
The problem is that the hire company will pay the PCN and will counter charge to your relative plus an admin charge on their credit card. The relative will pay whatever happens, its just a question of £60 now or more than £60 later.
SVTRick said:
Contact Bank
Cancel card ASAP as you have lost it
Don't listen to dick heads on PH
Sorted new number issued
Old number cancelled
They can no longer charge your card as it's invalid
what he said and then fly back to the Country they came from.Cancel card ASAP as you have lost it
Don't listen to dick heads on PH
Sorted new number issued
Old number cancelled
They can no longer charge your card as it's invalid
Unless your relative is incredibly honest and or their religious beliefs stop them from doing so, then just pay the £60 and move on.
You could always help out if they are finding it difficult to pay
SVTRick said:
Don't listen to dick heads on PH
Sorted new number issued
Old number cancelled
Sorted new number issued
Old number cancelled
Hire car company would still be able to charge as they will have a pre approved deposit from the original credit card that they credit card company will honour because it was done before the card was 'lost'
But yeah, good on, 'dick heads on PH'
OP, I'm not trying to be a 'dick head' but if he could afford to get to the UK, hire a car, go to London for a day out etc then surely £60 is a drop in the ocean?
If it really is a lot, then as family, why don't you pay it? I've done the same for my sister who is a bit hard up sometimes.
I had a Danish colleague with the same problem last year. He did genuinely have grounds for appeal in that instance - the paper ticket had fallen down off the window between the seat and driver door bin.
Anyway, he appealed the ticket instantly via the council's on-line 'appeal my parking charge' form or suchlike - but didn't have any evidence of the purchased ticket as he managed to lose it in the intervening period! This though, had the effect of removing the rental company (Europcar) from the process. He was then dealing directly with the council parking enforcement team, and they had his contact details - complete with Danish address.
He never heard from them again.
Anyway, he appealed the ticket instantly via the council's on-line 'appeal my parking charge' form or suchlike - but didn't have any evidence of the purchased ticket as he managed to lose it in the intervening period! This though, had the effect of removing the rental company (Europcar) from the process. He was then dealing directly with the council parking enforcement team, and they had his contact details - complete with Danish address.
He never heard from them again.
Bill said:
I would imagine the car hire firms are used to chancers and keep the deposit open until a few weeks have passed and there are no nasty letters.
So pay £60 now, or £120+ admin fee later.
This is pretty much what I thought.So pay £60 now, or £120+ admin fee later.
I know the T & Cs usually mention stuff about speeding tickets, but wasn't sure what the position is with private parking companies.
Thanks for quick PH responses as ever, including the obvious 'if he can afford a hire car & trip to the UK, he should be able to afford £60.....' Yep, coming over on a shoestring was perhaps not the best idea, & I did try to warn him multiple times, particularly regarding parking & speed cameras.
Biker 1 said:
A relative came from abroad (non EU country) to visit. He rented a car, then parked it in a railway station car park in order to visit London.
It seems he didn't quite understand how the system works. He only had old style £1 coins, so couldn't obtain a ticket, & therefore didn't pay (should've at least asked station/car park staff)....
Apparently the ticket is £120 or £60 if paid within a couple of weeks.
So: does he pay up £60 right now, or does he fk off home & hope for the best? My guess is that its a private enforcement company that will eventually claim the full £120 from the car rental company, who in turn, will automatically charge his credit card whether he likes it or not. Short of cancelling his credit card & never visiting the UK again on pain of death, what are the options?
The hire company should service the company with the home address of the driver. This should be their home address in foreign country. Aloow them to write to them in foreign country and play letter ping pong for 6 months from the date of parking indiscretion. Once the 6 months has timed out they are unable to take them to court for railway byelaw offences. It seems he didn't quite understand how the system works. He only had old style £1 coins, so couldn't obtain a ticket, & therefore didn't pay (should've at least asked station/car park staff
)....Apparently the ticket is £120 or £60 if paid within a couple of weeks.
So: does he pay up £60 right now, or does he f
k off home & hope for the best? My guess is that its a private enforcement company that will eventually claim the full £120 from the car rental company, who in turn, will automatically charge his credit card whether he likes it or not. Short of cancelling his credit card & never visiting the UK again on pain of death, what are the options?Then live happily ever after
pavarotti1980 said:
The hire company should service the company with the home address of the driver. This should be their home address in foreign country. Aloow them to write to them in foreign country and play letter ping pong for 6 months from the date of parking indiscretion. Once the 6 months has timed out they are unable to take them to court for railway byelaw offences.
Then live happily ever after
Are you sure the hire company wouldn't pay the ticket & then pursue the hirer + admin fee?? There are conflicting messages here on PH....Then live happily ever after
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