Excel parking ticket

[51cheryl51]

Hi

A couple of months ago received a parking ticket for parking longer than his ticket allowed - at the Leeds Trinity University car park (he is a student living in Halls there)

 

Unbeknown to me he paid the £30 charge by debit card over the phone. But a letter arrived at our home address a week later saying he must now pay £80 (ie £50 more) because the payment wasn't made within 7 days. The payment was made on the 7th day, but did not reach their account until the 8th day.

 

Now if I'd have known about this ticket I would not have paid without getting advice. But the money was paid and I didn't want him to pay any more. He emailed an appeal to explain the payment had been made timeously (he also pointed out he was a penniless student so they wpould be wasting their time taking proceedings against him!), but of course this was rejected without explanation.

 

He has since received a further letter from Excel which we ignored, plus today the Roxburghe debt collector (threatening Graham White sols) letter arrived and the charge was now £112.

 

They also point out that "they are fully aware of anecdotal information being presented via the internet and on various websites and you may well feel this guidace is worth following. We strongly advise you to see legal advice rather then rely on these opinions and we would respectively (I think they must mean "respectfully"!) refer you to civil proceedings rules part 31.16 & 31.17"

 

Am I right in advising my son to continue ignoring these demands, even though a £30 payment was made to them made initially? (I wish my son had the right to ask for his £30 back, it is so wrong having to pay to park at Uni when you are living there)

[Jamberson]

Am I right in advising my son to continue ignoring these demands, even though a £30 payment was made to them made initially?

 

Yes, yes and again yes.

[dx100uk]

burk you paid them already....

thats enough cash to send anotrher 30 speculative invoices

 

dx

[51cheryl51]

Hi,

I'm not a burk, and it was my son who paid them already without my knowledge (as I stated).

[DBC]

They forgot to mention one tiny detail - "civil proceedings rules part 31.16 & 31.17" does not apply to the Small Claims track. How remiss of them!

Edited May 18, 2011 by DBC

[51cheryl51]

Hi DBC,

I thought it was a strange thing to add this information to their warning letter. After all I may not have even been aware of internet forums discussing them, and might have started researching just from their tip off! I think they are trying to be clever and put across the message that they have covered all the bases.

[DBC]

Except that they are so ignorant of this basic piece of legislation that they have been made to look like fools.

[dx100uk]

Hi,

I'm not a burk, and it was my son who paid them already without my knowledge (as I stated).

 

i know but i bet you called him one when you found us.....

 

dx