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Hi All..
I hope somebody can shed some light on a letter i recieved yesterday from a company called Private Car Parking Enforcement Agency. Unfortunately i do not have a scanner so will type the letter as it is:
Private Car Parking PO BOX 346, WA16 6UR. Tel. 0871 4345118
Enforcement Agency
Mr. X X XXXXX
XXXXXXXX
XXXXXXXX
XXXXXX 19 January 2009
Our Ref; xxxxx
This letter is formal notification to the registered keeper that the vehicle detailed below has been issued with a Penalty parking charge Notice remotely. Your vehicle was recorded by CCTV parked In contravention at the location stated below. Failure to paythe sum of £50.00 owed within 14 Days will result in further increase to £75.00 If you do not pay at this stage, further costs may add to the sum owed and formal action may be taken against you in order to recover the sum owed.
Parking Charge Notice No. xxxxx Vehicle Details;
Date Of Issue xx/12/2008 Registration Mark xxxx xxx
Time Of Issue xxx::00
Area Of Issue At Bristol Estate, Anchor Road, Harbourside, Bristol, BS1 5DB Registered Keeper xx xxxx xxxx
Data Protection Act 1998 Register Entry:Z9124711
Private Car Parking Enforcement Agency is the trading name for Parkshield.com Limited. Company Registration Number 05455945
This is exactly as the letter reads apart from a payment slip attached to the bottom!
My question is, is this a legal letter that i need to pay, or is it from a company out to [problem] me?
Appreciate any help where possible...
Thanks
The latter - a complete [problem]. ignore them. you don't have a scanner but do you have a digital camera ? this one would be good to see I think. before posting it make sure you suitably wash it of personal and identifying details. PPC trolls lurk here from time to time and love to stir up trouble or try to entrap victims. make no comments at any stage about who was driving the car.
Hi Lamma, thanks for your reply, is there a link on how to upload pics please, i have the photos done & washed of any personal info, just having trouble uploading!
I was not the driver, I did not know my vehicle was ticketed.
You should write to us as soon as possible. You must provide a signed declaration along with details of the driver at the time of the incident, which must include their name and address. We will then write to the person and request that they pay the amount owed. If we do not receive a response or payment or if the driver does not accept liability, liability will revert back to the registered keeper until such time as the charge is paid. It will then become then your own responsibility to seek reimbursement from the driver.
Mike. If you want me to post the photo of the letter for you, I'll be happy to. I've pm'd you my email address.
MBNA - Agreed to refund £970 in full without conditions. Cheque received Sat 5th Aug.
Lloyds - Settled for an undisclosed sum.
Mike
Sorry about that, but it was better to have you take it down than post your personal details.
From what I saw though, this one of the do it yourself jobs set up by a firm called Parkshield. They basically sell packs of their so called pcn's which are then issued willy-nilly and forwarded to Parkshield who then start trying to collect. £15 of each ticket paid goes to the issuer of the ticket, so it's a nice little earner for someone with a CCTV camera who just sits there all day and takes down registration numbers.
Parkshield, and PCPEA both claim to be members of the British Parking Association, but I can see several areas where the do not conform to the BPA code of conduct. Appeals being one of them. Under BPA rules you cannot insist on remitance being included if you wish to dispute a ticket.
Basically, the advice would be sit tight, ignore everything and they can't do a thing about it.
MBNA - Agreed to refund £970 in full without conditions. Cheque received Sat 5th Aug.
Lloyds - Settled for an undisclosed sum.
Had a look in the data protection register for these jokers as well. They are registered, but considering that the BPA code of conduct states that:
39) The Operator may wish to use remote monitoring
equipment in some areas instead of using enforcement
staff on patrol. Parking Tickets generated by the use of
such equipment may be served by post.
40) All evidence captured by remote monitoring
equipment must be kept in accordance with current
and relevant Data Protection legislation.
Can anyone see anything in the register which suggests that Parkshield have registered that they are maintaining records of CCTV footage of the public for enforcement purposes.
