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    • Banks have different limits above which they require Probate. So it may be Probate is not needed, although as he died with no Will that could complicate things. Is all the £28k with Virgin Money? Your wife should contact all banks who hold his money with the death certificate and ask them what they need to release the funds to her. Most banks have a central "bereavement department". Check their websites. Use that department rather than general call centre or bank branch if they have one. Nearly every bank website has a section on "what to do when a customer dies" so have a search for that. Your wife may also have to provide evidence that she is his daughter. When his wife died it sounds like they had a joint bank account so that's why her money just went across to him. But as it isn't a joint account now transfer to your wife won't be quite that simple.  
    • That explains it then. MET's fantasy is that it's a pay car park.  You're only let off paying if you are a Starbucks customer which you can't be when Starbucks is closed.  'Cos otherwise lots of people would abuse the car park facilities on the far edge of the Stansted Airport area in the middle of nowhere to ... admire the bushes?  Look at the cloudy sky? The important thing is that we have around 140 cases for this site, and MET have only tried court seven times.  Even then, they had no intention of getting as far as a hearing, they were attempting to intimidate the motorists into paying, when the Caggers defended the cases MET discontinued.
    • She's an only child and he as a brother and sister. He has no will and we have done a check on this to find out if he had left one and nothing has come up. He has savings of around 28k His sister and brother are well off so 28k is nothing to them and aren't interested in his money. This just leaves my wife/his daughter. Would this still need to go to probate there is no estate e.g house or business to sell and the amount left in his bank is just small? When his wife died they just closed her bank account and moved her money across to his account and we just assumed that once my wife has handed in the death certificate and shown evidence of who she is the same would apply to her? We don't know yet the council have only just written to us today with a guide of what to do next.  
    • Did your FiL leave a Will and if so who is the Executor? Strictly speaking banks could refuse to take instructions until Probate is granted but In practice I would expect the bank to take instructions to cancel the DD if the Executor presents the death certificate and a certified copy of the Will
    • Hi   Sorry I probably wasn't clear enough. He had lived in the flat until December 2022 with Dementia by this time it was unsafe for him to have capacity to live on his own and he had to move into a nursing home. We had left it too late to apply for power of attorney so approached a solicitor in March last year for Deputyship. We were still in the process of dealing with it by May 2024. He passed away a few weeks ago and the solicitor was contacted to halt the application and we will just pay the fees of what work he has done up until now. My wife was the named person on her dads bank account but we didn't have the ability to alter any direct debits hence the reasons for applying for Deputyship as we were having problems trying to stop some payments coming out of his account Eon being another difficult company. We kept his flat on from December 2022 - August 2023. it was at this point I contacted Sancutary housing to inform them he was no longer living in the flat, it had been cleared out and was ready for a new tenant and that he had Dementia and had moved into a nursing home December 2022 and explained the reasons why we kept it on. As the named person to speak on his behalf I asked them what proof they needed in order to give notice on the flat e.g proof of dementia and proof that he was living in a nursing home and anything else they wanted. The lady in the upstairs flat and some of the other residence in the street had asked about him and we had told them he had moved into a nursing home. The lady in the upstairs flat wanted his flat for medical reasons so asked us once we had given notice could be let her know and she'll ask them if she can have it. We explained the difficulties and it was left at that but I did tell her I would let her know once notice was given. I contacted the company by email a number of times and also telephone conversations and nobody followed it up and it wasn't till the end of February this year that the housing manager for the area wrote to our home address to ask about him that he had been to the flat a couple of times and nobody answered and he had asked some of the residence in the street and they hadn't seen him for sometime. There was an email address on the letter so I contacted him and copied in the last 2 emails I sent Sanctuary regarding me wanting to give notice on the flat for at least 9 months explaining that it went ignored as well as telephone calls. I also stated I wanted to have his rent payments returned from the date I wanted to give notice which was from August 2023 as the bank wouldn't let us stop the DD without POT or deputyship explaining we were in the process of Deputyship. He gave some excuse about not having POT to cancel on his behalf and spoke to someone in HR and said he would contact the nursing home to confirm he was there with Dementia and if it all checks out we can give notice on the flat which came to an end on the 22 March 2024. There was not mention of back payments for the rent already paid or the fact I had asked to give notice in August 2023. Despite someone living in the flat from 1st April they continue to take DD payments for the flat and have taken another 2 payments of £501. another concerning thing despite Eon not allowing us to cancel the DD to his account the lady upstairs informed Eon that she was moving into the flat February 2024 and Eon refunding the account to his bank and said in an email sorry you are leaving us and canceled his account. Something they wouldn't let us do but a stranger. She also changed her bank account to his address despite the fact notice hadn't been given on the flat yet. So we need to find out how much information Sanctuary actually had for her to tell her power company she was moving into the flat in February despite the housing manager only just getting in contact to find out where he was. So a complaint is going into Eon and Sanctuary and we are going to take advice and ask the bank to charge back the rent. My wife hasn't taken the death certificate to the bank yet to inform them of his passing.  
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Hi all, not sure if this is the right thread, but I need a bit of help.

