What REALLY Happens?

People debate the most appropriate response to a parking charge notice often and people have mixed results from nothing to a case going all the way to the Supreme Court.
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[notbadsteve]

the most disgusting site for these is a hospital. hospitals are generally far away from train staitions, so the 'stopping commuter parking' excuse is nonsense. when my gran was in hospital for 2 months until she passed away, it cost me a fortune to visit her every day. it's infuriating.

[Sean-fjpn]

Is there anything left in the UK that you can do without getting taxed or fined?
What a nightmare.

[aaronwalderslade]

The amount of money they try to make from a slab of tarmac is sheer greed. If they charged a reasonable amount like £10 for an overstay, people would have more respect for them and would immediately pay it. I don't understand how three fine can be so much more than what anyone would pay to park. I really don't get why we can't argue in court that the amount is excessive and that the landowner can't show an equivalent loss.

[brassj]

I remember visiting family in the UK from Canada and I had a rental. My mother-in-law had a disability display badge as she needed a wheelchair. I parked at the Metrocentre car park and got a notice because the badge was upside down. We were returning to Canada the following day, but they sent letters for 2 years threatening legal action. I did not want to get into an argument about a disability badge that was upside down. I have more important things to do and worry about. Needless to say. They stopped sending letters for what was a £35 penalty. If I had been in the wrong, I would have paid it without question, but I think in this case, their actions were unjustified.

[aidencoder]

I had to defend no less than 6 CCJs from SIP parking management who fined me daily for using the parking space assigned to my apartment. While I was displaying a pass. They didn't inform me of the intention to go to court, there was no summons. They persued as many parallel cases as possible. It was a nightmare. All 6 CCJs were overturned because they didn't have any evidence or even an agreement to manage the parking there. Also, the space was on the land registry and they contravened my right to quiet enjoyment of the property. Absolute snides these parking people.

[LestaBan]

I knew a guy who used to write on the letters "recipient is deceased" and return to sender and would never hear back from any of them

[TheCodr]

I've accumulated hundreds of these charges over the past 15 years. Never paid a single one. Never will. Those companies can swivel on the big one 😂

[alpine]

I've never deliberately went into a carpark or similar knowing I was going to ignore the charge, but the times I have received parking charge notices, I have binned every letter over the years, and nothing ever come of it

[TroubadourK]

These rapacious parking cartels are just one aspect of the deteriorating country.
The fact they exist and prosper is arguably testament to the failings of the legal system.
Principally it being a system for the wealthy and powerful uppermost, and it's disparity from being a justice system. And it's surprising how many believe it to be the latter!

[Gary]

Only the County Court or High Court can instruct Bailiffs. Any other threats of bailiffs, whether in writing or over the phone, is just scare tactics. The Magistrates Court can instruct Bailiffs in respect of unpaid Council Tax, because that's classed as a criminal debt not civil.

[georgeatkinson]

Hola from Spain...I had a couple of these parking notices when I lived in England...I contested them and they went away eventually...seemingly they don't want to work too hard to collect their money....where I live in Spain now, you can park almost anywhere....the local council (Ayuntemiento) also provide 3 big free carparks in town...Cabbage Island monetizes everything...

[tracklistlegend]

Our pals went through something like this and took them to court. The private parking company failed to show up on that case and the other 5 cases of the same same nature on that day, and it was thrown out.

[Gerrit-Max]

In my opinion the only way we will get rid of these "parking management companies" is by boycotting every company that uses them.
Once the companies start seeing a major drop in footfall and revenue they will start getting rid of those "parking management companies" because it'll be costing them to much money.
Personally I refuse to spend money in any shop / company that uses a "parking management company" out of principle.

[adrianappleyard]

Over 10 years ago I received a Parking Charge Notice and ignored it. Every 2 weeks I received a reminder, and the charge increased 100% every 2 weeks. It accumulated into thousands of pounds that was slightly worrying, but then the letters stopped arriving. 😊

[wisteela]

Here in Mansfield you often find the yellow plastic bagged tickets took off, and on the ground.

[RussH-xkzp]

Had several parking eye PCNs. Ignored them all, after several threats, they gave up.
Had one from another company, Ignored that and I got a letter from a court 140 miles away.
Replied to the court, saying I'd happily attended a local court and heard nothing more. Simple fact is, it costs them more to take you to court than they'll get out of you.

[adenwellsmith]

Just another example of the state's new economic model, extortion. In this case the state aiding the extortionists.

[neilcollins]

Thank you for raising this . I have subscribed to you excellent advice. I have been driving to clients selling all my life and although these tickets are very seldom received they are worrying. Thanks again for your clarity. I have always if I felt in the wrong paid . Things just don’t go away .

[councilhousechris]

We went to a park in Milton Keynes on the day of the Muse gig. It was packed and every single parking payment machine was down. We tried all the machines, tried calling the parking machines providers and went as far to attempt to make payment in all the local pubs and shops to no avail. Que a raft of letters for none payment etc

[paulcadden]

Currently dealing with debt collectors set on me by a parking company for a parking charge iv already paid, due to them sending 2 separate invoices for the same incident because they forgot to put the date/time stamps on the pics of the original. Iv provided evidence of both the duplication and payment, but they're still havin a go 😕