Registration Number: Z9124711
Date Registered: 02 August 2005 Registration Expires: 01 August 2009
Data Controller: PARKSHIELD.COM LTD
Address:
3 RED COW YARD
KNUTSFORD
CHESHIRE
WA16 6DG
Other Names:
PRIVATE CAR PARKING ENFORCEMENT AGENCY
This register entry describes, in very general terms, the personal data being processed by:
PARKSHIELD.COM LTD
This register entry contains personal data held for 4 purpose(s) Purpose 1
Staff Administration
Purpose Description:
Appointments or removals, pay, discipline, superannuation, work management or other personnel matters in relation to the staff of the data controller.
Data subjects are:
Staff including volunteers, agents, temporary and casual workers
Relatives, guardians and associates of the data subject
Data classes are:
Personal Details
Family, Lifestyle and Social Circumstances
Education and Training Details
Employment Details
Financial Details
Racial or Ethnic Origin
Religious or Other Beliefs Of A Similar Nature
Trade Union Membership
Physical or Mental Health or Condition
Sources (S) and Disclosures (D)(1984 Act). Recipients (1998 Act):
Data subjects themselves
Relatives, guardians or other persons associated with the data subject
Current, past or prospective employers of the data subject
Education, training establishments and examining bodies
Suppliers, providers of goods or services
Financial organisations and advisers
Central Government
Employment and recruitment agencies
Transfers:
None outside the European Economic Area
Purpose 2
Advertising, Marketing & Public Relations
Purpose Description:
Advertising or marketing the business of the data controller, activity, goods or services and promoting public relations in connection with that business or activity, or those goods or services.
Data subjects are:
Customers and clients
Complainants, correspondents and enquirers
Advisers, consultants and other professional experts
Data classes are:
Personal Details
Family, Lifestyle and Social Circumstances
Goods or Services Provided
Sources (S) and Disclosures (D)(1984 Act). Recipients (1998 Act):
Data subjects themselves
Business associates and other professional advisers
Suppliers, providers of goods or services
Transfers:
None outside the European Economic Area
Purpose 3
Accounts & Records
Purpose Description:
Keeping accounts related to any business or other activity carried on by the data controller, or deciding whether to accept any person as a customer or supplier, or keeping records of purchases, sales or other transactions for the purpose of ensuring that the requisite payments and deliveries are made or services provided by him or to him in respect of those transactions, or for the purpose of making financial or management forecasts to assist him in the conduct of any such business or activity
Data subjects are:
Customers and clients
Suppliers
Complainants, correspondents and enquirers
Data classes are:
Personal Details
Financial Details
Goods or Services Provided
Sources (S) and Disclosures (D)(1984 Act). Recipients (1998 Act):
Business associates and other professional advisers
Employees and agents of the data controller
Other companies in the same group as the data controller
Suppliers, providers of goods or services
Financial organisations and advisers
Credit reference agencies debt collection and tracing agencies
Central Government
Transfers:
None outside the European Economic Area
Purpose 4
Consultancy and Advisory Services
Purpose Description:
Giving advice or rendering professional services.The provision of services of an advisory, consultancy or intermediary nature.
Data subjects are:
Customers and clients
Complainants, correspondents and enquirers
Advisers, consultants and other professional experts
Data classes are:
Personal Details
Family, Lifestyle and Social Circumstances
Education and Training Details
Employment Details
Goods or Services Provided
Racial or Ethnic Origin
Physical or Mental Health or Condition
Offences (Including Alleged Offences)
Sources (S) and Disclosures (D)(1984 Act). Recipients (1998 Act):
Data subjects themselves
Current, past or prospective employers of the data subject
Business associates and other professional advisers
Suppliers, providers of goods or services
Transfers:
None outside the European Economic Area
Statement of exempt processing:
This data controller also processes personal data which is exempt from notification
MBNA - Agreed to refund £970 in full without conditions. Cheque received Sat 5th Aug.
Lloyds - Settled for an undisclosed sum.
Private Car Parking Enforcement Agency (CCTV)
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