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General => General discussion => Topic started by: AlanD on 07 December 2011, 22:29
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Chaps,
I got a parking ticket, again, but the parking officer has but in the wrong reg number on the ticket. They have however put down my tax disc number, can they trace me through this? Basically what Im asking is can I get away with not paying this?
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Doubt it as they also now take photos of the car :cry:
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Invalid.
C'mon now Alan....How many times have I (and others) answered this.
SEARCH.
But.....here you go Boyo.
http://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?f=10&t=806093
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The ticket man did it wrong.. Voids ticket!
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Alan you are better off just pay it mate you know what they are like!
I've been in the same situation my ticket flew off the dash hit the floor when I shut the car door!
They had pictures of tax disc, reg and car dash everything to prove I didn't have a ticket on the dash!
I sent them the ticket to prove it and they just sent me there thick photo copy of the fine print saying unless a valid ticket is shown this is a chargable offense the fo*ckers waited until the ticket would go into the extra fine mode 10 days after so I had no choice to pay the dam thing!
Trust me better people have taken them on and lost!
Just want you to swallow it fella before they make you pay more! :sad:
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Council ticket then pay, or private co then the contract to park was with the driver (which wasn't you :wink:) unless they have a photo of you in the drivers seat which is most unlikely then bin bin and bin again!
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Parking ticket is a legal document. If it is not completed correctly, it is invalid.
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Its gonna be council!
Guys what do you want Alan to do pay £30 or £60? or fight it and loose and pay for court costs over a £30 ticket which he got legit?
If he didn't deserve it, fight it all the way by all means!
:undecided:
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i think the law is the law and whatever the law states is what he should do. if it's a legal document and it's filled out incorrectly then it's worthless.
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In my experience: private, ignore all three letters. Council: bend the truth, be hugely smart and get away with it anyway.
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Pay it Croydon neads the money to re build :grin:
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Parking ticket is a legal document. If it is not completed correctly, it is invalid.
Plus 1 , its invalid :wink:
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listen to people on here alan, and when they come to seize your car, dont forget the pictures :grin:
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I got one in croydon last thursday :laugh: there rife round there.... But i was working in croydon high street. So wackdd the van on double yellows round the corner for 3 hours!!
Just added £65 to the material cost on the job :grin:
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Is the ticket from the council or from something like 'Civil Parking enforcement' (private company)?
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Unless you have had advice from a solicitor I would pay up!
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I got one in croydon last thursday :laugh: there rife round there.... But i was working in croydon high street. So wackdd the van on double yellows round the corner for 3 hours!!
Just added £65 to the material cost on the job :grin:
Brilliant :grin: :grin:
Personally, for peace of mind I would call up the council to pay the ticket and mention the reg number and say it's not your car's plate. If they do have a photo, they will pull it up on the computer and MAY let you off because it's technically not your car! (This has happened to a couple of people in a thread linked earlier). It is nearly christmas so you never know, might let you off but if they don't you only have to pay the £30 rather than the £70 and you can right it off as a bad experience :)
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I have one from last year for parking in a KFC car park for 10 mins (not exaggerating the times are on the ticket) they wanted £75 within 2 weeks or it would go to £150.
I ignored the second letter requesting £150 and then received a third letter saying if I don't pay they will hand over to bailiffs and 'could' receive an even larger fine.
A lett from 'Newlyn' bailiffs came through (which i later found out is owned, or part of the company that sent the original ticket) and they wanted £238.
I rang them up and asked about how I appeal and they said they would put it on hold for 300 days. This period expired sometime in august and I received a reminder that I owe them £238 and that if I didn't pay they said they 'may' register with the court which 'could' result it a larger fine.
Before they can even send the bailiffs out they need to get the case approved/accepted or whatever by the courts AFTER registering it. Even then I think they have to have a valid case to be able to register it (mighty elvi could confirm this).
So I ignored that letter because they were clearly trying to use a bunch of scare tactics. I was prepared to go to court.
They then sent out a big scary FINAL WARNING letter OOOOOO scary. Saying that if I did not pay up i could face further costs and legal action bla bla bla.
I have ignored that and I haven't heard anything for about 2 months. Ignore them unless its a council ticket. If you do want to contact them don't make any claims (i.e something you might have seen on a sign) without real evidence, don't be rude, threatening or sarcastic and only contact them if they contact you first.
Remember, its just a scam and an utter load of bullsh!t.
Also ask them to prove it was you.
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^ Good for you.
Yes. In order for the Bailiffs to come-a-callin' they have to WIN their case against you in court. Then if you fail to pay any damages & costs awarded then they can apply for a court order to appoint a bailiff to recover goods to the value of said damages.
...and in the first instance no judge is going to find against you with those sorts of £££ demands. :cool:
Hence the plethora of threatening letters.
Ignore.
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I had a parking ticket a few months ago when I parked in the town at half past 7 at night. 7.33pm to be exact. 3 minutes outside restricted parking and they still tried to charge me £60. Needless to say I won that appeal. Another time I was helping a mate move house when I parked to unload for 5 minutes. Came out to see an attendant writing out a ticket. Told him my situation and he just said it was too late and had a rather bad attiutude. Got in my car, started it up, rolled down the window and said to him, ''You've not taken an picture yet''. He began to fumble with his camera but I just drove off. Didn't pay it, got letter through post weeks later. Sent it back asking for proof and got a response shortly after saying they didn't have any and the ticket had been invalidated.
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It's from Camden council not Croydon so you can drop the Croydon jokes lol :D
Thanks for the advice. I suppose if they have taken a picture of my car, which they probably have, they ill be in trouble. I'll give them a bell and try and talk my out of it.
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im going through a dispute now with a parking ticket mate and iv challenged it , they told me that if my challenge is declined they still give you 14 days after to pay the lower price fee so you got nothing to loose mate by appealing it! :smiley:
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Ask for a picture. I nearly got out of one but another company bought it and went full on. I got it down to the original £30 from £150 though
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same thing happened to me wrote them a letter saying it had the wrong REG number and they said it was void and let me off! just get in contact and tell them there wrong!
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stand your ground mate as they will try and say you was still in the wrong but however as someone has already said its a legal document and is void if its not filled in correctly
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same thing happened to me wrote them a letter saying it had the wrong REG number and they said it was void and let me off! just get in contact and tell them there wrong!
Lol, never say it's the wrong reg, say it's NOT your reg.
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same thing happened to me wrote them a letter saying it had the wrong REG number and they said it was void and let me off! just get in contact and tell them there wrong!
Lol, never say it's the wrong reg, say it's NOT your reg.
Sorry thats what i meant :grin:
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Again.
If it's the council on a public highway, usually you don't have a leg to stand on, and can only appeal.
Private land it only a civil offence, usually breach of contract. The "parking enforcement company" can only get money from you by winning its case in the County Court. At this point a judge will tell them to "do one" as e.g the £175 fine for a few minutes overstay will be unreasonable.
As the Coucil parking ticket is a legal doucumet, if the details are incorrect then it is invalid. However they may get around this by producing a photograph. You could get the fine reduced or thrown out on appeal.
Read this:
http://www.consumeractiongroup.co.uk/forum/showthread.php?159881
Then this:
http://www.honestjohn.co.uk/forum/post/index.htm?t=56439
General parking fine advice:
http://www.honestjohn.co.uk/faq/parking-fines
http://www.moneysavingexpert.com/reclaim/private-parking-tickets
HTH
Jonathan.
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^ Listen to him, trust me he knows. :cool:
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Depends on which judge is sitting, some of the deputy's are a sham whether they are doing hearings or box work :lipsrsealed: