@sainsburys DRP demand for unpaid parking charge

[Overstayer]

I received a parking charge notice after inadvertently overstaying in Sainsburys car park in January.

Previously I have had a ticket whilst parked in a local Aldi and believing that it wouldn't be enforced

I ignored threatening debt recovery letters and they went away .

Hence I didn't worry and ignored this notice.

 

I then received demand for payment notice from DRP for £120 .

My husband told me he'd heard that things had changed and that I should have paid .

 

On the notice from DRP they quote "landmark decision " handed down 4th November 2015

in favour of parking operator who took motorist to court for non payment of parking charge

- it says that this is important test case due to complex legal arguments used by both sides.

 

This sounds very vague to me

- however I don't want to risk any consequences which might affect my credit rating or a court case .

 

Do I pay or not?

I have no valid excuse for overstaying- just didn't really realise the time .

I welcome advice!

[i hate bailiffs]

Not how customers should be treated

You have ignored them this long so ignore some more unless court papers

 

Get in contact with sainsburys and cause them a head ACH you are their customer

It is THEIR problem to sort out

 

You were shopping in their store spending your money that is the excuse their loss is nothing

[dx100uk]

http://www.consumeractiongroup.co.uk/forum/showthread.php?462118-Have-you-received-a-Parking-Ticket-(1-Viewing)-nbsp

[ericsbrother]

DR+ are the last hurrah for trying to get those who ignore the parking co's exhortations to pay up.

 

 

They have no rights or say in ANYTHING so you can ignore them completely.

 

 

Ask yourself why the bill is now £120?

Becasue they think that if you are dumb enough to believe them then you will pay a bit more on top.

 

 

They have no right to add a penny to the debt, even if it were real.

Also they dont have a consumer credit licence so if you paid them

and the debt was enforceable but they failed to pass the money on then you would still owe the money to the creditor

 

 

. Basically in law you would be gifting them the money.Nice people eh?

[Overstayer]

Thanks for replying,

I have been reading other threads about DRP to get more background info. I also looked up the Supreme Court case they referenced . As many threads on this site are started previous to this case I am still wondering if this has any relevance to my situation or is it a bluff? I will ignore DRP but at this late stage should I reply at all to original invoice, as I'm sure there is limit to time period for appeal.

[caro]

Ignore DRP and if you want to do something, complain to sainsburys that this shower are demanding £120 for the privilege of spending money in THEIR store. Insist on written confirmation that you will not be pestered by DRP on this matter again or you will take your custom elsewhere and advise family and friends to do the same!

[ericsbrother]

DR+ act for theparking cowboy so your complaint to Sainsburys should be about them and how they are then passing the matter on to a bunch of crooks to extort even more money without any justification.