 

I totally understand the different issues/benefits in ignoring/responding with the template letters, but I was hoping for some help on my specific situation.

 

I have recently recieved a letter from 'ParkFarce' stating that I contravened their parking regs.

Incidentally, in the area I parked, they only had signs pertaining to disabled bays. While I don't want to argue about this issue, as it means deviating from the templates, I thought I'd mention it.

 

The letter seems to objection handle all the issues raised in the template letters (I.E., courts wil frown upon me if I don't admit who was driving' etc. Have the rules changed or have they found a new way to spout rubbish?

 

I am happy to send the letter on (or post it on here) but I don't know how :)

Any help would be greatly appreciated.

 

Cheers team!!

 

GB

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but I was hoping for some help on my specific situation.

 

Not wanting to appear rude but when dealing with these private companies there aren't really any specific situations or unique circumstances. If I'd crashed my private jet into the Wakefield Westgate shoppers car park and Excel had ticketed me because I was taking up more than one space the advice remains the same. Ignore them.

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Not wanting to appear rude but when dealing with these private companies there aren't really any specific situations or unique circumstances. If I'd crashed my private jet into the Wakefield Westgate shoppers car park and Excel had ticketed me because I was taking up more than one space the advice remains the same. Ignore them.

+1 , Well said. Only thing to note is that some people do feel bit apprehension about ignoring I guess. Advice is read all the replies on this thread before posting and make up your own mind, all your questions are already answered on this thread. Advice on this forum is to ignore, ignore ignore. I'm giving advice based on my personal experience with parking eye which I successfully ignored. Advice which I've taken from the intelligent people on this forum.

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Not wanting to appear rude but when dealing with these private companies there aren't really any specific situations or unique circumstances. If I'd crashed my private jet into the Wakefield Westgate shoppers car park and Excel had ticketed me because I was taking up more than one space the advice remains the same. Ignore them.

+1 , Well said. Only thing to note is that some people do feel bit apprehension about ignoring I guess. Advice is read all the replies on this thread before posting and make up your own mind, all your questions are already answered on this thread. Advice on this forum is to ignore, ignore ignore. I'm giving advice based on my personal experience with parking eye which I successfully ignored. Advice which I've taken from the intelligent people on this forum.

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Not wanting to appear rude but when dealing with these private companies there aren't really any specific situations or unique circumstances. If I'd crashed my private jet into the Wakefield Westgate shoppers car park and Excel had ticketed me because I was taking up more than one space the advice remains the same. Ignore them.

+1 , Well said. Only thing to note is that some people do feel bit apprehension about ignoring I guess. Advice is read all the replies on this thread before posting and make up your own mind, all your questions are already answered on this thread. Advice on this forum is to ignore, ignore ignore. I'm giving advice based on my personal experience with parking eye which I successfully ignored. Advice which I've taken from the intelligent people on this forum.

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The letter seems to objection handle all the issues raised in the template letters (I.E., courts wil frown upon me if I don't admit who was driving' etc.

 

Rubbish. You are not legally obliged to state who was driving.

 

Have the rules changed

 

No

 

or have they found a new way to spout rubbish?

 

Yes

 

I am happy to send the letter on (or post it on here) but I don't know how :)

Any help would be greatly appreciated.

 

The default advice is to ignore them completely. I wouldn't bother sending any letter because unless it contains a cheque it will be ignored.

 

Cheers team!!

 

GB

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Hi, I've been ignoring letters for a ticket received 8 months ago until recently when my sister and father replied to letters received by phoning up to debt collectors and the solicitors. as far as i know they didn't tell them any details and we're on good ground in that they are addressing the letters to my father who was in south africa at the time of the ticketing!

 

I was wondering now we have contacted them whether it would be better to send a letter saying my dad was away or to ignore them again. I need them to stop really as my dad is getting tired of it and probably will just ask me to pay to avoid too much more hassle which i can't really say no too as its not his fault at all.

 

the letter most recently received was the so called FINAL WARNING from the solicitor graham white and co.

 

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If you are on to Gramham White letters then you are so close to the end of the [problem] it would be madness to crack now. Typically people only receive 2 "Grahma White" letters before they give up so talk your dad into standing firm.

