£100 Parking fine from OPC!

[S.Hawkins]

Hi there,

 

I received a letter today via the post stating that I'd overstayed the permitted 2 hours parking allowed withing the OPC car park!

I am very doubtful that I visited this car park on the particular day stated in the letter, but they say they have photographic evidence.

At the bottom of the letter it states "Failing to attend the request above... the ticket will be processed through our legal process in accordance with our terms and conditions which successful could result in further charges" - suggesting that if unsucessful charges will not be persued?

 

How should I handle this fine? Do I leave it, or request to see the photographic evidence? I'm unsure as to whether this is a genuine letter as I have found from reading similar threads to this, that some ticketing company's are a con and have no legal substance to back them.

 

Many thanks!

[kiptower]

your have answered it your self

 

IGNORE do not CONTACT THEM

[Al27]

Go and get photos of the signage and keep all paperwork.

 

OPC have an under the belt habit of dredging up 3 or 4 year old cases and bringing court action in the hope they can get an undefended win by default.

 

Easily defended, but it helps to have all paperwork safe.

[S.Hawkins]

Thanks all for your responses!

 

I'm slightly reluctant to just ignore them, as the letter says that if I pay within 14 days of receiving the letter, the fine will be reduced by 50%, ie - a £50 charge instead of £100.

 

Do you suggest that I request to see the photographic evidence? I have called them and request the exact time I entered and exited the car park. From what I am told, I was in the car park for 4rhs 20mins (all afternoon), which seems quite unlikely I was parked there for that long as it is simply just a retail park.

 

Thanks again,

[kiptower]

It is "NOT A FINE" it’s an unenforceable INVOICE

DONT was your money it no more than a [problem]

[S.Hawkins]

It is "NOT A FINE" it’s an unenforceable INVOICE

DONT was your money it no more than a [problem]

 

The letter refers to what was assumed a fine, as a "Private Parking Ticket". It also says "The amount of the Private Parking Ticket is £100" - to me the wording of this sound very weak, like you say, they haven't refereed to it as a "fine", therefore surely that means it is not enforced?

[kiptower]

get a spade go out your back garden dig a 3 foot hole and put their stupid paper work in it fill the hole back in and forget it,

 

make a cup of tea and relax

[Al27]

The letter refers to what was assumed a fine, as a "Private Parking Ticket". It also says "The amount of the Private Parking Ticket is £100" - to me the wording of this sound very weak, like you say, they haven't refereed to it as a "fine", therefore surely that means it is not enforced?

 

It's an invoice. Only councils and the police can fine people, not private companies. They're not going to call it an invoice though because peop;le wouldn't pay. It's a trick - they make it sound like a council ticket on purpose.

 

 

I'm slightly reluctant to just ignore them

 

It's a [problem]. It's purposely designed to make you scared to ignore them.

 

the letter says that if I pay within 14 days of receiving the letter, the fine will be reduced by 50%, ie - a £50 charge instead of £100.

 

It isn't a fine. The £50 is unenforceable, the £100 is unenforceable. £1 is unenforceable.

They only have a discount period to make them seem like a legitimate council fine and to encourage people to get out their cheque books. You need to get out of the mentality of it being a fine or there being timelines or costs increasing. The figures are arbitrary sums plucked out of the air.

 

 

Do you suggest that I request to see the photographic evidence?

 

For what purpose? Photos don't magically alter the fact they are legally owed no money.

 

have called them and request the exact time I entered and exited the car park. From what I am told, I was in the car park for 4rhs 20mins (all afternoon), which seems quite unlikely I was parked there for that long as it is simply just a retail park.

 

You've fallen for the first part of the [problem] already. They love it when people contact them because they know their letters are reaching a real person. That's the whole point of the phoney appeals process.

 

Do now what you should have done from day 1: ignore, ignore, ignore.

[letshelp]

Thanks all for your responses!

 

I'm slightly reluctant to just ignore them, as the letter says that if I pay within 14 days of receiving the letter, the fine will be reduced by 50%, ie - a £50 charge instead of £100.

 

Only mugs pay.

 

Do you suggest that I request to see the photographic evidence?

 

No, calling it 'evidence' is downright lies, it is evidence of nothing.

 

I have called them

 

First mistake, don't compound it with another.

 

and request the exact time I entered and exited the car park. From what I am told, I was in the car park for 4rhs 20mins (all afternoon), which seems quite unlikely I was parked there for that long as it is simply just a retail park.

 

A PPC telling lies, unheard of on this forum

 

Thanks again,

regards