Jump to content


  • Tweets

  • Posts

    • Thanks @lolerz. I've attached it to the post. What do you think? What's the organ grinder? NTK.pdf
    • I'm afraid that if the value of the item was under declared then that is probably the best that you can hope for. Also, because the item was incorrectly addressed – even by a single letter, if that because the issue relating to the delivery then that has probably compounded the problem. There is probably very little that can be done. If you are lucky you will get the item back and then you can start again and declare it properly. Undervaluing parcels which are sent by any means is always going to cause a problem if the item is lost or damaged. It may mean that the cost of delivery is slightly less – but at the end of the day the risk becomes yours. When you enter into any kind of contract, effectively you declare it a level of risk to your contracting partner – and they decide to enter into the contract with you based on that level of risk. You have declared a level of risk and £50 – and that's the deal.   Additionally, undervaluing an item which is an internationally has the effect also of evading customs and any VAT system which is in force in that country – and that makes the whole thing a little bit more serious
    • Perfect. Nice and brief and to the point. You don't bother to start telling your life story. Just the way it should be. Send it off. You have probably done enough reading to understand that it won't make any difference don't start drafting your particulars of claim. Open an account with the MoneyClaim County Court system and start preparing. Post your particulars of claim here before you click it off. You may have noticed that at some point you will be asked if you want to go to mediation on this. We used to advise it but now we recommend that you decline mediation and go to trial. Your chances of success are much better than 95%. Going to trial will incur an additional hearing fee but of course you will get that back. However if you go to mediation, they will simply try to penny pinch and to get you to compromise and also they will sign you up to a confidentiality agreement and probably threaten you if you breach it. Not only that, if the mediation fails because you stand your ground, it will add additional delay while they then give you a date to go to trial. The best thing to do is to decline mediation – prepare for court hearing. Pay the extra fee. The chances are that rather than get a judgement against them they will then offer you a full settlement rather than go to court. If they do offer you full settlement then you will be obliged to accept it – but that's what you want. If they don't offer you full settlement then you will go to trial and there will be a judgement against them. Just so that you understand, our first interest is that you get your money back – but a close second is that it does go to trial and there is a judgement which we will then be able to use to help other people. Anyway as you should realise, we will help you all the way.
    • I sent a parcel to Singapore but i spelt the address incorrecltly by 1 letter so the parcel couldnt be delivered and was returned back to the Uk but checking the tracking today the parcel had returned to the UK but is somehow on its way back to Singapore as the tracking says "Item leaving the UK"    Ive spoken ( tweeted) Royal Mail help who confirm that the parcel seems to be going back to Singapore and that if its not " Delivered" by the 29th of April theyll deem it as lost and will accept a claim but i cant remeber when booking what the compensation amount was but i dont think it covers the amount of the item.  As it was my fault that it wasnt delivered in the first place can i trey and claim the full amount back ? i think if i remember correctly it was £50 compensation but the item was £170 So the timeline is thus ...   22nd Of March .    Booked via P2G & dropped off a Post Office.  25th March arrives in Singapore and goes through customs ect ect 26th   Incorrect address and item is flagged as "return to sender" 28th Item leaves Overseas intenational processing centre 15th of April , Item is leaving the Uk (Again)   ?    
    • Post the NTK up here for the regulars to double-check. I highly doubt it's compliant with POFA though. Ignore the deforestation that comes unless it's ever a letter of claim. Any luck with the organ grinder?
  • Recommended Topics

  • Our picks

    • If you are buying a used car – you need to read this survival guide.
      • 1 reply
    • Hello,

      On 15/1/24 booked appointment with Big Motoring World (BMW) to view a mini on 17/1/24 at 8pm at their Enfield dealership.  

      Car was dirty and test drive was two circuits of roundabout on entry to the showroom.  Was p/x my car and rushed by sales exec and a manager into buying the mini and a 3yr warranty that night, sale all wrapped up by 10pm.  They strongly advised me taking warranty out on car that age (2017) and confirmed it was honoured at over 500 UK registered garages.

