OPC Parking Charge

[Telford Dave]

Hello I'm new here and we have received a 'Private Parking Charge' from OPC for overstaying by in Telford Bridge Retail car park that we thought was free until we got a bright yellow letter on the 20th December from these robdogs. After some internet research (and finding our way here) we are going to go with the IGNORE option, we think, although my wife, the registered keeper is worried as it's all addressed to her - she wasn't driving on the day in question either, and doesn't want to go to court!

 

However there is still the terror of all the letters we'll receive particularly their sniffy sign-off 'If the full payment is not received within 28 days from the date of issue of this PPC the debt will be submitted to the courts for due process, without further communication'

 

I've looked at a fair few OPC threads on here and they do seem to favour the court summons option even if they lose. I can't remember ever seeing a parking sign there and they are the same lot done for inaccurately charging people in Wolverhampton this year....

 

Also - is it worth writing angry letters to the managers of the shops we visited with a copy of OPCs letter telling them we'll take our business elsewhere or will they just wash their hands of it (or worse, give our letter to OPC?)

 

Dave

[dx100uk]

utter rubbish

you're looking for a problem when there is not one

 

please ignore them

 

dx

[crem]

I've looked at a fair few OPC threads on here and they do seem to favour the court summons option even if they lose.

 

Really? Where?

[sailor sam]

The 'contract' is between the landowner (or his agents, OPC) and the person who took advantage of the facilities, i.e. the driver of the car at the time. That of course, is not necessarlly the RK of the car. So OPC directs their 'invoice' at the RK who has no legal obligation what so ever to disclose any information to them about who was driving the car.

 

Thus if any court proceedings are commenced (which is highly unlikely, no matter how many 'threat-o-grams' you get), you simply defend by saying that the liability is not yours.

 

Case dismissed.

[Al27]

OPC used to have punts on court, but I haven't seen anything new for months and months. They lost the vast majority anyway.