Smark Parking - Over stay 10 mins in June, DR+ now Zenith - help

[Rharrington]

Been offered reduced fine of £80.

 

For overstay in carpark,

 

paid £1. for an hour,

 

should i pay.

[honeybee13]

Hello and welcome to CAG.

 

We need more information please. Who wrote to you, was it the local council or a private parking company? If it's a PPC, please tell us which because this will help us to advise you.

 

The guys should be along over the course of the day with their thoughts for you.

 

By the way, being picky, it isn't a fine, only a court can impose that. Does is say Penalty Charge Notice or Parking Charge Notice please?

 

My best, HB

[Rharrington]

Hi and ta for quick reply

 

the notice is from Zenith collections and it is a penalty charge notice

 

, i had a previous letter from DRP about the same charge

 

,i assume Zenith have taken over.

Regards Rob

[honeybee13]

Thank you for that.

 

Are you sure it says penalty charge notice?

 

HB

[dx100uk]

It's not a penalty charge notice neither is it. A fine

[Rharrington]

Hi sorry I got it wrong

 

it actually say,s,parking charge notice,

parking charge date,

name of creditor Smart Parking Ltd,

reason overstayed paid time.

Regards Rob

[dx100uk]

When did you park there and where?

 

Did you get the notice to keeper

Dx

[Rharrington]

Hi

 

 

i have been trying to find original notice but cant, but i dont remember getting a notice to keeper.

 

 

I was parked in a car park where i parked many times

the date was 19 june 2015

 

 

i thought it was a council park, but it not, there was not many cars parked,

it was after 5pm

,i didn,t know there was a camera,

to date i have not contacted the collector,s

Regards Rob.

Edited November 7, 2015 by Rharrington
Sign off.

[dx100uk]

if you have a parking charge notice

its a private car park

 

 

councils issue PENALTY charge notices

and should never be ignored.

 

 

as you are this far down the line

I think you keep ignoring

unless a claimform arrives.

 

 

a DCA is not a bailiff

and has

NO SUCH LEGAL POWERS.

 

 

not sure if the recent case plays a part here

http://www.consumeractiongroup.co.uk/forum/showthread.php?455047-Barry-Beavis-loses-Appeal-to-the-Supreme-Court-What-next-(4-Viewing)-nbsp

 

 

but I doubt it.

 

 

certainly cant be retro applied

 

 

dx

[Rharrington]

Ok guy,s ta very much, i was a bit worried as they told me to pay in 14 days or it will go back to £160. So I should continue to ignore yuo suggest.

Regards Rob

[ericsbrother]

well, it can never go abck to £160 as it wasnt that amount at the beginning. If they took that to court they would find themselves kicked out for abuse of process and misrepresentation. It happened last month so not just a theory. Anyway DR+ or ZZPS dont own the "debt" so they are full of wind and water.

[Rharrington]

Thanks guy feel happier now about not paying up, if it had been 20 or 30 quid I may havd paid up but 80 quid is ott i think.

Regards Rob