intimidation

[martin1951]

I am a pensioner

who has now received two threatening letters from an organisation called control account plc

regarding a so-called parking ticket picked up in the car park of my local Morrisons.

 

It was originally about £30 but has now risen to £95 which I cannot afford.

 

I parked,

went across to the Job Centre to do some business,

returned to shop at Morrisons and found the ticket on my windscreen when it was time to leave.

 

What can I do?

 

I REALLY cannot afford this.

[maroondevo52]

Hello and Welcome, martin.

 

I've moved this thread to the appropriate Forum, you should get some help shortly.

 

Regards.

 

Scott.

[BankFodder]

You don't need to be alarmed about this.

Read the forums and you will quickly understand what to do - or not to do about these parking charge notices - PCN.

 

After you have had a good read round, come back here and ask us any further questions you might have.

[Bang!]

Ignore it.

 

However, you will then receive a tonne of letters intended to make you feel uncomfortable that terrible things will happen to you (such as £30 becoming £95).

 

Imagine they wrote claiming as you parked there they were ordering you to wear a traffic cone on your head for a month. Then sent letters claiming you now needed to wear two traffic cones. Just because its money they are asking for does not make it legal/sensible!

 

If you feel you want to shout at someone - do it to the manager of the Morrison's in question and if he does nothing take your custom elsewhere.

Edited June 6, 2012 by Bang!

[ashmk]

Hey Martin,

 

Don't pay any notice to the letters. They are all designed to scare you into paying.

[renegadeimp]

If you shopped at morrisons, and have a reciept, and didnt overstay according to whatever times were stated, then as suggested, ignore them. Theres nothing they can do.

[Bazooka Boo]

You can ingore this anyway regardless of where you shopped what receipts you may or may not have, and regardless of any signs stating anything. It is NOT a parking ticket, treat it exactly the same as you would do if you received a letter from Nigeria claiming you had a long lost relative who had died and left you a trillion dollars in their will.