tom130691
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Registered: 13th Sep 08
Location: Daventry
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got a letter through the post parking fine
nothing on the car though this was for over a week ago (6th) for parking in morrisons car park for more than 180mins
came today and they want £70 if later than 7 day they want £90
how did they get my address?
why not put it on my car?
do i have to pay it?
just seems dodgey to me and as i dnt plan parking there again was a one off i dont wana throw £70 away
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John
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Registered: 30th Jun 03
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Address from DVLA.
As long as it's not the council they can't really, depends how much bottle you have though, you'll get a lot of threatening letters before they give up.
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tom130691
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Registered: 13th Sep 08
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heard you only have to pay when its council
but if they have my adress i dont want baliff's debt collectors n shit lol
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John
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You'll get letters from debt collectors eventually, if you ignore them they normally go away though.
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tom130691
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well its my mums house anyways she has a diff second name so in theory she can say i was a previous tenant then they general go away lol
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All Torque
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Ignore it mate, as said if its not from the council its just an empty threat. We have this rule at Tesco too, "free parking for upto 3 hours" but they cannot legally enforce it.
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tom130691
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quote:
Originally posted by All Torque
Ignore it mate, as said if its not from the council its just an empty threat. We have this rule at Tesco too, "free parking for upto 3 hours" but they cannot legally enforce it.
had a similar response on another forum aswell lol
but good fuck them like i said a one off so wont be going back there
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lostboy
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Eat the letter and claim it never turned up. Will go well with tomato ketchup.
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gtitim
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Completely ignore it. Do NOT respond to any letters or acknocwledge them in any way. Some letters will arrive from 'debt collectors' however, they cannot engage a recovery agent until they have been to court, and for that they need to know who the driver was. All they know is you are the registered keeper and you are not legally obliged to name the driver.
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blebo
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quote:
Originally posted by gtitim
Completely ignore it. Do NOT respond to any letters or acknocwledge them in any way. Some letters will arrive from 'debt collectors' however, they cannot engage a recovery agent until they have been to court, and for that they need to know who the driver was. All they know is you are the registered keeper and you are not legally obliged to name the driver.
Completely and utterly correct
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Carl
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As said do not pay it, but I wouldn't ignore it i'd reply saying that you was not driving at the time but will happily try to assist them if they have any evidence of who was. There are a few template letters knocking about on the net. Unless they have evidence of you driving that will stand up in court they haven't got a chance.
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mattk
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Registered: 27th Feb 06
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DO NOTHING at all
just ignore it, I had one last year from a motorway service station, they said I owed them £60, I ignored it, 2 weeks later I owed them £80, 2 weeks later I owed them £120 then 2 weeks later I had a letter that was of appauling quality claiming to be from a solicitors office saying the bailifs would be coming if I didnt pay in 7 days
that was last october...
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Colin
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Nah dont pay it, et them try to take you to court.
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mattk
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they prey on the naieve(sp)
yes its their land but they have no right to say you owe them £x to park on it
go and draw some lines on your drive and stick a sign up in the hope that someone drives on it, then send them a letter demanding £70
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Rob E
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Registered: 1st Jan 06
Location: Madeley, Stafford....I want to live back in Wales!
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Ignore it, I have an ongoing battle with the council at the moment about 3 outstanding parking tickets I refuse to pay. My car was broken into, ignition all tampered with and left immobile. The twats ticketed me twice within 3 hours of each other then told me to write in explaining the situation and provide them with a crime reference number. I wrote to them, about 2 weeks later I recieved a letter saying they refused to waive them as they take strict views on these events and belive it was unfair on other residence in the street (half of which dont even own a car  ) so ive just ignored every increment in fine and the final letter saying the bayliffs are coming and ive not heard a single thing since
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John
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Council ones are different, the bailiffs might just turn up one day.
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mattk
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aye if you get a council one or a police one, pay it, any others, fuck them off.
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