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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago

Anyone on here had any problems and threatening letters from parking eye?

I over-stayed by 15 mins in Morrisons car park and have been constantly hounded by them and now been threatened court action.

I was under the impression so please correct me if I'm wrong that they can't do this.

Had one years ago from a service station and was told to ignore it so I did and nothing came of it.

Any advise would be grateful.

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By *ewrocksWoman
over a year ago

button moon

Martin what's his face the money expert, his website says don't ignore.

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By *uciyassMan
over a year ago

sheffield

I’ve had similar I wrote to them with a receipt I had from an Aldi in hull and also picture of the signs they said were clearly visible but weren’t I told them that if they didn’t stop harassing me with threatening letters then I would be contacting my solicitor. The next letter I recieved said the charge had been dropped. If you were shopping in the morrissions I would go in and speak to the manager of the store and he will be it dropped. They are a nasty bunch of people and another money making racket

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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago

Thank you both xxx

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By *icassolifelikeMan
over a year ago

Luton

Contact them and get the gen. don't admit to anything yet, get some legal advice if you can.

Go back to the car park and read T&Cs.

I'm not going to paint a rosey picture, but if you were late then you got to pay. Sorry

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By *teveanddebsCouple
over a year ago

Norwich

I can't post the link but if you google (without quotes) "moneysaving expert newbie parking thread" it's the first link that isn't an ad. Have a read of that and follow the advice.

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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago

"Contact them and get the gen. don't admit to anything yet, get some legal advice if you can.

Go back to the car park and read T&Cs.

I'm not going to paint a rosey picture, but if you were late then you got to pay. Sorry

I get that and yes I was late and yes it's my fault but threatening letters isn't on. I was advised to leave it which I did and it's a bit of a thing in the town that happens to a lot of people.

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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago

"I can't post the link but if you google (without quotes) "moneysaving expert newbie parking thread" it's the first link that isn't an ad. Have a read of that and follow the advice."

Thank you xx

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By *gnitemybodyWoman
over a year ago

Onestepoutofthedoor

Jesus that's one rubbish carpark at Morrisons if you have to pay to shop there

. I wouldn't ignore something like that nowadays,suppose if you were late back then you may have to pay,which is crap!

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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago

"Jesus that's one rubbish carpark at Morrisons if you have to pay to shop there

. I wouldn't ignore something like that nowadays,suppose if you were late back then you may have to pay,which is crap!"

I don't mind paying but £145 for 15 mins??

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By *uciyassMan
over a year ago

sheffield

"Contact them and get the gen. don't admit to anything yet, get some legal advice if you can.

Go back to the car park and read T&Cs.

I'm not going to paint a rosey picture, but if you were late then you got to pay. Sorry

Most of their signs give a limit unless you were shopping in said store car park and they don’t advertise this so most pay up. If the limit is one and a half hours and your in the store for one and three quarters. Once you have the receipt to prove you were in store they can’t charge you no matter how long you were in store. Read the signs of your back thier xx

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By *gnitemybodyWoman
over a year ago

Onestepoutofthedoor

"Jesus that's one rubbish carpark at Morrisons if you have to pay to shop there

. I wouldn't ignore something like that nowadays,suppose if you were late back then you may have to pay,which is crap!

I don't mind paying but £145 for 15 mins?? "

God is that how much it is,robbing f*ckers!

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By *orwegian BlueMan
over a year ago

Iceland, but Aldi is closer..

speak with the store manager with proof you shopped there that day. let morrisons know how unhappy you are and if they don't sort it out you will shop elsewhere..

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Fuck them, they cannot enforce it and they’re just bullies.

I had it with a couple of their security guards last year, know they’re only doing a job but both thought they were smart arses

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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago

I think I will xx

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

If you'd have paid when supposed to I doubt it would have been that expensive.

Threatening letters? Threatening what exactly? Court action because you didnt pay the fine for staying too long in a carpark that you shouldn't have.

If someone owed you money would you just leave it?

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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago

"If you'd have paid when supposed to I doubt it would have been that expensive.

