How would telling my local newspaper make a difference?

Hello, I recently received a charge for £30 for not being able to pay my standing order as I was 50p short! I have been told that they will not refund my charge as they have refunded a charge before. I am currently unemployed so £30 is 1/2 a weeks money to live on. Any suggestions anyone?

Hello, I did write a letter to them but Miss jobsworth replied by suggesting I go to the Traffic Penalty Tribunal. This is a lengthy process and I am still not sure how this works but apparently my fine will go up by this time and I may be forced to pay more! Surely this is not a fair way of dealing with my dispute?

...... Is there anything I can do...... :?

Hi I left my keys in a shopping basket in Tesco. I retraced my footsteps and eventually got to the baskets at the check out and there they were! Other than that I had popped into a shop where my sister works to see if I had left them there. The only person I spoke to about it was my sister and that would look suspicious if my sister writes to them. I cant believe all this fuss over 10 mins!

Hello everyone, a while ago I was parked in a 30 min waiting bay as I just needed a quick shop. During my shop however I lost my keys, went back to my car left a note on my screen explaining and continued searching. I found my keys but ws 10 mins late returning to my car, as a result the council gave me a parking ticket. ! I am told : While you state you have decided to write to the Local Government Ombudsman, he is unlikely to review the case as the opportunity exists for motorists to take their appeal to the Traffic Penalty Tribunal. This is an independent body that adjudicates where the motorist feels the Council has not dealt properly with their case. An appeal is made against a Council's decision to reject an appellant's challenge (formal representations) against the penalty. To reach this stage, a Notice to Owner has to be issued to the person the Council believes to be the owner/registered keeper of the vehicle and this information is obtained from DVLA. On receipt of the Notice to Owner the owner/registered keeper of the vehicle can make representations against the issue of the Penalty Charge Notice. If those representations are not accepted, a Notice of Rejection is issued and it is only at this point that an appeal can be made to the Traffic Penalty Tribunal. The adjudicator bases their decision on the submissions of both parties and look at whether the Penalty Charge Notice was correctly issued and the Council has followed due process. We have neither the ability nor the discretion to progress to that stage without going through the above process. I also have to advise that if an appeal is made, and it fails, the full charge is payable as the Notice to Owner can only be issued after the discount period has expired and not less than 28 days after the offence occurred. The opportunity to pay at the discounted rate is no longer available. Any advise as to the best thing to do? Thanks!

Hello I don't understand what relevance this case has to me? I looked at the info you provided, section 66 of Road Traffic Act 1991 & this does not back up my argument at all. Was your link sent to me by accident?

Hi I am not very good on the computer but will have a go at sending them [ATTACH]8217[/ATTACH] Let me know if you have received ok

I have called herefordshire council and it's without doubt the council.

Hereford Council

Yes it's a council ticket I recognised the name and the number. (Have paid a few in my time!) THE REASON IT'S £75 is because the fine went from £25 and eventually £75 :-|

Hello, I wander if you can help? I arrived back from holiday to find a bill from the council for £75 along with a letter informing me that I had incurred a penalty charge for parking too long in a parking space. I was not driving the car at the time and the person driving said they hadn't received a ticket. I wrote to the council explaining that i wasn't the driver and had not received anything. They wrote back with 'tough pay up! Your the owner and we say you have a ticket'. I wrote back saying I would be prepared to pay the initial £25 as this was the first I had heard of it and I considered cashing the cheque as closer on the matter. I received another letter saying 'no pay up!' I was in the middle of getting back to them when I realised they had cashed the cheque but what's more, I didn't have any money in the bank so the cheque bounced. I wrote to them explaining that they had in fact cashed the cheque even though I had had a reply from them to say they would not accept the payment and now I have charges from my bank. There reply has been, 'well all right then we will just charge you £50!' This is crazy, they have no photographic evidence of the ticket being on my car and despite my attempts to explain that I hadn't received anything they still haven't accepted my offer of £25. Does anyone have any idea what I should do now? Thanks!

Hello all, Have been reading your letters about Parking Eye Ltd thank you. My friends daughter has had one, but they have sent a photograph of her in her car as well. Does this change anything?

It worked! don't be confused by the fact have scanned the one letter 3 times there are 2 different letters. Thanks for your help!

Hi I've had a go at sending the letters using photobucket. I hope this has worked. http://i593.photobucket.com/albums/tt16/andreaarty/th_Hparking.jpg' alt='th_Hparking.jpg'> [/img]

I have made a huge error! I received a parking ticket after returning late to my car whilst it was parked in a pay and display car park. I assumed it was a private car park and sent a 'I was not the driver at the time' template letter. I have received a really scary letter informing me the court and the men in black are coming to get me if i don't pay within 7 days from the date of the letter. It is now 4 days past that date. What do I do? can anyone help me?

