© Mail on Sunday Motorists were hit with demands for £85 by UK Parking Enforcement Agency who complained that the Company's name gave them the impression it had some kind of official status. In fact the Company had assets of just £2! Thousands of notices were issued in Royal Free Hospital in London, Reading University, Weatherspoons and a shopping centre in Banbury

" I do feel tempted to return to the carpark with some red nail varnish and underline the small print so no one else gets unwittingly caught out. Thanks again. " LOL I wouldn't do that as you could be prosecuted for Criminal Damage. The fact that you are stating that it isn't prominent speaks for itself and even more lessens their defence that the driver was aware of the alledged breach of trespass claimed.

A better course of action is to contact your Local MP. ACS Law operating a similar model making over a Million pounds in the process before people power put a stop to it and landed the Solicitor in front of a disciplinary panel and getting Him struck off. The CEO of Iceland won't care about this, but your local MP will. The bigger picture is to make this whole process illlegal.

More gutless threats then. Note the careful use of the word MAY. I MAY win the lottery at the Weekend. I MAY run naked up and down the street outside my house LOLIt's all complete b*llocks and you are under no obligation to give out any information without a Court Summons. That isn't going to happen though as they have to prove who was driving at the time, that they understood that they understood the T&Cs of parking there and there was an act of trespass so bad that they remedies demanded match said breach.Write to your local MP and let's get this legal con sorted out once and for all.

Everyone has their own opinion on this. Some say to ignore and carry on receiving letters and probably phone calls and eventually on the balance of probability they will go away. Others prefer to engage them. Personally I've wrote them a single time telling them to get stuffed, invoicing them for wasting my time and advising them that any correspondance will be returned at their own costs. I've then gone on to return undelivered everything they have sent me. It's no more than a civil claim for monies based upon the civil tort of trespass. They are chancers basing on the probability that the vast majority will pay up thinking it's an official parking charge. They are in it for the money nothing else. Whether you reply or ignore is purely down to yourself.

To put this "legal" [problem] in context, we received a letter from CCS Collect Debt Collectors yesterday. Fancying a wind up I called them to be put on hold (yeah I know it cost me to call them, but couldn't resist). Some young lad finally answered and apologised for keeping me waiting as they had been very busy that day. He's attitude was very unworried and uncarring when I eventually asked for an address to invoice them for wasting my time. This smacks of ACS Law all over again who were in the press recently. I suggest that we all start to get together, speak to our Local MP, etc to put these Cowboys out of business. People power destroyed ACS Law and landed the Solicitor in front of a Disciplinary Tribunal.

My preferred option was to return all correspondance to them without postage, crossing out their letter and writing "no junk mail" in captial letters. Funnily enough the letters have dried up.

Stanny, if you are that worried then pay up like they want you to. Like DBC said no one will turn up, they have no powers to unless the unlikely event of a Court Order being issued after they are awarded damages in Court. This is highly unlikely though and even if there was CCJ issued, judgement is very unlikely to go to G24 as their evidence is so weak.Remember that so far you've received a single request for monies, made to look all official. It's cost G24 the price of a postage stamp, an envelope, the use of a standard template and a nominal fee for obtaining the registered keeper details from DVLA. Most people cough up without asking questions as to whether the invoice is justified or enforceable. All the time that happens they won't need to take you to Court.Will it help if I invoice you to for my time in writing this post?

Or better still just IGNORING the begging letters at no cost whatsoever.No cost to me so far. Just added the standard PO Box address that these cowards hide behind, cross out the original address and return to sender.

Any Penalty Charge Notice is about as enforecable as the sign itself. But, it looks official enough to deter most from parking there and a large majority into paying up I suspect. It's about time the law was changed to deal with these "legal" cowboys.

As has been said on this thread and many others, it is NOT a Fixed Penalty Notice, only the Police, Traffic Wardens and similar can issue those. Those are backed up by criminal law.The only remedy open in your case is the civil tort of trespass. Most of this private parking companies work on the balance of probability that by making the letters look official enough that the victim will pay up, as most do. I return any such letters unopened to sender.

If you feel that the FPN was issued incorrectly and for the wrong offence then you may win the appeal. Either way you have nothing to lose by appealing, it's 50-50.