Threatening letters? Threatening what exactly? Court action because you didnt pay the fine for staying too long in a carpark that you shouldn't have.

If someone owed you money would you just leave it?"

I get what your saying and yes it threatening court action. I was advised to ignore it which I did.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Thought it had been finally sorted in the courts and owners can only charge/fine for loss of revenue based on the parking space, length of overstay and how much they charge to park, if they do?

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By *gnitemybodyWoman
over a year ago

Onestepoutofthedoor

So it's gone up from the original fine,how much was it at the beginning?

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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago

I wish I'd paid it in the beginning now.

What a twat I am

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By *iss.HoneyWoman
over a year ago

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Ignore it. They can't enforce it.

Only fines you need to pay are police or traffic warden.

I never pay them, they can fuck off

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By *teveanddebsCouple
over a year ago

Norwich

"Ignore it. They can't enforce it.

Only fines you need to pay are police or traffic warden.

I never pay them, they can fuck off

That is very bad advice,

Don't pay it.

Don't ignore it

Follow the advice on the Newbies thread on MSE

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

This just puts stress on our over stressful lives. They push the boundaries so why not you do the same.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Contact them and get the gen. don't admit to anything yet, get some legal advice if you can.

Go back to the car park and read T&Cs.

I'm not going to paint a rosey picture, but if you were late then you got to pay. Sorry

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Jesus that's one rubbish carpark at Morrisons if you have to pay to shop there

. I wouldn't ignore something like that nowadays,suppose if you were late back then you may have to pay,which is crap!

I don't mind paying but £145 for 15 mins?? "

Is it £145 now because you didnt pay it when they first asked you for it and they have had to write again ?

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By *iss.HoneyWoman
over a year ago

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"Ignore it. They can't enforce it.

Only fines you need to pay are police or traffic warden.

I never pay them, they can fuck off

That is very bad advice,

Don't pay it.

Don't ignore it

Follow the advice on the Newbies thread on MSE"

Calm down.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Jesus that's one rubbish carpark at Morrisons if you have to pay to shop there

. I wouldn't ignore something like that nowadays,suppose if you were late back then you may have to pay,which is crap!

I don't mind paying but £145 for 15 mins??

Is it £145 now because you didnt pay it when they first asked you for it and they have had to write again ?"

The original fine is usually £100 and then get it reduced to £60 if paid within 14 days

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By *iss.HoneyWoman
over a year ago

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When they slap it on it says parking charge notice.

It is not enforceable by law.

It is not a penalty charge notice issued by Police, Wardens or Council.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Parking eye is a auto service a Car park I know it's a hour and half parking if you go over that it's £70 it is up on the signs and they will just keep sending the repeat messages till you pay.

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By *teveanddebsCouple
over a year ago

Norwich

"Ignore it. They can't enforce it.

Only fines you need to pay are police or traffic warden.

I never pay them, they can fuck off

That is very bad advice,

Don't pay it.

Don't ignore it

Follow the advice on the Newbies thread on MSE

Calm down.

I'm perfectly calm thank you.

I'd just hate to see someone end up with a CCJ or a large bill to pay because they followed bad advice.

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By *iss.HoneyWoman
over a year ago

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Google is your friend here. Or citizens advice.

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By *ranny-CrumpetWoman
over a year ago

The Town by The Cross

I feel for the shops when people just clog their car parks and make life difficult for actual customers.

Shops employ outside car parking operatives to empty their car parks of free loaders. It's a business.

You over stayed - you got caught - you took bad advice ( from who ? ) Now you are beginning to worry about going to court and paying a huge bill.

They are not threatening you. They are carrying out the actions that they said they would and which they clearly displayed on signs around their car parks.

All you have to do is accept the responsibility.

When I 'didn't pay' ... ( I thought I had but it turns out I hadn't ) Phone system thingy do dah .....

I thought ... Fuck it.... take me to court if you want. My debt got taken up by another company and I thought 'fuck you too,' .... They wrote a few times and then stopped. Not had a letter in a long time now.

If you hold out and lose.. don't blame me

I guess they had new 'easier' people to get money from.

