ncp parking ticket

[Kevinlevin]

Can anyone advise me on what I should do about getting a parking ticket from and NCP car park in Ipswich. I purchased a ticket and it didn't have a sticky back to it so I just placed it on the dashboard in front of the driver seat. I came back before the hour was up and had been given a parking fine. I searched for the ticket I had purchased but couldn't find it. I can only presume it had blown off the dashboard when I shut the car door. I'm not sure whether to write to them explaining that or just do nothing until I get a letter from them. I guess it's there word against mine.

 

I would appreciate any advice from anyone that can help me. I am loather to send them the requested £50 but if I don't then after 28 days it will go up to £100.

What should I do?/

Thanks

Kevin

[diskmandave]

Welcome to the forums..

 

As is stated in every private parking thread here........

(except mine!)

 

Yours is similar to mine...

http://www.consumeractiongroup.co.uk/forum/parking-traffic-offences/226388-diskmandave-central-ticketing.html

 

IGNORE... IGNORE.... AND IF THAT'S NOT ENOUGH.....

 

 

IGNORE SOME MORE!!!

 

IT'S A [problem]!!!

 

But do please come back for help or support should the need arise!

[Rooster-UK]

Remember, it's NOT a fine.

 

It's an unenforcible [problem] invoice.

 

As Dave said.......

 

Don't respond to any letters.

Don't write.

Don't email.

Don't phone.

 

Ignore. IGNORE. IGNORE.

 

Eventually, they'll get fed up and chase some other mug who is easier to intimidate.

 

If any of the above fails to work...... Just ignore some more!

[spitfire650]

Do you recycle waste paper in your area? If so, that about the only useful thing I can think to do with the UNENFORCEABLE INVOICE.

[letshelp]

So in case you have missed the points above:

 

IGNORE

[lamma]

Some NCP car parks are council car parks. Is this a PPC or a Council ticket ?

[diskmandave]

I am loather to send them the requested £50 but if I don't then after 28 days it will go up to £100

 

I think it's safe to assume that it's not council.

[lamma]

never assume.

[Kevinlevin]

Thanks for all the feedback, I don't feel so worried now and I will just wait until I get their letter.

Thanks so much again

Kevin

[barry swift]

i to have ignored all letters from ncp but now it is with the bailifes what do i do next do i still ignore or tell them where to go as well lol

[crem]

i to have ignored all letters from ncp but now it is with the bailifes what do i do next do i still ignore or tell them where to go as well lol

 

It cannot be with the bailiffs unless it has been to court, and you have lost, and you ahve failed to pay the court judgement.

 

I suspect you mean it is with the "debt collectors" who are only the same people as NCP in the first place.

[the_freedom_trail]

It cannot be with the bailiffs unless it has been to court, and you have lost, and you ahve failed to pay the court judgement.

 

I suspect you mean it is with the "debt collectors" who are only the same people as NCP in the first place.

 

Barry Swift, I would double check this if I were you. As it has been said, some NCP car parks are Local Authority ones. If you have received a PCN from NCP acting on behalf of the council then this can be registered as a debt at TEC at Northampton County Court. Just double check to make sure it is definately a private one.

 

Regards,

 

TFT

[barry swift]

ok thanks people i will check but as far as i awhere i aint been threatened with court just yet

 

thanks

[lamma]

you don't get threatened with court for council tickets. you do for PPC ones. type the wording on the ticket into a post on here.

[Al27]

If it says "breach of terms and conditions" on the ticket, it's a [problem] invoice.

 

If it says "Traffic Management Act 2004" on it, it's a bonefide fine.

[the_freedom_trail]

ok thanks people i will check but as far as i awhere i aint been threatened with court just yet

 

thanks

 

As Lamma says, you wont get threatened with court if it is a Local Authority ticket, it will simply be registered as a debt with TEC. You might want to post the ticket up for concensus on the matter.

 

TFT

[billy bob66]

one way to find out if it is a council ticket or a begging letter is to ring your local town hall and ask if the ticeters are working on behalf of them.

[green_and_mean]

NCP don't actually enforce for Councils anymore the company that handles Council enforcement is called NSL and is a different company and has been since about April if I remember rightly.

[lamma]

or just read what is says on the ticket (and type it up on here if you can't decide)

[freeangel416]

If it says "breach of terms and conditions" on the ticket, it's a [problem] invoice.

 

If it says "Traffic Management Act 2004" on it, it's a bonefide fine.

 

Hi, there,

 

I am a first time user and since I have been benefit from reading all you posts, I would like to share my experience with you guys.

 

We parked at the local NCP last Sunday: never parked there before because there are many other council run, free to park on Sunday places. It was a mistake to park it that day as we think we will pay and avoid the wind and rain. ( we were taking the kids to the nearby cinema and NCp is the nearest car park.)

 

When we were back, we have been issued the Parking Contravention Charge Notice. Same as the rest of you guys, pay £50 within 14 days or double the amount for later payment. We parked at the bay saying "Late Pay Parking": it was Sunday and the weather was really bad, there were hardly anybody in town so we decided it doesn't hurt anybody if we parked for a couple of hours, or less, depends the film. What a mistake!!!!

 

The officer worked there told me that a lot of people was very angry about it and one man was so angry, he broke the window of the office and the police was called! Anyway, he said even himself disagree what the company was doing and the fine was only introduced a month agao, hence a lot of local people was caught by such a [problem]!

 

Another thing I think it could proven the ticket is invaild is that it said the car was "parked in a restricted area in a car park" which is under NCP Violation Code 1, the car was actually parked on "Late Pay Bay" which should under Code 8 "Parked for longer than 20 minutes limited parking pay"!!! What a shame they can't even get the violation code right!

 

So, after doing our research, we have decided to ignor the ticket and see what will happen: we are good citizens and pay our tax, etc, being ripoff by such national company is just not fair!

 

Well, they have sold half of the business tp private equity company and that surely is saying something about why they have just bought in such money-making [problem] to rip honest people off.

 

Will keep you guys posted of what happens next.

 

Thanks for reading.

[Al27]

I can tell you what will happen.

 

Letter from NCP, then 2 from Roxburge, then 2 from Graham White.

 

Then they will give up.

[mrcarphonewarehouse]

Hi folks im new to this forum.

 

I think I have paid at least £700 to these bastards in the past 6 months!

 

Please dont be tell me that I could have avoided these smelly, evil, rotten people!

 

 

EPIC FAIL

[crem]

*refrains from telling mrcarphonewarehouse that he shouldn't have paid these people anything and he has wasted £700*

[lamma]

Hi folks im new to this forum.

 

I think I have paid at least £700 to these b*****ds in the past 6 months!

 

Please dont be tell me that I could have avoided these smelly, evil, rotten people!

 

 

EPIC FAIL

 

don't need to tell you - I think you now know. tell all your neighbours and friends about this 'industry'

[Al27]

I think I have paid at least £700 to these b*****ds in the past 6 months!

 

For parking or parking 'tickets'?