Central Ticketing? Anyone heard of them???

[c_b1981]

Hi everyone. I'm new to this forum so I hope I'm posting in the right place. If i'm not then I apologise and hope someone can point me in the right direction.

 

I parked on the Tesco car park in Bury on saturday and did my shopping. However, I had promised my daughter a McDonalds lunch. As the fast food place is on the same retail park as Tesco, I didn't see the harm on parking on Tesco, going to McDonalds and then going into Tesco to do my shopping. However, when I came back to my car with my shopping, I had a ticket on my windscreen. I had apparently "timed out". And so they have given me a £70 charge (according to the ticket).

 

I went into Tesco this morning to dispute the ticket with them. All they would do is photocopy the ticket for me to send off to Central Ticketing. They say it has nothing to do with them as the carpark belongs to Europcar.

 

I have also taken a photograph of the signage around the carpark that says a £70 "penalty" will be incurred for staying longer than 2 hours on that retail park. However, if you went into all the different shops there and had a McDonalds lunch, then went into Tesco to do a family shop, you could quite easily spend more than 2 hours there.

 

I really don't want to pay any money to Central Ticketing due to what I have read about them on the many forums on the internet. However, I really don't want to be bullied and harrassed. As a single parent, I don't want to be scared that someone may knock on my door demanding money that I just do not have.

 

The person employed to give people a ticket doesn't even wear a uniform that shows he is a parking attendant/inspector. And apparently they have taken a photograph of my car, although I don't know what they think they can prove with that, as obviously my car was there at the time they gave me a ticket and photographed it.

 

Any advice you can give me will be much appreciated.

 

Thank you

[gwc1000]

 

 

 

However, I really don't want to be bullied and harrassed. As a single parent, I don't want to be scared that someone may knock on my door demanding money that I just do not have.

 

 

 

Any advice you can give me will be much appreciated.

 

Thank you

 

 

 

Hi, don't worry nobody will come knocking on your door.

Advice is IGNORE. Do not contact Tesco, do not contact the parking company. Ignore all future correspondence from the parking company.

[GSMGuy]

Yes Ignore - BUT DO contact Tesco, and tell them that you will be shopping with one of their competitors in future! That's wht I did, and TBH, our shopping bill has gone down dramatically @ Asda!

 

Mike

[c_b1981]

Thanks guys. I'll ignore and let you all know what happens

[letshelp]

I really don't want to pay any money to Central Ticketing due to what I have read about them on the many forums on the internet. However, I really don't want to be bullied and harrassed. As a single parent, I don't want to be scared that someone may knock on my door demanding money that I just do not have.

 

As GWC has stated no-one will come anywhere near your house, I have lost count of the packets of biscuits I have had to throw away after the Debt collectors informed me that they were coming round and failed to show, it is all part of the bluff to frighten you into paying.

 

The person employed to give people a ticket doesn't even wear a uniform that shows he is a parking attendant/inspector.

 

They are too embarrassed

 

And apparently they have taken a photograph of my car, although I don't know what they think they can prove with that,

 

Absolutely nothing!

 

as obviously my car was there at the time they gave me a ticket and photographed it.

 

Any advice you can give me will be much appreciated.

 

as the others have stated ignore the ticket and the letters that will find their way to you in due course, any problems post back for support and guidance.

 

Thank you

regards

[ang-19]

Result!! CCS Collect have refunded the £50 back into my account, 4 days after taking it!! Thanks for your support guys! Now I will get on with ignoring all future correspondence from Central Ticketing!!

 

Hello,

 

just to let you all know - not heard anything after I got a refund from CCS debt collectors in May. They said it would be passed back to Central Ticketing, but I havent heard anything so I guess they have finally given up! After this experience I will definately check my rights before I pay anything again!! Thanks for all help & dont worry if you have had a CT ticket, just ignore all, including debt collector letters - they wouldnt have refunded me if they werent in the wrong!!

Thanks again....

[Carlcarr]

Hey all,

 

Just wanted to mention a development in my particular case with Central ticketing / CCS collect that I haven't seen on these forums before.

 

My partner and I have been through what appears to be the standard letters from CT and obviously we ignored them. The debt was eventually passed to CCS collect. We have been ignoring these as well.

 

Finally got the letter a few weeks back about the '72 hr notice of Bailiff visit', which we laughed at and again ignored, hoping we we're nearing the end of this saga.

 

However, this morning we got a letter from DWF LLP 'solicitors' who claim that that they are acting on behalf of their client CCS collect who are in turn acting on behalf of Central Ticketing.

 

Am I right in supposing that this letter is very much like the 'Graham White' letters discussed earlier?

 

Cheers in advance,

 

 

Carl

[lamma]

may be tempting to write to this lots and remind them of Contracts (Rights of Third Parties) Act 1999 Right of third party to enforce contractual term (1) Subject to the provisions of this Act, a person who is not a party to a contract (a “third party”) may in his own right enforce a term of the contract if— (a) the contract expressly provides that he may, or (b) subject to subsection (2), the term purports to confer a benefit on him. (2) Subsection (1)(b) does not apply if on a proper construction of the contract it appears that the parties did not intend the term to be enforceable by the third party. And ask them for proof of claim i.e the contract details.