      The next day, 18/1/24 noticed amber engine warning light on dashboard , immediately phoned BMW aftercare team to ask for it to be investigated asap at nearest garage to me. After 15 mins on hold was told only their 5 service centres across the UK can deal with car issues with earliest date for inspection in March ! Said I’m not happy with that given what sales team advised or driving car. Told an amber warning light only advisory so to drive with caution and call back when light goes red.

      I’m not happy to do this, drive the car or with the after care experience (a sign of further stresses to come) so want a refund and to return the car asap.

      Please can you advise what I need to do today to get this done. 
       

      Many thanks 
      • 81 replies
    • Housing Association property flooding. https://www.consumeractiongroup.co.uk/topic/438641-housing-association-property-flooding/&do=findComment&comment=5124299
      • 161 replies
    • We have finally managed to obtain the transcript of this case.

      The judge's reasoning is very useful and will certainly be helpful in any other cases relating to third-party rights where the customer has contracted with the courier company by using a broker.
      This is generally speaking the problem with using PackLink who are domiciled in Spain and very conveniently out of reach of the British justice system.

      Frankly I don't think that is any accident.

      One of the points that the judge made was that the customers contract with the broker specifically refers to the courier – and it is clear that the courier knows that they are acting for a third party. There is no need to name the third party. They just have to be recognisably part of a class of person – such as a sender or a recipient of the parcel.

      Please note that a recent case against UPS failed on exactly the same issue with the judge held that the Contracts (Rights of Third Parties) Act 1999 did not apply.

      We will be getting that transcript very soon. We will look at it and we will understand how the judge made such catastrophic mistakes. It was a very poor judgement.
      We will be recommending that people do include this adverse judgement in their bundle so that when they go to county court the judge will see both sides and see the arguments against this adverse judgement.
      Also, we will be to demonstrate to the judge that we are fair-minded and that we don't mind bringing everything to the attention of the judge even if it is against our own interests.
      This is good ethical practice.

      It would be very nice if the parcel delivery companies – including EVRi – practised this kind of thing as well.

       

      OT APPROVED, 365MC637, FAROOQ, EVRi, 12.07.23 (BRENT) - J v4.pdf
        • Like
  • Recommended Topics

Parking Contravention Athena ANPR Ltd


style="text-align: center;">  

Thread Locked

because no one has posted on it for the last 3767 days.

If you need to add something to this thread then

 

Please click the "Report " link

 

at the bottom of one of the posts.

 

If you want to post a new story then

Please

Start your own new thread

That way you will attract more attention to your story and get more visitors and more help 

 

Thanks

Recommended Posts

Hi I've read this forum and followed the advice. I have just received a letter from legal reocvery and collections limited saying £115 or court proceedings - still ignore? I'm feeling nervous now -any advice would be welcome. thnx.

That's exactly how they want you to feel. Just continue to ignore they will go away.

regards

Please remember our troops, fighting and dying in our name. God protect them.

Link to post
Share on other sites

  • 6 months later...
  • Replies 141
  • Created
  • Last Reply

Top Posters In This Topic

Top Posters In This Topic

Posted Images

My wife has also recieved a parking contravention notice with the usual photos of entry and leaving, however my wife entered the car park twice that day. Athena ANPR "failed" to note this.

 

Unfortunately we have written to them regarding this, but they have sent a final reminder letter demanding £90.00. I am furious that they are ignoring the real facts in this matter. My wife just wants to pay them. I am not ready to pay this. From reading the notes in these forums I believe we should not pay and stand our ground.

 

Can we ask them to provide all photographs of all cars that entered and left the carpark under the freedom of information act? so that we can find the photographs where our car did enter, then leave, and then entered, and then left the car park to prove our case?

