Parking Eye....
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theironduke

Original Poster:

6,995 posts

217 months

Thursday 14th July 2011
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Long story but i had a letter from them a while ago saying i'd parked in one of their car parks, overstaued etc.

Long and the short is that i had sold the car about 8 months earlier but due to the DVLA/auctioneer?new owner messing up it was still in my name when it was parked in said car park.

Now i have written a couple of letters to these clowns and on two occasions "my appeal has not been successful". I know i'm in the right and physically couldn't have commit the heinous offence i have been accused of!

I got another letter the other day threatening bayliffs, CCJs and Court.....really can't be bothered to write again, can't put things more clearly to then, tts.

Anybody else had run ins with these jokers?

Mobsta

5,614 posts

284 months

Thursday 14th July 2011
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Frustrating.
Do you have bank statements to indicate the date you were paid for the vehicle.
Id imagine you'll get to the bottom of it, but not without further hassle.

Perhaps the DVLA can advise on what you should do now that you are in this situation.

davepoth

29,395 posts

228 months

Thursday 14th July 2011
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Ignore them, they won't do anything. Even if it comes to court (and it won't) so long as you can show that you sold the car you'll be fine.

joewilliams

2,004 posts

230 months

Thursday 14th July 2011
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Your mistake was responding to them...

Stop the correspondence, and put your defense to the court when they file a claim. They won't. They haven't got a leg to stand on. They're hassling you because you've actually responded, and they hope that you'll pay up with enough threats.

BuzzLightyear

1,426 posts

211 months

Thursday 14th July 2011
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Bummer!
Have you got any written proof that you sold the car (receipt from auctioneer / sales docket etc) that you could send to these jokers? Hassle, I know, but probably easiest in the long run?
Good luck!
smile

davepoth

29,395 posts

228 months

Thursday 14th July 2011
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BuzzLightyear said:
Bummer!
Have you got any written proof that you sold the car (receipt from auctioneer / sales docket etc) that you could send to these jokers? Hassle, I know, but probably easiest in the long run?
Good luck!
smile
Don't waste the postage.

theironduke

Original Poster:

6,995 posts

217 months

Thursday 14th July 2011
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davepoth said:
BuzzLightyear said:
Bummer!
Have you got any written proof that you sold the car (receipt from auctioneer / sales docket etc) that you could send to these jokers? Hassle, I know, but probably easiest in the long run?
Good luck!
smile
Don't waste the postage.
Its been a PITA itself, complicated so wont go into it but i now after lots of hassling to the DVLA have a piece of paper confirming i ceased to be the keeper last August. Parking Eye can carry on wasting there time tbh, damned if they're seeing that.

Interestinly "i" (it was may THIS YEAR) got caught speeding in said car...Thames Valley were no problem and after i wrote and explained just forwarded the FPN to the appropriate party smile

GTIR

24,741 posts

295 months

Thursday 14th July 2011
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In my job it's an occupational hazard.

I've had eight in the last two years and ignored all of them. The usual ream of letters, about eight in all each time - from "solicitors", "debt collection" agencys, "baliffs" etc etc. sleep

Ignore, ignore, ignore, Ignore, ignore, ignore.

I've kept all the paperwork just for fun.

davepoth

29,395 posts

228 months

Thursday 14th July 2011
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theironduke said:
Its been a PITA itself, complicated so wont go into it but i now after lots of hassling to the DVLA have a piece of paper confirming i ceased to be the keeper last August. Parking Eye can carry on wasting there time tbh, damned if they're seeing that.

Interestinly "i" (it was may THIS YEAR) got caught speeding in said car...Thames Valley were no problem and after i wrote and explained just forwarded the FPN to the appropriate party smile
Now you have that bit of paper, it's probably best to let them take you to court. wink

Heskey

4,048 posts

222 months

Friday 15th July 2011
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http://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?h=0&a...

3 letters in total, last one threatening 'possible' court action and 'may' get legal firms involved...

Nothing since about 2 weeks ago. I was a little dubious about advice here at first but it's a no brainer; kick your feet up, son!

twazzock

1,930 posts

198 months

Friday 15th July 2011
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Just consider any further letters they send you to be free toilet paper...

Mobsta

5,614 posts

284 months

Friday 15th July 2011
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twazzock said:
Just consider any further letters they send you to be free toilet paper...
My grandpappy said the same, when black and decker started sending him threatening letters...