Luton Airport Civil Enforcement Ltd Parking Charge ,,,,, HELP

[HOWLER]

Hi guys

i parked in Ibis Hotel Luton airport waiting for a friend to disembark i was there for approx half an hour sat in car waiting parked well out of the way and not impeding anyone .

A week later i get a Parking Charge Notice from Civil Enforcement Ltd of Liverpool asking for £60 With A photograph of vehicle entering the carpark.

 

Can i ignore or do i have to pay ?

[DragonFly1967]

OK, what are the actual dates that a) you parked and b) you got the Notice to Keeper?

 

It might sound like a daft question, but... You say there's a picture of your vehicle entering the car park, is there another of it leaving?

 

 

You can't ignore it, but then again, you won't be paying it either

[honeybee13]

I think the Ibis at Luton may have cottoned on to minicabs and other motorists using their car park instead of the paying ones.

 

For info, the mid-term car park allows you the first 30 minutes free.

 

http://www.london-luton.co.uk/en/content/7/166/car-park-information.html

 

HB

[HOWLER]

date parked 25/04/2015 9.35am-10.11am

 

 

pcn issue date 29/04/2015 date recieved 04/05/2015.

 

 

£60 to be paid within 14days or increased to £100.

 

Only one photo on letter timed at 9.35am

[Ori]

It used to be that you can ignore these, but I'm not sure if the law has changed.

Either way they will need to take you to court to enforce this as its a civil matter.

[Ori]

I should add, that's how I understand things from past encounters, although things may have changed recently.

[honeybee13]

We don't advise to ignore any more. Here's a link to the forum stikky.

 

http://www.consumeractiongroup.co.uk/forum/showthread.php?412953-Have-you-received-a-fine-from-a-Private-Parking-Company-DO-NOT-IGNORE-IT

 

HB

[ericsbrother]

Yup, appeal the charge saying that the driver at the time was picking up or setting down a guest at the hotel and the check-in/out took longer then expected. As the excess time is within the BPA guideline for discretion you expect them to cancel the charge or supply a POPLA code.

CEL are a bunch of crooks so dont worry too much about what they say in reply, they are unlikely to take the matter much further as there is a good chance they wont be around much longer.

[HOWLER]

THANK YOU all for your replies

sent em a polite letter as above post

cheers again ....

[ericsbrother]

DONT say who the driver was.