Parking Eye Charge Notice (Scotland)

[hodgsoi]

Hi folks, I'm looking for some advice and hope someone can steer me in the right direction.

I just received a parking charge notice from Parking Eye for overstaying my time in a local retail park in Scotland (3 hours 28 mins).

 

It has the usual claim for £80 reduced to £48 if I pay within 14 days. There is a picture which is date stamped and clearly shows the vehicle with number plate entering the car park and another date stamped with the vehicle supposedly leaving the car park. I say supposedly because the the picture is totally black except for a depiction of my front number plate in the top right hand corner.

 

This may be due to the fact that at this time of year it gets dark early.

Also in the notice there is the explanation of their terms and conditions regarding the 3 hours parking and how I owe them as the creditor for overstaying the 3 hours.

 

They state that as they do not know the driver's name and address I should tell them who was the driver and pass the notice on to them.

 

Can anyone please tell me how to go about dealing with this other than just paying up? I am not trying to dodge any legitimate penalty but as the vehicle was genuinely used for going shopping to that particular retail park for that amount of time I feel slightly aggrieved about being chased for an arbitrary sum of money.

 

Thanks in advance for any advice. hodgsoi

Edited December 30, 2015 by citizenB
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[dx100uk]

you're in Scotland

 

 

you totally ignore them

 

 

dx

[SoggyMoggy]

I'm in the same position as the above, except I wasn't driving. Can I ask why we ignore these requests in Scotland, rather then acknowledging them. Do they never go as far as court if we ignore them up here?

[ericsbrother]

The PoFA doesnt apply to Scotland so there is never any keeper liability and as PE use number plate recognition they can never claim they have contacted the driver so as long as you dont tell them who was or wasnt driving they have no-one to form a contract with.

They know this but send uout their begging letters anyway as the majority of people just pay up and moan about it afterwards rather than asking whether it is right or not. Glad you cane here as that menas there is one less victim of this deliberate misdirection by them.

[dx100uk]

2 less victims...

 

 

dx

[SoggyMoggy]

2 less victims...

 

 

dx

 

Perfect, thanks for the advice guys.

[hodgsoi]

Thanks dx100uk and ericsbrother for replying and setting my mind at ease. it is much appreciated.

Happy New Year to all.

 

thanks again.

hodgsoi

[ericsbrother]

if you get any more nonsense from them come back here and we will suggest wording of a suitable foff letter.

[hodgsoi]

Thanks Ericsbrother. Hopefully I won't need it.

Hodgsoi