euro car parks

[fatum]

I parked in Tesco carpark next to Twickenham rugby stadium on Sunday when England played France (a barrier was up) around 8am and went for a stroll.The store hours are 10am-4pm on Sundays so I thought my car would be absolutely safe. I assumed there was 2 hours free car park from 10am.Around 10am I event went to a Cafe inside the store.When I returned to my car I found a parking ticket from Euro Car Parks saying that my car was parked longer than the maximum period allowed 8.30 to 10.20 (at least I think it's 10.20,because you can barely see it).I'm not quite sure whether there were any signs saying this car park belongs to Euro Car Parks.I noticed that there were people there in high visbility coats way before the match started asking people entering car park: "shopping or the game" and possibly charging them!!!

 

Should I appeal,wait for them to send me a letter,what to do?

 

Can anyone help with some advise, please I don't want to pay £70 (£50 within 14 days)

[lamma]

do nothing at all. there is no 'appeal', its there to save the PPC spending 2.50 with the dVLA and to hook you into their [problem]. have a read on here. We know ECP very well. You can relax. "Ignore is bliss"

[crem]

Ignoring everything they send you is the only sensible thing to do.

[the_freedom_trail]

I parked in Tesco carpark next to Twickenham rugby stadium on Sunday when England played France (a barrier was up) around 8am and went for a stroll.The store hours are 10am-4pm on Sundays so I thought my car would be absolutely safe. I assumed there was 2 hours free car park from 10am.Around 10am I event went to a Cafe inside the store.When I returned to my car I found a parking ticket from Euro Car Parks saying that my car was parked longer than the maximum period allowed 8.30 to 10.20 (at least I think it's 10.20,because you can barely see it).I'm not quite sure whether there were any signs saying this car park belongs to Euro Car Parks.I noticed that there were people there in high visbility coats way before the match started asking people entering car park: "shopping or the game" and possibly charging them!!!

 

Should I appeal,wait for them to send me a letter,what to do?

 

Can anyone help with some advise, please I don't want to pay £70 (£50 within 14 days)

 

Euro Car Parks don't own the car park they manage it on behalf of Tesco. What the guys have told you is 110% correct - they are a private parking company and they have issued you with an unlawful penalty for supposedly breaching the terms and conditions of parking - do not appeal, they will send you five or so letters and then give up - forget them as they are a waste of space with no legal power whatsoever.

 

TFT

[fatum]

Hi guys,

 

Thanks a million to all of you who replied and for your time.It's great to know that there are still people out there willing to help.I believe that together we can fight those people so that they stop ripping people off their money.I will follow your sugestions and keep you updated on the whole issue.

 

Thanks again,

 

Fatum

[DDWales]

Hi. As above- but be prepared for some letters from thier DCA(s) which will be a toss up between Brinx and Control Account. After 2/3 letters they dissappear.

[Northern_Lass]

Yes, definately ignore. Dont contact them or like me, you'll be getting the threat letters through. I appealed before I found this site though, if i'd have found these guys sooner there's no way I would have wasted my time on the PPC. So yes, ignore, ignore, ignore.

The peeps on here are worth their weight in gold where advice and support are needed.