Link to post
Share on other sites

My wife has also recieved a parking contravention notice with the usual photos of entry and leaving, however my wife entered the car park twice that day. Athena ANPR "failed" to note this.

 

Unfortunately we have written to them regarding this, but they have sent a final reminder letter demanding £90.00. I am furious that they are ignoring the real facts in this matter. My wife just wants to pay them. I am not ready to pay this. From reading the notes in these forums I believe we should not pay and stand our ground.

 

Can we ask them to provide all photographs of all cars that entered and left the carpark under the freedom of information act? so that we can find the photographs where our car did enter, then leave, and then entered, and then left the car park to prove our case?

 

Your falling into their trap. They want you to contact them so they can bombard you with more junk mail.

You can ask them anything you want....they wont give a toss.

It doesnt matter if they have got photos, proof you were there or a letter from Gordon Brown, they wont take you to court because you havent broken any law.

They wont read any letter you send them, all they want is your money and by contacting them in any way at all makes them think you are weakening.

Read more posts on here and put your mind at rest.

Ignore the idiots.

jed

Link to post
Share on other sites

Guys, Just ignore them... don't even acknowledge or write to them because they will completely ignore all your letters and just demand their fee which is actually an "invoice"

 

I have 3 invoices running at the moment from different car parks, just put them in your draw or in the bin and get on with your life. At first I was stressing like everyone else but these "invoices" are illegal especially if they say its a fine because only the courts in UK can legally fine you.

 

they will threaten you and then you will get a letter from a debt collector company or solicitor (just their sister company) with more CCJ threats...

 

Ignore Ignore Ignore and they will eventually go away... and never pay because its an invoice and its a nightmare to get your money back..

Link to post
Share on other sites

Thanks for that, now I have to convince my wife!!!!

 

Bander

If your wife likes to pay [problem] invoices so easily, please pm me her details so I can send some of my own, some will be in really scary red ink!!!!

regards

Please remember our troops, fighting and dying in our name. God protect them.

Link to post
Share on other sites

  • 2 weeks later...

Just got a letter from APNR, they have cancelled thier charges (Hooray), but I am not completely satisfied. They have said they have cancelled but still claim that my wife parked over 5 hours which is not correct.

 

I expect them to apologise and say that the invoice was sent in error or something on those lines. I feel I should be able to take them to the small claims court and charge them for the inconvenience, and the worry they caused me and my wife. What is our position regarding this?

Link to post
Share on other sites

Don't think you have a claim for an incorrectly issued invoice.

 

Persistent threatening letters yes, but it's not worth it for this situation really.

Link to post
Share on other sites

Just got a letter from APNR, they have cancelled thier charges (Hooray), but I am not completely satisfied. They have said they have cancelled but still claim that my wife parked over 5 hours which is not correct.

 

Their paperwork is never really accurate.

 

I expect them to apologise and say that the invoice was sent in error or something on those lines.

 

And I expect to win tomorrows Euro Lottery, our chances are about equal.

 

I feel I should be able to take them to the small claims court and charge them for the inconvenience, and the worry they caused me and my wife. What is our position regarding this?

 

Thin. But if you have nothing better to do with your time and money, go for it.

regards

Please remember our troops, fighting and dying in our name. God protect them.

Link to post
Share on other sites

Thanks for all your support. At least my invoice has been cancelled, it saved us some money, however someone should teach these legalised thieves a lesson, may be with a taste of their own medicine.

 

We could still report them to trading standards, if they recieve 20 or more claims from the same organisation then may be they will take action to curb their enthusiasm for dishing out invoices willy nilly.

 

Bander :)

Link to post
Share on other sites

You'd be better off getting another invoice and ignoring them so that you can build up a full collection of letters. Then you\d have something to show trading Standards.

Link to post
Share on other sites

  • 1 month later...