[letshelp]

Finally got the letter a few weeks back about the '72 hr notice of Bailiff visit', which we laughed at and again ignored, hoping we we're nearing the end of this saga.

 

Did it actually say, 'bailff visit'?

 

However, this morning we got a letter from DWF LLP 'solicitors' who claim that that they are acting on behalf of their client CCS collect who are in turn acting on behalf of Central Ticketing.

 

Am I right in supposing that this letter is very much like the 'Graham White' letters discussed earlier?

 

Same dance different song

 

Cheers in advance,

Carl

regards

[MARTIN3030]

For any St.Helens Tesco victims of Central ticketing-I too had one not too long ago.

I just got the second threatogram asking for 70 quid.

I am a little concerned at their letterhead which resembles very much something much more official-2 lions and a shield.

The lions are wearing crowns !!

I will be putting something together in the next few days.

You can rest assured this will be nipped in the bud SOONER rather than LATER;)

[blueted1]

hi - please can i have some advice, i have recently recieved a parking charge from central ticketing for parking in a disabled bay - i inadvertantly thought it was a mother and child space - in a private car park belonging to a shopping outlet in cheshire, and have been told to pay £85.

i do not want to pay this as the carpark is normally completely free and i was only there for less than 10 minutes.

i have a friend who is a private bailiff and he says that as the wording on the back of the ticket says they "may" take court action it is unlikely that they will - his company wouldnt, but he cant be 100% sure.

i also need to know whether to respond to them now or wait until i get their first letter and what to say. also do i actually have a defence as it was for parking in a disabled bay?

 

any help gratefully appreciated!

[lamma]

ignore them and all their letters.

[blueted1]

is it best to just ignore everything then, rather than to send even one letter stating that i wont be paying and why?

 

reading through all the posts on here it seems to vary from replying once to say that i wont pay and then ignoring everything else so that they cant say i didnt respond, to ignoring them completely?

[letshelp]

is it best to just ignore everything then, rather than to send even one letter stating that i wont be paying and why?

 

Yes, it is best to ignore everything. Why? Because once you respond they know they have got through to someone you then move onto their, 'likely to pay list', which involves sending you lots more threats than if you had originally ignored them. Also ignoring them increases their costs.

 

reading through all the posts on here it seems to vary from replying once to say that i wont pay and then ignoring everything else so that they cant say i didnt respond,

 

So what if they do say you didn't respond? You are giving them far too much credibility, they are a mail fraud [problem] not a lawful authority, such as the Council or the Police.

 

to ignoring them completely?

 

Ignoring them completely is the best line to take.

 

regards

[devm69]

My wife got a £60 ticket for returning to the same car park on the same day, we appealed the case in letter but got a reply back saying that the appeal had been unsuccessful and that the £60 should be paid within 10 days.

Any thoughts on best way forward for this one ? ignore or continue the fight via letter, see how i didnt mention paying them.

 

[barrybarry]

Indeed - But thought I would write to them as well...

 

Quote:

Dear sirs,

 

Re: 0043XXX

 

Thankyou for your letter of 06th August, received with glee today.

 

I note your letter “will form part of our case against the driver of the vehicle” and wish you more luck in tracing him than I have had.

 

Please refrain from sending any further mail to my address, as further replies to your correspondence will be chargeable at the rate of £125 per page.

 

If you choose to send further letters, then this will indicate your acceptance of the charge, and agreement to pay it in full within 7 days, plus costs - should recovery action become necessary.

 

 

You may of course call me on the above numbers – Calls are charged at £1.50 per minute at all times.

 

 

 

Yours sincerely

 

 

Sent today lol - I only gave my premium 0906 number! And I deliberately worded the letter in the same vein as their parking signs...

 

 

Mike

 

did anything happen after you sent them this?

 

thanks

[BoardinBob]

My wife got a £60 ticket for returning to the same car park on the same day, we appealed the case in letter but got a reply back saying that the appeal had been unsuccessful and that the £60 should be paid within 10 days.

Any thoughts on best way forward for this one ? ignore or continue the fight via letter, see how i didnt mention paying them.

 

 

 

Ignore. You shouldn't have bothered appealing in the first place as it was destined to fail!

[MARTIN3030]

Having had the letter before Court action myself-they can have one of mine.

 

 

 

NOTICE UNDER CIVIL PROCEDURE RULES***

 

reference

 

 

 

 

 

Dear Sir/Madam,

 

 

This is in acknowledgement of your letters dated xxxxxx and also of xxxxxx,the contents of which have been duly noted.

Further to you stressing that County Court proceedings will be actioned by yourselves, should I fail to make payment in relation to alleged parking tickets for which I was responsible,I draw your attention to The Civil procedure rules protocols.(Pre action directions)

I put forward that you now have a requirement to provide me with;

 

 

1) A copy of the ticket(s) that was allegedly issued to the vehicle,including photographic evidence.

