Parking fine

[Raju88]

Hi all - looking for some advice,

I received an email on 6th September from my lease company of a parking fine they had receieved with a few details. On the email it says that they have contacted NCP and provided my name and address details so they can re-issue the fine so I left it naturally until I received the letter.

I never received a letter and have only just remembered I haven't, I had a check of my email again and saw that they included a reference number which I've then punched into the NCP website and it's come up with £100 fine because my discount period has expired. It also says that my fine was issues 16 September yet I never received any letter nor chasers.

I accept that I was over my time (should have realised that it was an ANPR car park system!) but I never received anything through the post.

Yes, there was a reference number that I could have paid it there and then if I really wanted to but I just glanced at the bit where it said a fine will be re-issued and left it at that. That's also probably my fault - but if I can save £50 I will try!

Should I appeal that I didn't receive any letter notification (do I have grounds for it?) and ask for an extended discount period? Or just pay the £100 and be done with it?

Thanks

[CraigyMc]

Raju88 said:

Hi all - looking for some advice,

I received an email on 6th September from my lease company of a parking fine they had receieved with a few details. On the email it says that they have contacted NCP and provided my name and address details so they can re-issue the fine so I left it naturally until I received the letter.

I never received a letter and have only just remembered I haven't, I had a check of my email again and saw that they included a reference number which I've then punched into the NCP website and it's come up with £100 fine because my discount period has expired. It also says that my fine was issues 16 September yet I never received any letter nor chasers.

I accept that I was over my time (should have realised that it was an ANPR car park system!) but I never received anything through the post.

Yes, there was a reference number that I could have paid it there and then if I really wanted to but I just glanced at the bit where it said a fine will be re-issued and left it at that. That's also probably my fault - but if I can save £50 I will try!

Should I appeal that I didn't receive any letter notification (do I have grounds for it?) and ask for an extended discount period? Or just pay the £100 and be done with it?

Thanks

You'd be best off asking about this on the pepipoo forums which specialise in that sort of thing - http://forums.pepipoo.com/

[hondansx]

From what I've read up on, if you appeal then you become worth chasing - under more pressure you are more likely to pay.

However, taking you to court costs money; it makes no sense for them to take action when the cost outweighs the benefit. But, of course, many will indeed pay straight away so it's worth them issuing fines and sending a threatening letter.

You MUST get a letter before you are taken to court. I'm not sure how it would be done to prove whether a letter was received.

Unless it was a council car park, I would ignore any fine. I have done this and been fine, but it is ultimately down to how to risk adverse you are. From everything I have read and seen, things get serious when you are a frequent offender - quite simply, £1,000 of fines is worth taking you to court for, a £100 one isn't.

[spikyone]

hondansx said:

From what I've read up on, if you appeal then you become worth chasing - under more pressure you are more likely to pay.

However, taking you to court costs money; it makes no sense for them to take action when the cost outweighs the benefit. But, of course, many will indeed pay straight away so it's worth them issuing fines and sending a threatening letter.

You MUST get a letter before you are taken to court. I'm not sure how it would be done to prove whether a letter was received.

Unless it was a council car park, I would ignore any fine. I have done this and been fine, but it is ultimately down to how to risk adverse you are. From everything I have read and seen, things get serious when you are a frequent offender - quite simply, £1,000 of fines is worth taking you to court for, a £100 one isn't.

Utter bks, I'm afraid. You've read outdated and incorrect information. Plenty of parking companies are taking people to court for less than £100. It goes through small claims so costs to the claimant are minimal. And lastly, it's "averse", not "adverse".

Far better advice was given in the post immediately before this. The only thing to add would be that it's worthwhile checking with the lease company that they gave the correct address.

[silverfoxcc]

OP

go to pepipoo.com

First its NOT a fine it is a speculative invoice

2) do not contact the PPC ( private parking company AT ALL)

2a) start your own thread in the Private parking forum or Council thread depening on who issued to ticket

3) Do not in any posts on pepipoo say who the driver was THIS IS MEGA IMPORTANT as these buffers ( ppc) read the dsite and once they have a name you are toast!! Just saw Tne driver did this, the driver saw that the registered keeper got this etc

4) Do some research on the site by looking up the relevant PPC

5) Never contact the PPC without the search on pepipoo and follow what has happened. They will assist you but do not expect them to do everything for you, the more you do, they more help they will give, sound a paradox but it works!

6) Do not send any letter to the PPC without putting it up on your thread for them to critique it and fine tune it

7) at the end of the day these rapacious PPC are only in existence because the average driver rolls over straight away, put up a fight and they normally roll over. After all the 60/100 pound they want from you is better in your pocket or theirs

8) Pepipoo wil tell you at once if you have a case or not, if you have they have a good record of you not paying

9) dont tell ies or fudge, be 100% trurhful and they will help, screw them about and you are on your own

10) the following are good posters Schoolrunmum, Lynnzer, Gan hcanderson, incandescent, dancingdad, the rookie, fredd, in fact anyone with a high post count. It has been known for the ex clamper to post givng bad advice so trust those above

11) its is your decision, spend a cuople of hours fighting it OR just send off £100.00 .......your call

Ron