Hello Thanks for that I will try to find which regulation I got the quote from

/Users/andrea/Pictures/MP Navigator EX/Mail_20081103/IMG.pdf Hello Lamma Thanks for your mail . I have attempted to send you a copy of the letter I hope you get it ok. I don't know how to do it so have had to guess! I have begun writing a letter back to the company here is my rough draft, what do you think? Dear Madam, If you are a member of the BPA AOS then you will be aware that you can only clamp for trespass when all signage is correct and unequivocal and you have landowner rights etc. A vehicle cannot be clamped for a previous offence regardless of whether you are on private land or not. i.e. clamping would need to be as a result of a current ongoing transgression and not merely as a means to blackmail the owner into paying a previous charge. You should also be aware that according to:Regulation 7 which deals with aggressive and unfair trading practices:- 7.1 A commercial practice is aggressive if, in its factual context, taking account of all its features and circumstances – a) it significantly impairs or it is likely to significantly impair the average consumer’s freedom of choice or conduct in relation to the product concerned through the use of harassment, coercion or undue influence; and b) it thereby causes or is likely to cause him to take a transactional decision he would not have taken otherwise. 7.2 In determining whether a commercial practice uses harassment, coercion or undue influence account shall be taken of – a) its timing, location, nature or persistence; b) the use of threatening, abusive language or behaviour; c) the exploitation by the trader of any specific misfortune or circumstance of such gravity as to impair the consumer’s judgement, of which the trader is aware, to influence the consumer’s decision with regard to the product; d) any onerous or disproportionate contractual barrier imposed by the trader where the consumer wishes to exercise rights under the contract, including rights to terminate a contract or to switch to another product or anther trader; and e) any threat to take any action which cannot be legally taken. 7.3 In this regulation – a) ‘Coercion’ includes the use of physical force; and b) ‘undue influence’ means exploiting a position of power in relation to the consumer so as to apply pressure, even without using or threatening to use physical force, in a way which significantly limits the consumer’s ability to make an informed decision. "Whilst this is a new and untried regulation, members should be aware that sending a demand for payment to the vehicle keeper (as opposed to the driver) - without making it clear that the liability is with the driver – would fit within this regulation. Members should also be aware of the methodology used in the escalation of excess parking fees, ensuring that this escalation cannot be considered to be an ‘aggressive practice’." "Members should therefore ensure that – for the time being – all correspondence with the vehicle keeper makes it clear that the contractual liability lies with the driver who parked inappropriately".

Hi Lamma Im sorry I didn't understand all that. I have know idea who 'BPA AOS' are or how to find them on the data protection register or who the Information Commissioners office? ........ So basically, all of what you just said But I do know that they were the one's to contact me first.

Issued by CP Plus limited. basically I parked on the Art college visitors Car Park when I was receiving a permit from the technological college (next door,literally the share the same front lawn). There was NOWHERE else to park on any of the car parks because they were full. I was ten minutes in what I thought to be a visitors car park. These people also petrol the hospital car parks. Is it possible they could clamp me whilst I am visiting the hospital or any where else they petrol.

hi I'm new to this and I still don't understand how it works..... Basically, I got a parking ticket for parking on a college campus whilst purchasing my parking permit. I sent the parking template letters but received this reply :-?: Thank you for your further email confirming that although the registered keeper of the offending vehicle you were not the driver at the time of the offence. I also note your unwillingness to pay the Charge Notice. As you appear to be unwilling to provide these details then we must draw your attention to the following points. Our client's conditions of contract relating to parking are detailed on the signs and referred to upon the Charge Notice. Failure to comply with the conditions of contract constitutes a breach of contract which entitles our clients to pursue the remedies referred to in the conditions of contract. These remedies include the right to clamp defaulting vehicles. By virtue of the failure to pay the Charge Notice the breach of contract remains. Accordingly, I must advise you that your vehicle registration has been recorded on our client's database as an unpaid offending vehicle that has parked in breach of the conditions of contract. If your vehicle is seen at any of the sites managed by our client then it will be clamped, pursuant to the conditions of contract. In order to secure release of the clamp you will be required to pay a release fee and also any outstanding parking Charge Notices.

The 'Thanks!' was not to them it was to you

Thanks a squillion I think my sister will be really happy about this the letter she wrote was this:- I acknowledge receipt of your captioned letter. It seems that you have got my details from the DVLA and I confirm I am the keeper of the vehicle in question. You need to take this matter up with the driver concerned. In the meantime I absolutely deny your claim that the amount claimed, or any amount at all, is due to you from me. Yours faithfully The reply she got was this: Thank you for your letter which appears to be a standard reply, copies of which we have seen previously. If you are denying that you were the driver, you may forward the full name and address of the driver and we will re-issue this notice. Until the requested information is received, this PNC will remain open in your name and be processed accordingly. Do you think it would be a good idea to reply like this: Dear Sir, I am in receipt of your letter dated dd/mm/yyyy. You have claimed that I am obliged to name the driver, I dispute this assertation. I would ask you to provide relevant reference to statute law or citation to case law to back up your claim that I have to provide you with this information. This alleged debt therefore remains disputed by me. Save for supplying the evidence referred to above I must ask you to cease and desist correspondence with me unless it is to close the matter. Other than as described above, any further correspondence from you or any other party in relation to this matter may result in a complaint to the authorities under the Protection From Harassment Act 1997 and the Administration of Justice Act 1970. yours faithfully Thanks!

wont they threaten to take her to court

Hi thanks for your reply Any ideas which letter to reply to them with? I really appreciate your help