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I have read the threads on here and want some advice, long story short parked in the Aldi Boscombe car park a few weeks back, with some friends, we all did our shopping in Aldi (card transactions will prove it) then we went across the road to a wedding dress shop for a fitting appointment which took longer than expected, yes we did overstay and I am one of those silly people who never questions and always pays but on this occasion I thought I would see what those in the know on here thought, we're in the wrong we overstayed but we did our shopping there and had a genuine reason for being late, is it worth taking up with the parking eye folks (I have now misplaced the ticket I got in the post from them - not doing too well!) or should I take it up with Aldi? Or stick to the templates you offer, which I am a tad confused by because they say something about being the registered keeper but not the driver - well I am both, or is this just a tactic to drag it out. Any advice gratefully received
It's no big deal mis-placing a worthless piece of paper thinly disguised as a parking ticket (it isn't a parking ticket it's an invoice, an invoice you DON'T have to pay and they CAN'T enforce). In fact losing it was a lucky thing since it stopped you from contacting them, now they have to spend £2.50 to get the registered keepers details from the DVLA and they will write to the the registered keeper a whole load of bull (stating they are responsible, threatening court action, bailiffs, loss of credit rating etc etc).
When you have receive that letter you have two choices ignore it and everything else they send or reply with template letter in the stickies (personally I think you should send them one reply that way if it ever does go to Court (which isn't likely) you can show you tried to deal with it).
To summarise
Don't Pay
Don't Pay
and
Don't Pay
Mossy
PS Don't get confused over registered keeper and driver, they are usually one and the same person, however in the eyes of the law the registered keeper doesn't have to disclose the driver details to the parking company NOR is the registered keeper responsible for the payment (they will suggest this because that is what they would like to be the case). You simply reply as the registered keeper telling them to take it up with the driver and that you do not have to tell them who it was (even if it was you).
Well today I received a letter from a company called CCS Collect advising the current cost is £70 plus liability for further charges and threatening legal proceedings, how do I get to the stickies bit and I will fire off a letter - should I do the letter directly to parking eye or back to the debt collecting agency - thanks again
Originally Posted by Mossycat
It's no big deal mis-placing a worthless piece of paper thinly disguised as a parking ticket (it isn't a parking ticket it's an invoice, an invoice you DON'T have to pay and they CAN'T enforce). In fact losing it was a lucky thing since it stopped you from contacting them, now they have to spend £2.50 to get the registered keepers details from the DVLA and they will write to the the registered keeper a whole load of bull (stating they are responsible, threatening court action, bailiffs, loss of credit rating etc etc).
When you have receive that letter you have two choices ignore it and everything else they send or reply with template letter in the stickies (personally I think you should send them one reply that way if it ever does go to Court (which isn't likely) you can show you tried to deal with it).
To summarise
Don't Pay
Don't Pay
and
Don't Pay
Mossy
PS Don't get confused over registered keeper and driver, they are usually one and the same person, however in the eyes of the law the registered keeper doesn't have to disclose the driver details to the parking company NOR is the registered keeper responsible for the payment (they will suggest this because that is what they would like to be the case). You simply reply as the registered keeper telling them to take it up with the driver and that you do not have to tell them who it was (even if it was you).
Parking Ticket - Parking Eye Aldi
dress shop for a fitting appointment which took longer than expected, yes we did overstay and I am one of those silly people who never questions and always pays but on this occasion I thought I would see what those in the know on here thought, we're in the wrong we overstayed but we did our shopping there and had a genuine reason for being late, is it worth taking up with the parking eye folks (I have now misplaced the ticket I got in the post from them - not doing too well!) or should I take it up with Aldi? Or stick to the templates you offer, which I am a tad confused by because they say something about being the registered keeper but not the driver - well I am both, or is this just a tactic to drag it out. Any advice gratefully received
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