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By *rince Charming 69Man
over a year ago

Loughborough

The only people who can "fine" you are the courts.

Morrisons employ a company who pay to obtain addresses etc from the DVLA in swansea.

But this is as far as they can go,

they can bluster as much as they want, threaten you all they like, but they have absolutely NO powers of any kind.

Ignore them and they will eventually become bored and go away.

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By *onnie And Clyde9070Couple
over a year ago

Leeds

"Anyone on here had any problems and threatening letters from parking eye?

I over-stayed by 15 mins in Morrisons car park and have been constantly hounded by them and now been threatened court action.

I was under the impression so please correct me if I'm wrong that they can't do this.

Had one years ago from a service station and was told to ignore it so I did and nothing came of it.

Any advise would be grateful. "

There are quite a few of these private companies. As I recall the tickets/letters they send you are classed as an invoice and not a fine. This being the case you're under no obligation to pay it.

They may hound you for a while and issue various threats but they'll stop after a while. I got one for parking my car in Maplins car park. I panicked a bit but checked up online and found the information regarding the legality of their invoices. I didn't pay and after a while they went quiet and I heard nothing more about it despite their nasty threats.

Look up Parking Eye on the web. If they're a private company either ignore them or tell them to go do one.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Www.parkingcowboys.co.uk/parking-eye/

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By *teveanddebsCouple
over a year ago

Norwich

Parking Eye are one of the most litigious of the parking parasites. If you ignore them they will take you to court and get judgement against you unless you defend the case.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I’m being chased by a parking company since August who have now passed it onto their “legal experts”

Most of these companies are completely incompetent and are so easy to trip up over their own mistakes.

I’ve provided proof that I had a legitimate reason to enter a car park for 13 mins, they’re chasing me for £160.

My last letter from them informed me that they’re discussing the next course of action with “their client” which is also bullshit since they buy the debt from parking company and then it’s the “legal companies problem to get payment.

More than happy to go to court whilst they try get a CCJ against me.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Fred got a parking notice for not being parked in a correct bay, it was a new car park and he parallel parked in a row of cars. When he got back to the vehicle nd found the parking notice he binned it and we never heard anything more.

I'm not sure what I'd do, I'm siding with ignore it.

We have a retail park next to work and visitors and staff were parking in there, they now issue £100 on the spot fines if you leave the retail outlet, so I think it will get progressively more difficult to avoid paying.

Ginger

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By *unandbuckCouple
over a year ago

Sheffield

You need to research it on google. Things have changed. Previously the advice was 'fuck it, they can't do anything'. I 'believe' it has changed after a High Court case.

Just for semantics mentioned above, it isn't a 'fine' , it is suposed to be a fee agreed when you accepted their contract when using their carpark.

It's really shitty though. Fight them, using the sound online specialist advice, and good luck.

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By *unandbuckCouple
over a year ago

Sheffield

Ps I dont think you would get a ccj anyway. If it went against you and you paid at court, no ccj is issued.

But I'm an engineer, not a legal eagle. Double check and fight it.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I worked for a hotel that used parking eye. They’re absolute twunts. They won’t ignore it.

However the company that the car park belongs to has the power to request that they cancel your ticket and to my knowledge parking eye cancelled every request I made.

My advice. Go to the store. Make up a sob story. At worst you’re in the same position as you are now. At best, it will be cancelled.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

There is a Facebook page where the gent who runs it , charges £10 and does all the leg work for you , his success rate is in the top 90% , he knows the technicalities inside and out , well worth it I’d say and so do those who have used his service .

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By *unandbuckCouple
over a year ago

Sheffield

"I worked for a hotel that used parking eye. They’re absolute twunts. They won’t ignore it.

However the company that the car park belongs to has the power to request that they cancel your ticket and to my knowledge parking eye cancelled every request I made.

My advice. Go to the store. Make up a sob story. At worst you’re in the same position as you are now. At best, it will be cancelled. "

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By *edoriartyCouple
over a year ago

Peterborough

Don't acknowledge it and ignore it. I had about 25 different ones at one point.

