I had a read around after I posted and I feel a bit more calm about it now. thanks for replying zamzara All this is just adding on to a lot of worry that I have at the moment ...I'll just have to keep cool about it. They are doing an excellent job of scaring me I must say. best dty

Just a little update I have now sent UKPC in all 3 letters and today I recieved that the parking penalty has been passed on to a collection agency Hunter Forrest and Co. This is starting to worry me now as UKPC are basically not communicating with me at all. What do I do now? All advice will be appreciated best dty

Thats a good idea, I will make sure I will do that...thanks for the tip Zamzara best dty

Dear both Thanks for the replies. I have had a read through the forums and I cant believe what this company is up to and I also want to say how great this website is I am glad I found it. I will be writing UKPC another letter today and I will keep you posted on the progress. best dty

Hello all...first time poster in dire need of advice I see you have already got a thread on UKPC but I dont want to 'hijack' that one so I hope its allright that I start a new one. I live in a flat with a designated parking space and recently UKPC took over the contract of overseeing that cars without a parking permit were not parking in the residents spaces or the visitors spaces. They sent everyone a badge to have in their cars and I put mine promptly on the dashboard of my car and it has remained there ever since and is clearly visible to everyone. I didnt stick it to the windscreen as I am not keeping this particular car for much longer. One day I receive a parking fine for parking in my own space and I immediately send a letter with a copy of my parking permit saying this is in fact my own space. UKPC then send me a photograph of my car shot at an angle where you cant see the dashboard of the car properly but only the windscreen. I write to them again explaining all this and today I get another letter that is clearly just a copy and is not written specific to my case as it says Dear Sir and claims that they are not waiving the parking charge. It furthermore says that if they have not received my pay before December 10th 2006 (did they miss the fact that it is 2007) they will hand it to a debt recovery agency. I have never in my entire life dealt with such a crap company that doesnt even have phones for customers to ring in. I am now at the end of my tether with this and wanted to know what my rights are in the matter? I am a foreign student here which results both in my lack of funds to hire a lawyer, I dont know how the system works here and I have no idea how this thing will go if it goes to a debt recovery agency:eek:. Will I have a stain on my record or...? If any kind soul out there has any answers or advice on how to handle them I would love to hear from you. best wishes to you all dty