Excel "ticket"- Slightly unique situation

[jargiman]

Hello dear forumers.

 

Ive been reading through other threads and it seems ignoring is the best action, but my situation is slightly unique.

 

OK, firstly, I got the ticket at the Berkeley Centre, the car park in front of Tescos and Pizza Hut on Ecclessal Road in Sheffield.

 

I got the ticket for overstaying the two hour period. Now, currently Im living just down the road from there in a student house, the reason I parked there is because my parking permit on my road ran out and Im still waiting for it so IVe been moving my car around back and forth. I was planning on movign ot somewhere completely different soon but I was at home preparing food and went over the two hours.

 

Anyway, Im no longer living at the address that Im registered at with the DVLA, in fact, we are leasing it to tenants. Furthermore, the name on my V5 and thus the DVLA is misspelled (its correct on license and insurance), Ive been meaning to sort this but I havent gotten round to it due to laziness.

Will this make any difference?

 

The car is described correctly on the ticket (or should I say invoice?). Im recorder at arriving at 10:40 and the ticket was issued at 13:00 (20 mins overstay) its a £40 fine within 7 days and £60 otherwise.

 

 

So dear forumers, I ask for your advice with this issue. Please help a poor student out

 

EDIT: I forgot to mention, there's CCTV recording in the car park, under filmed it says "Y"

Edited February 26, 2010 by jargiman

[Guest wino]

It doesn't matter what the ticket says just ignore it.

 

I suggest you update your details with DVLA as soon as you can.

[jargiman]

Thats what I was hoping to hear . Although Im hoping the tenants wont start getting harassed non stop

 

 

Its been a really long time, like over 6 months now. I didnt notice the misspelling until 3 or so months ago.

 

I might in fact go down there today. Hopefully they wont question the fact it took me for ever to change the details. Well Ill get the name corrected, Ill leave the addy as it is

[Guest wino]

Sorry I posted a link here but a different one appeared. I will try again

[jargiman]

So what are the actual chances of getting taken to court or having debt collectors come around?

 

And will they keep increasing the charge the longer I ignore them?

[Michael Browne]

So what are the actual chances of getting taken to court or having debt collectors come around? About 0.000001%

 

And will they keep increasing the charge the longer I ignore them?

 

Yes, but so what, with a 0.000001% chance of the above happening, if you never pay they can increase it to whatever fantasy figure they like.

[asmodeus]

So what are the actual chances of getting taken to court or having debt collectors come around?

 

The odds are better for you taking this years holiday at a centreparcs resort on the planet Mars

[jargiman]

I just got another one for the same reason. The council are taking the ****. 5 working days doesnt equate to 3 weeks in my books. Guess Excel will be extra angry about the fact I have 2 now.

 

Ah well, **** them.

[letshelp]

Ah well, **** them.

That is pretty much the advice we give.

regards

[jargiman]

BUMP

 

I spoke to a police officer today. He said they are very enforceable and that courts love them should it get that far, he said that more often that not theyd rule in favour of the company

 

What do I make of this?

[dpick]

That copper should take early retirement.

 

dpick

[kiptower]

has he got shares in the PPC' ???

 

but Council tickets are different

 

maybe he is about to retire and going to work for excel

[lamma]

why ask a policeman about civil law ?

[jargiman]

well I work in Subway, he popped in last night and I thought Id ask if he knows. That was the answer he gave me.

 

He said that they cant make me go bankrupt though, as I told him I cant afford the payment, so I can write to them saying Ill pay them a £1 a month for then next however many months. But Im not sure how willing Excel would be to accept that deal

[DBC]

well I work in Subway, he popped in last night and I thought Id ask if he knows. That was the answer he gave me.

 

He said that they cant make me go bankrupt though, as I told him I cant afford the payment, so I can write to them saying Ill pay them a £1 a month for then next however many months. But Im not sure how willing Excel would be to accept that deal

 

Don't bother with all that palaver. From now on just ignore any correspondence you get from Excel and do not contact them again. Excel just don't do court after they got a bloody nose in Mansfield.

[hanley duck]

well I work in Subway, he popped in last night and I thought Id ask if he knows. That was the answer he gave me.

 

He said that they cant make me go bankrupt though, as I told him I cant afford the payment, so I can write to them saying Ill pay them a £1 a month for then next however many months. But Im not sure how willing Excel would be to accept that deal

 

Take no notice of that copper, he is talking out of his helmet.

Why are you even considering offering Excel a quid a month? You seem to be confusing them with a legitimate company. They are fraudsters, ignore them.

[kiptower]

heard it all now going bankrupt for a PPC ticket

 

sounds more like a civil desk jockey who claims to be a copper , because he works INSIDE a police station , sounds like he should be the ONE INSIDE for stupidity

[jargiman]

It wont be hard to ignore their letters, since they'll be sending it to an address where I no longer live lol ^_^

 

thanks for the reassurance guys

[Zamzara]

If these were often won in court, or even taken to court, we would hear about it much more. How would a policeman know about these cases anyway? Is it possible he thinks it's a council ticket?

[Al27]

well I work in Subway, he popped in last night and I thought Id ask if he knows. That was the answer he gave me.

 

He said that they cant make me go bankrupt though, as I told him I cant afford the payment, so I can write to them saying Ill pay them a £1 a month for then next however many months. But Im not sure how willing Excel would be to accept that deal

 

Since you don't owe them a single penny it would pretty silly to offer them any money at all.

[pin1onu]

Judge says Excel parking fines illegal - Mansfield Chad

 

Have a read of this article. Excel don't seem to go to court these days ....I wonder why?