We receive a 'parking charge notice' from Parking Eye for parking at Aldi in Preston on 11th February. I'm expecting a 2nd letter soon for a similar transgression on 17th Feb, and to save on stamps I'm only going to waste one. We park there often and always shop at the Aldi and/or Blockbuster when doing so
I've read the general advice which is to ignore all communcation, the difficulty here is that the car photographed entering and leaving the car park is register to Mrs myhandle97 and she would rather not have the letters and perhaps pay up to stop them.
What I would like to do is compose a letter for her to sign and send, along these lines:
"I received a parking charge notice on 18 February 2012 but I will not be paying your request for payment as I was not the driver of the vehicle at the time in question. The supplied photograph of my vehicle entering the car park shows me to be the passenger at that time. I am under no obligation to disclose who was driving the car so please do not contact me again with regards to this matter other than to confirm its closure."
Is this likely to stop further letters, or just invite more ? I've seen scans of what we could expect to receive if the first letter is ignored and I know that the later ones will scare my wife, I'm even prepared to give the name and address of the driver to deflect letters from the good lady if that would make any difference. The driver is aware of the relevant contract law and would be quite happy to defend himself before a judge, even happy to pay the level of damages determined by such a judge.
I should add that I myself am only aware of the relevant laws after reading up on this site and others, they are a fantastic resource.
Regards,
myhandle97