Parking fine help

Just come home to a letter through the door with a fine for £100 (reduced to £60 if payed within 14 days)

Last week I met a friend in a car park to pick up up a car part, no signs that were obvious about car park charges etc, never actually left the car, any way, I now how this letter from parking eye, any one had one of these before? Did they pay? Any help would be great as pissed off is an understatement the robbing twats!!

Take a look at this Pete
www.thisismoney.co.uk › article-2713421

Ive had loads of these and just ignored them,
The 'threatening letters' usually peak at around week 6,
Once they realise you're not bluffing and they'd have to take you to court first,' they go away and pick on someone else.
Dont pay whatever you do.

This was on Watchdog a while back, very funny what the solicitir does,
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=R3J-Xl6rSlk

What car park was it Pete? If it's not a council issued fine then don't pay it. I got one in McDonald's and never payed it

Cheers lads, it was a holiday in car park next to east mids air port bill, I've read a few things and a few people say ignore them and some saying since 2012 they have started actually taking people to court over it......

Cosmic when was the last time you had one?

ask for photographic evidence

PartyPete wrote:Cosmic when was the last time you had one?

About 2 months ago,
I just put the 'fines' in our red hold bin,
Which then gets collected by the recycling lorry every fortnight,


When my wife got one i told her to tell them i was driving.
When i got the notice, i told them she was driving,
You can see where this one went.....

robd wrote:ask for photographic evidence

It's just a photo of the car Rob

Cosmic73 wrote:

PartyPete wrote:Cosmic when was the last time you had one?

About 2 months ago,
I just put the 'fines' in our red hold bin,
Which then gets collected by the recycling lorry every fortnight,


When my wife got one i told her to tell them i was driving.
When i got the notice, i told them she was driving,
You can see where this one went.....

And so you never here from them again? I can see what you're saying....I'm going to hold on and see what happens, but I'm not just giving in and paying it, I feel like there trying to steal money from me the vermin!!!

PartyPete wrote:

robd wrote:ask for photographic evidence

It's just a photo of the car Rob

Exactly, they have to chase the driver not the owner,

PartyPete wrote:

Cosmic73 wrote:

PartyPete wrote:Cosmic when was the last time you had one?

About 2 months ago,
I just put the 'fines' in our red hold bin,
Which then gets collected by the recycling lorry every fortnight,


When my wife got one i told her to tell them i was driving.
When i got the notice, i told them she was driving,
You can see where this one went.....

And so you never here from them again? I can see what you're saying....I'm going to hold on and see what happens, but I'm not just giving in and paying it, I feel like there trying to steal money from me the vermin!!!

Honestly mate, ive been through this at least 4 times,
Just bin em, after about 2 months they just give up.
Not one of them had the balls to actually take me to court, fuckers!

Cheers cosmic, that makes me feel better at least, I'll keep you updated on here as to how it goes.

Did you watch the youtube clip i posted?

I did yes, seems dated but hopefully still relevant

As long as they don't impound the car or tow it away n damage it

Doubt they would inpound the car they dont have duristiction without going to court? As the guys said just ignore it also if you do persue it say it was not you driving. You dont recall who was driving that day and as said its the driver not the car so they cant so anything. A friend of mines mate is a legal advisor with this exact thing and without proof of who it was they cant do anything.

It was a joke saying tow it and trash his box or diff lol. Parking is Nowt. Other stuff owner takes the wrap if you don't prove driver. But as said parking cost them to much or more than they get back

Im suprised Pete hasnt had more through the post im still using those plates on my car he always keeps it taxed motd and insured

Handy aint they the amount his is in bits they won't suspect a thing lol

It was in the Honda so

lol

Maybe it wasnt for parking but a fine for having vtec yo ...

Worth reading this:

http://www.resolver.co.uk/consumer-rights/private-parking-not-the-driver-of-the-car-complaints

This says it is the owner of the car, and not the driver, who is legally responsible for parking fines.
It also says you don't have to pay it if it's not Council.

Cheers John, that's a very useful piece of info, my mate got a ticket from the same company for the same amount, he pulled off the m1 as he was tired so pulled into a services for a couple hours sleep, then a week later got a ticket,he wrote to them saying they can go swivel basically as he thought he was doing the correct thing (not driving whilst tired) and he never heard from them again, and that was at least 6 months ago