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By *r and mrs sanddancerCouple
over a year ago

BOLDON COLLIERY

"You need to research it on google. Things have changed. Previously the advice was 'fuck it, they can't do anything'. I 'believe' it has changed after a High Court case.

Just for semantics mentioned above, it isn't a 'fine' , it is suposed to be a fee agreed when you accepted their contract when using their carpark.

It's really shitty though. Fight them, using the sound online specialist advice, and good luck."

try reading this Supreme Court dismisses £85 parking ticket challenge,

They can and will take you to court

https://www.lawgazette.co.uk/law/supreme-court-dismisses-85-parking-ticket-challenge/5051987.article

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By *iversong321Woman
over a year ago

Preston/Merseyside

I got done by these. I bought a ticket for a car park and parked in the wrong bit. It was pitch black and couldnt see the signs (it was free previously). They took a pic of me showing me entering and leaving the car park (which showed it was pitch black). I stayed there 10 mins. I appealed, sent the pics and copy of paid ticket, and they they threw it out. Gave me the option of paying £60 or go to court and they would pursue their costs if I lost

Didnt risk it so paid up. So I paid £62 for parking in the wrong bit of the car park (wasnt disabled or parent with child bit). They are b#@%/!=#@!!!

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I am waiting for one to plop on doorstep.

Went shopping on boxing Day near me Tesco car park next to outlet retail park.

Went into Tesco purchased some goods went to outlet park.

Tesco customers get two hours free.

I got back to the car with a minute or two to spare.

Before I could exit car park I stopped to let a lady cross at a zebra crossing.

Promptly followed by about ten more people going very slowly.

Excited car park possibly a minute or two over.

Panicking now!

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By *opsy RogersWoman
over a year ago

London

There's a few online companies that will make it all go away for around a tenner.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"You need to research it on google. Things have changed. Previously the advice was 'fuck it, they can't do anything'. I 'believe' it has changed after a High Court case."

This

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"You need to research it on google. Things have changed. Previously the advice was 'fuck it, they can't do anything'. I 'believe' it has changed after a High Court case.

This"

Totally correct

It still has to go through court to be legally payable though. They might take you to court, they might not.

Until then you’re not legally bound to pay anything.

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By *heBirminghamWeekendMan
over a year ago

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What a fuxkin ridiculous society we live in that a parking company hounds and hassles people for going over a time that they determine is the time allowed to go in to their tenants shops and spend our money.

Just downright bloody stupid, ridiculous, and high time we start to avoid these retailers, retail parks and supermarkets.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

if you want your arse kicked keep head in the sand - they will eventually send court papers

easier and cheaper to get head out of sand and get "invoice" cancelled if you feel its not justified or pay a reasonable sum for having your car parked somewhere it wasnt entitled to be

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By *litterbabeWoman
over a year ago

hiding from cock pics.

I went up against parking eye, and it took a lot of time and sweat but I won't. There's lots of advice on MoneySavingExpert and other website forums.

If you start a thread on these websites people will help you and there are letter templates etc.

I would suggest to not ignore it but if you have the strength, fight it.

They are, in my opinion, a nasty company. I see them in the car parks they manage, literally parked next to cars with forms in hand watching the clock, as the seconds, tick down to give them a ticket within the first minute they are overdue.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

What was the outcome of this?

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By *gnitemybodyWoman
over a year ago

Onestepoutofthedoor

"What a fuxkin ridiculous society we live in that a parking company hounds and hassles people for going over a time that they determine is the time allowed to go in to their tenants shops and spend our money.

Just downright bloody stupid, ridiculous, and high time we start to avoid these retailers, retail parks and supermarkets.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

parked my van in town on a Saturday morning in a side road in a bay ( & paid the parking fee), went to work & returned 8 hours later to find it gone. I looked up at the post & the sign had been changed to no parking on a football match day, it wasn't even footie season, just a friendly that i didn't know about. so after a lot of phone calls & getting the mother in law to give me a lift i got it back from the [pound, £104 poorer. waist of time working that day!

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