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I recieved a parking ticket from a company called Pay & Display parking solutions... I parked in a supermarket car park, which, until this year was always free customer parking. Although there were parking signs, they were very small and we only realised they were there when we return to the car 30 mins later. In fact, thee largest sign visible still says customer parking and there are still trolley parks with the supermarket branding all over it - making it appear to be a supermarkey car park and not a private one.

 

Do we have a leg to stand on?

 

I know this forum says ignore ignore... but if we stanbd a chance of succesfully appealing and being done with it, I'd rather go down that route

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Welcome to CAG.

 

Appeal = pointless = they just write some standard response = you stand more chance of success in pushing $hit up a hill with a rubber fork.

 

Ignore = answer.

 

Ignore = less work for you.

 

These people are no better than common thieves.

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Private parking companies business plan is to maximise the money they can scare out of motorists. Allowing any appeals would be diametrically opposite to these aims. The only reason they have an appeals process at all is an attempt to give a veneer of respectability and reasonableness to a [problem].

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Hi,

 

Was wondering if you could give me some advice. I have a company car amd have today received a letter from the lease company with a parking charge notice from Parking eye. It states they have photgraphic evidence of me entering the bathgate retail park car park and departing after the 2hr period. My lease company states that they have advised the authority that I may wish to make represnetations and have authorised this, and also that failure to contact the authority would result in a fine being re-issued at an inflated amount. If they receive a secondary fine they will pay and rebill to me at the inflated amount.

 

I really don't want to pay the £50 charge, however not sure if there is any way out of it with it being a company lease car.

 

Can you help??

 

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I too received a parking ticket from Parking Eye for parking in Bathgate Retail Park (I hadn't realised there was actually a 2 hour limit!).

 

On advice I ignored the first letter (missing the £50 then £80 payment options) and today received a letter from CCS Collect debt collectors stating that the price is NOW £110.

 

From the letters people have had from these bunch of barstools what does the price go upto?

 

I am in 2 minds as to pay it or not, but it's the usual fear of the court action wording that creates doubt.

 

If I ignore it, how long will it continue for, and how many letters would I expect to receive?

 

I spoke to the police when I received the first letter and they suggested it was paid as the company could take you to court under civil law.

 

All help and advice appreciated :)

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minute beyond measuring. they have no powers at all and can be told to get lost. they will also have no right of action and will lay themselves open to liability if they did this. and they know its a just mail [problem] just like we do.

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Thanks for the feedback :)

 

Am I right in thinking that they have no legal right to force payment as the car park has actually made no financial loss?

 

In the case of the Retail car park in Bathgate, it isn't a pay and display (so they can't argue liable loss of earning) it's just a pure naive view of limiting your stay to a time.

 

Or have I got that completely wrong?

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Sorry everyone.....but one other thought (and it may seem ridiculous but need to ask).....

 

Is the ticket held in the persons name or blacked against the car?

 

When it comes to selling the car, will the ticket be held with the car or the current owner?

 

I know it may sound like a dumb question.....but it's one I thought I'd ask.

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Sorry everyone.....but one other thought (and it may seem ridiculous but need to ask).....

 

That is why we are here.

 

Is the ticket held in the persons name or blacked against the car?

 

Nothing is 'blacked' against anyone or anything.

 

When it comes to selling the car, will the ticket be held with the car or the current owner?

 

The ticket if it can be held against anyone would be the registered keeper at the time of issue. Legally it is against the driver that allegedly entered into a contract with them, As they have no way of knowing, and you are not obliged to give them any information whatsoever, the [problem] depends on bluff, whereby they send out threatening letters the recipient panicks and coughs up. If you ignore their rubbish they are stuck.

 

I know it may sound like a dumb question.....but it's one I thought I'd ask.

 

It is not a dumb question if it is one that is troubling you or makes it easier for you to understand the [problem].

 

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Thanks letshelp, this forum is certainly taking a load off my mind and helped me make the decision to ignore them and all correspondence.

 

If I do receive anything more threatening, at least I know where's there's LOTS of great folk to help.

 

This is what makes the internet worth it's weight in gold!

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Hi all - I'm back again! Happy to report that on my previous issue (with Parking Eye), I stopped hearing from them. But now I've gone and done it again! This time in a car park in Stockport, that I assumed was free as it was for a shopping centre - daft thing to do obviously! Anyway, I got back to my car to find a Parking Charge Notice, from Excel Parking Services Limited, attached to the driver's window - last time the first I knew was when I got a letter. I'm pretty sure that the advice will be the same, but just checking really. This one states that I 'parked without displaying a valid ticket' - if I'd realised I needed one I'd have bought one! It now says that I must pay £100 - or if I pay within 7 days I can pay 'only' £60. For 20 minutes parking that strikes me as rather steep!

 

I would welcome any advice. Many, many thanks.

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