 

2) A copy of any documents that have given rise for you to pursue me personally,as being the driver of the vehicle on the

date and time of any alleged offence,which includes information obtained from third parties.

3).A copy of the terms and conditions,which you seek to rely on,in assuming I have a liability to pay any such charges.

 

4).A breakdown of all charges which form the make up of any fees/charges that you allege are due,which can clearly show

that they are in proportion to the cost of enforcing or applying any such breach or alleged breach of parking terms.

 

5)Details of communications,both written,electronically.or by telephone,in relation to the recovery of any alleged charges

which has required the processing or sharing of my personal data,including third party individuals,organisations,and companies.

6) A genuine copy of any notice of fair use of my data as required by the Data Protection act.

 

I make this request to ensure that each party has equal footings which can allow action to proceed speedily fairly and without undue costs or waste of courts time,as defined within Pre-action Practice Directions -Protocols 4.6 of the Civil Procedures Rules.

I will give you 14 days to respond with the above,failure to comply will result in a complaint being made to the Court. in the event of any summons,and furthermore, my local Trading Standards office.My complaints will include but not be limited to; breaches as a result of initiating a Country Court claim where failing to provide or produce documents make litigation improper..

Specifically this relates to one or any number of the following;

 

* demand any payment on the account, nor am I obliged to offer any payment to you.

* add any further interest or charges to the account.

* pass/sell the account or outstanding balance to any third party.

* register any information in respect of the account with any of the credit reference agencies.

 

Furthermore,I reserve my right to make a copy of this letter available for inspection to the Court and Financial/Consumer regulators should you fail to comply with this request,upon County Court action being initiated.

I await your response,and should you need further clarification on any of the above points,then I suggest that you direct them to your legal department.

 

Your attention is drawn to Office of Fair Trading debt collection final guidance 2003,you should read this also.

 

I further remind you,that at no stage have I given you or your agents,any permission to process,share,or control my personal data,and trust that you have familiarised yourselves with requirements under the data protection act 1980

I will be considering issuing a section 10 notice,in order to exercise my rights,but will first allow you opportunity to either

comply with the requests outlined herein,or else give an undertaking in writing that you will cease from further demands upon me in relation to the alleged sums due

 

I trust this clarifies my position

 

xxxxxxx

[Andy77799]

Martin excellent letter, woul love to end it with

 

shove it up.....

 

So just read all these threads and one said leave frozen shopping in trolley

cos time running out lol!!!

 

Can you get done for that or is it really complicated?

 

Maybe we should have a competition on here on how many tickets we can collect!

 

I look forward to the letters which I shred and compress into blocks and use as BBQ bricks, they burn for hours!

[MARTIN3030]

Yes.

Well they will now have to either put up,or shut up.

Ball is in their court-but clock is ticking.

[billy bob66]

a big thank you to all that leave post giving advice to all on how to treat these [problematic].i got a ticket in april and after reading all comments went with choice to ignore.after recieving letter after letter it seems that they have given up (TOUCH WOOD).last letter dated early july,so if you are new to this dont give in and pay,

IGNORE IGNORE IGNORE,they will go away.

[Andy77799]

excellent, well done billy bob!

[arthur. d.]

a big thank you to all that leave post giving advice to all on how to treat these [problematic].i got a ticket in april and after reading all comments went with choice to ignore.after recieving letter after letter it seems that they have given up (TOUCH WOOD).last letter dated early july,so if you are new to this dont give in and pay,

IGNORE IGNORE IGNORE,they will go away.

 

 

i concur, thanks to all posters on here, after my original ticket in may 09, i found this site while looking for central ticketing to actually pay them:eek: anyway following the advice on here after numerous threatening letters i had my last one in july 09 giving me 7 days to pay or we where going to court, ignored it, as i have done with all the rest and i have heard nothing since.

once again thank you all.

[mrseggs152]

I have received a parking ticket in tesco's from this central ticketing company.

i am not the registered keeper anyway, so what do i do? do i ignore it and let the registered keeper wait for a letter and then get them to reply with your template?

it was for parking in a disabled bay. there were no signs saying parking enforcement was in operation, and fines were payable if it wasn't adhered to etc.

also, once i opened the fine, i have noticed the sheet inside wasn't the correct way. so when it has been written out, the carbon has imprinted it onto the actual back of the ticket, which is UNREADABLE as its written amongst all the small print about payment options, appeals etc.

so the front has no reference, make model date, time, reason for fine etc.

what do i do??

[kiptower]

simple rules on these

 

1) IGNORE

 

2) IGNORE

 

3) GOTO 1

 

 

ITS NOTHING MORE THAN A [problem] INVOICE

 

you will get lots of letters from the threat monkeys,

 

1st one all sort of claims you must do this etc etc , and if not they MAY do this and that

 

2nd a debt collector ( next desk along ) same old twadle

 

3rd ( and maybe a few for good luck ) from the 3rd dest claiming their solicitors and your in big trouble because they MAY/MIGHT take you to Court,

 

in the end they move onto the next sucker as they see it