2 days ago I received a parking tiket from Athena ANPR LTD for £90 or £45 if paid within 14 days, for parking in Lidl/Iceland car park which had an hour and a half limit. I was 38 minutes over as thought it was a 3 hour limit like on the tesco car park. I send them email back with appeal. And that is what i write to Athena:

 

I would like to appeal for (if that possible) retire debt. I came from holiday that day in the morning. I thought i can make some shoping at this time in the morning and visit my friend. As i seen the Lidl is closed i went stright to my friend which stay very close to this place. I thought as i am working at tesco i have at least 3 hours to move my car from this parking. I spent a lot money at Lidl as is cheaper even with my previlege card which i owned from tesco. I have family, 3 year old son and i am the only one who make money. If it is not possible to retire debt could you reduce payment to 20 pounds as 45 pound for 38.02 minutes is a huge ammount.

 

(might be not easy to understand as i am polish and I try to write as best as i can)

 

 

Next day I found this forum and I was angry because I should just ignored them instead appeal.

My question is because of my statement(appeal) i send to Athena. Follow from the contents that i was the driver. Can i still refuse to pay this charge.

Link to post
Share on other sites

My question is because of my statement(appeal) i send to Athena. Follow from the contents that i was the driver. Can i still refuse to pay this charge.

Yes. Make sure you now ignore all the rubbish they will send you. DO NOT contact thyem again no matter how tempted you may be. Oh by the way, to save waiting, your appeal has been rejected.

regards

Please remember our troops, fighting and dying in our name. God protect them.

Link to post
Share on other sites

Thank you for replying so quickly. I am very appreciative. I will follow your instructions and like the other peoples I just ignore any letters that Athena will send me. I hope, fingers crossed, they do not take me to the court.

Cheers

Link to post
Share on other sites

I agree, don't contact them again.....

 

They will probably send you a extra letter compared to me who now ignores all the letters and just laughs and puts them in the draw.

 

They will get more intimidating and threatening but just ignore them and don't worry... they will cease after a few months.

 

Happy Ignoring...

 

M

Link to post
Share on other sites

  • 3 months later...
Just to confirm as I have had a letter from Athena ANPR Ltd. I do not respond, even with the prove I am the driver letter.

 

I just ignore and after a while it will go away. Correct?

 

Thanks All

 

You are correct!

Link to post
Share on other sites

  • 3 weeks later...

Thank you for all information! I have received one of those Athena parking fines, but the fine went to my company as I drive a company car, and my company paid it and then deducted it from my pay. Then they sent me the copy of the fine. I suppose there is nothing I can do now, is there?

Link to post
Share on other sites

Firstly its not a fine its an invoice. Did your company ask you about it before paying. I would ask to speak to the person who decided to pay it and state that it was an unenforceable invoice not an official FPN or PCN and to reimburse you the money.

 

PS: whats the name of your company if they pay that easily I have a few invoices I could send.:-)

Link to post
Share on other sites

Thank you for all information! I have received one of those Athena parking fines, but the fine went to my company as I drive a company car, and my company paid it and then deducted it from my pay. Then they sent me the copy of the fine. I suppose there is nothing I can do now, is there?

You need to check the wording on your company car lease, they usually state they will pay fines issued, if it does point out to them that it was not a fine but an invoice and that it should have been passed to you to deal with. Tell them you expect the refund of any money paid immediately. If you are in a union bring it to their attention also.

regards

Please remember our troops, fighting and dying in our name. God protect them.

Link to post
Share on other sites

style="text-align: center;">  

Thread Locked

because no one has posted on it for the last 3767 days.

If you need to add something to this thread then

 

Please click the "Report " link

 

at the bottom of one of the posts.

 

If you want to post a new story then

Please

Start your own new thread

That way you will attract more attention to your story and get more visitors and more help 

 

Thanks

Guest
This topic is now closed to further replies.
  • Recently Browsing   0 Caggers

    • No registered users viewing this page.

  • Have we helped you ...?


×
×
  • Create New...