TeaFan Posted May 31, 2010 Share Posted May 31, 2010 Having been sent a penalty charge notice for using a car park weeks ago for which a valid ticket was bought but now can't be found, I have a question. I'm tempted to make them take me to Small Claims Court, as my understanding is that they can only pursue the driver at the time, and that wasn't me. But can they check with DVLA who else is insured to drive my car? I'm not inclined to volunteer to them who might have been driving at the time, since they are a set of thieving ----s. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cgksheff Posted May 31, 2010 Share Posted May 31, 2010 Private Car Park or Council? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil-Sheff Posted May 31, 2010 Share Posted May 31, 2010 Council car park is offical etc so should be dealt with properly ..................................... Private car park charge is not a fine, its basically a scam IGNORE IGNORE IGNORE and IGNORE some more. If you start responding they have won with thier scare tactics. There is no appeal procedure just a duff invoice. They wont take you to court, never do. Many websites around on them You will get abou silyl threatogram letters in the post which can all be binned Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old_Bloke Posted May 31, 2010 Share Posted May 31, 2010 If it's a private company just ignore it completely - they will try to threaten you into paying but there is absolutely no legal basis to their 'fine'. Just ignore any letters they send and they'll eventually give up. If it's the council then you do need to take notice of the instructions with the penalty notice. Whether you decide to play dumb about who was driving, try to persuade them that you had a valid ticket (but have lost it) or just pay up, it's up to you... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TeaFan Posted May 31, 2010 Author Share Posted May 31, 2010 thanks for the replies, should have said it's a private one. My solicitor friend has left me a text saying "speak to you tomorrow, but don't worry about it too much" which sounds encouraging Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jason Bourne Posted May 31, 2010 Share Posted May 31, 2010 ...My solicitor friend... What kind of rational human being would have a solicitor for a friend x Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andyofborg Posted May 31, 2010 Share Posted May 31, 2010 What kind of rational human being would have a solicitor for a friend x solicitors are very nice, especially if you coat them in bbq sauce and grill them Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cgksheff Posted May 31, 2010 Share Posted May 31, 2010 thanks for the replies, should have said it's a private one. My solicitor friend has left me a text saying "speak to you tomorrow, but don't worry about it too much" which sounds encouraging Typical solicitor. "Just ignore them. There is nothing they will do" is all they needed to say. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TeaFan Posted May 31, 2010 Author Share Posted May 31, 2010 What kind of rational human being would have a solicitor for a friend x Yeah, and he's Jewish relax, he's Chinese really (note: you really have to have followed Jason Bourne's posting over a number of years to understand this one) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TeaFan Posted May 31, 2010 Author Share Posted May 31, 2010 solicitors are very nice, especially if you coat them in bbq sauce and grill them Actually, having a solicitor (2 in fact) for a friend is really handy. Especially one who knows a bit about libel law. Especially when one frequents an Internet forum. The Kerching!! potential is massive. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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