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Firstly, Hi to everyone and what a great site, i'm so glad that i didn't pay the ticket in my fit of madness! :mad:

 

My story. :)

 

Today i went to a retail park to pick up a product from a store. I was in the store for around 15mins. I came out the store to see a ticket slapped onto my scooter.

 

I normally park my scooter next to the metal bars left to enable you to secure bike and have no problems. Today i couldn't as the shop unit next door is having building work done and have metal fences up which stopped me from safely parking there. So, i parked on the other side of the entrance next to some shop trolleys. I wasn't blocking the flow of pedestrians or cars....

 

The ticket states that i wasn't parked in a marked out bay! But i'm on a scooter and can't park in a bay as there is nothing supplied to chain my scooter to!? The sign displayed near to where i parked talks about charges for parking in disabled spaces, i wasn't in a disabled space, and theres nothing about that scooters have to be parked in big huge marked out "bays"....

 

I have read some threads and it seems that i should definitely not pay this charge....... i mean its £75 and they talk about adding on £3 a day after 10days...

 

Advice anyone?

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UKCPS, like UKPAO, claim they can charge £3 / day for "liquidated damages". Rest assured that this has absolutely no legal basis whatsoever.

 

Because their paperwork and claims are so extreme, there is only a miniscule chance that they would risk having all this scrutinised in a court.

 

My advice - simply ignore everything from UKCPS short of actual stamped court papers [which wont happen]

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Is it worth sending a letter with something like the below........to head em off at the pass.....so to speak. Or just ignore them completely?

 

 

 

 

"I see your charge as unlawful, uneforceable and I am not liable. I will not be providing any payment and your continued pursuit of this matter will constitute an offence under the Protection From Harassment Act 1997. I consider the matter closed and am explicitly instructing you not to contact me again for any reason, except to confirm that the matter is now closed"

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No, because then you'll be a 'hooked fish'. They'll know you're taking the bait and could be a potential payer if they send enough letters.

 

Just ignore them. Bays on private land mean nothing. They might as well be graffiti.

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  • 3 weeks later...

Well I wrote a letter eventually but I still get letters from them, I'm on my 5th letter from them with a charge of £395. I'm still not paying end off. I can also prove I was at work that day in Birmingham. So up to them to decide what they want to do. I'm just sat here waiting for more letters now and maybe a court order or baliffs???

RIP My Little Angel Callam, Still Born 30th October 2007. Mummy and Daddy Will Always Miss You. YNWA xXx

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No surprise they ignored your letter. There is no 'appeals process'. There is no reasoning.

 

They won't take you to court. Debt collectors are powerless private companies. You might get a letter from them (usually the parking company using differently headed paper) but you won't get a visit.

Bailiffs only get involved if you get taken to court, lose and can't or won't pay. Ain't gonna happen.

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