These people are very very clever wording their letters in a way to look official. It works as from what I've read a large majority think they are dealing with something official.The Company is private and nothing to do with the legal system or The Police. They operate by getting people to pay up.It is nothing more then an invoice for monies which anyone could do. I could do it for you taking the time to read this post.I've received close to ten of these now and all have been returned to sender at their own expense.In the unlikely event that you receive a Court Summons, then is the time to take it seriously and seek proper legal advice.It ain't gonna happen all the time people are paying up anyway for the expense to them of a few first clase stamps and the use of a templated letters.

"Your closing remark is untrue. The police cannot issue a FPN for a drink drive offence, it has to be dealt with by mags court if he is charged with the offence."I was referring it Magistrates Sam.

A NIP is normally used by Traffic Officers who report motorists in person with a caution. I'd write to them asking for photographic evidence as you are claiming that it couldn't be your vehicle and see what comes back with.

Did He speak to the Duty Solicitor at the time? If He had then He most certainly would have suggested to give a blood sample instead. That way the alcohol level would have probably dropped sufficiently. Either way get legal advice as with the right representation playing on the fact that it is a first offence (I assume) and that He requires the vehicle as part of His job (I assume), for being just 5MG over the limit, He may, just may get off with a fine.

Depends if it's a designated Highway or not. If it is then there will be a local contravention order in place. Contact the local Council and ask them for a copy of the Local Contravention Order in. May cost you money to get a copy though.

1. How can Excel get name and address details from the either the DVLA or the Police? They pay a nominal fee to DVLA. It is nothing to do with the Police 2. How can a government back training center condone this action when most of the lads are on Jobseekers allowance? They probably have issues with people parking there and not attending the centre. They should warn those that do who attend the centre that they are likely to be done. 3. Should we just ignore the notice?It's Catch-22. If you reply then you have taken the bait and they are bound to keep targeting you. Personally, I've sent 10 of these arrive on my door mat now. I've invoiced them for wasting my time and have returned all other correspondance to sender. Remember that this is NOT a parking ticket. Only the Police or similar have the power to issue parking tickets which are backed with a contravention order on public highways/car parks only. You've received a request for monies. They could only pursue the civil tort of trespass, although the remedy claimed is out of sync with the offence. You also had permission to be on the land as you attended the Centre.

This so reminds me of the ACS Law cases, which they invoiced thousands of people making Millions of pounds by threatening to take people to Court. When they had their hand forced they took several to Court, were made to look fools and the Company folded.Do what I do, return them to sender. They'll get the message

Remember ONLY Police or similar have the legal power to give parking tickets. You can't get a ticket on private property with a local contravention order being in place. This isn't a parking ticket, but an invoice for monies. Anyone can raise an invoice claiming monies for anything. They are clever and disguise letters to look like fines.So, why do they do it? Cos more often then not people think they are dealing with a legitimate parking ticket and pay up. If it wasn't profitable then they wouldn't do it...

Totally unenforceable unless they go for the Tort of trespass.My Daughter works at one of the premises in a similar Cark Park. She has had close to ten of these now.I couldn't resist and wrote to them invoicing for wasting Her time as She couldn't be committing trespass as She had permission to be there to be able to perform Her job at Her place of work.Three more today. Think I'll return these ones as undelivered.Don't give up, remember they are NOT fines, but claims for monies, exactly as our return invoice is.In fact, give me all your addresses so I can invoice you lot for reading this LOL

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The One Show are crying out for someone to interview, but to date no one has come forward. They love this sort of thing and the thought of Dom chasing down and confronting Andrew of ACS is too funny to imagine. Come on Guys, go for it!

I believe so where Digiprotect are involved. Otherwise, you are quite right, they connect to a swarm and hoover up IP addresses for those uploading.

Not quite right. Davenport Lyons's business model was recently leaked via Wikileaks. They put you into a catogory. One extreme that they will not pursue is someone who denies and has official legal representation, to those who respond with indepth technical knowledge as to how their evidence is flawed. At the other end they go after the ones who admit guilt or disclose enough information to warrant pursing. In other words, who is going to pay. To think there is enough money out there to enable these solicitors to prioritise who is going to pay and who isn't. One thing is for sure, if ACS Law had taken someone to Court and had one it would be plastered all over their web site front page.