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[Sir Tigger KC]

I have sent the bastards an email (no phone number) claiming 'mitigating circumstances' for the 19 minute overstay.

So they now have contact details for you.  If you had kept stumm they would have had to apply to DVLA for Registered Keeper details. That costs them money.

Worse, if you put something like "My wife was driving and parked in ....", you've told them who was driving - which is who is potentially liable for the charge.

This is not a criminal case - its civil. The standard of proof is "on the balance of probabilities", not "beyond reasonable doubt".

I assumed that these companies sent the ticket though the post anyway..... 

[LC0112G]

I have sent the bastards an email (no phone number) claiming 'mitigating circumstances' for the 19 minute overstay.

So they now have contact details for you.  If you had kept stumm they would have had to apply to DVLA for Registered Keeper details. That costs them money.

Worse, if you put something like "My wife was driving and parked in ....", you've told them who was driving - which is who is potentially liable for the charge.

This is not a criminal case - its civil. The standard of proof is "on the balance of probabilities", not "beyond reasonable doubt".

I assumed that these companies sent the ticket though the post anyway..... 

Some do, some don't. Depends if she was ticketed at the time. But they now have the good Doctors email address, and if the email was worded wrongly they may now know the driver as well. They won't be interested in mitigation, and it's even possible they may not consider it an appeal and not issue a POPLA code.

[EMD]

This parking malarky was on watchdog tother week ,
they went undercover an found the telephone staff will
go to any means to bully the car owner .. main thing is
tell them you will take it to court no matter what they say and
they won't persew as it costs them too much 

[The Sheriff]

There's an echo in here.

[amba]

We currently have a court date to attend re a parking charge from 5+ years ago,although general concensus on various forums is the Company wont pay the court application fee intime,take it to the 11th hour, and it will be thrown out ,although we will attend on the day if we are advised day before the hearing it is still happening.

Will be interesting to see what the outcome is as we have a strong defence and their case is full of errors/corrections and in consistancies.

[The Sheriff]

We currently have a court date to attend re a parking charge from 5+ years ago,although general concensus on various forums is the Company wont pay the court application fee intime,take it to the 11th hour, and it will be thrown out ,although we will attend on the day if we are advised day before the hearing it is still happening.

Will be interesting to see what the outcome is as we have a strong defence and their case is full of errors/corrections and in consistancies.

Please let us know the outcome.

[amba]

Date of court hearing set for mid October which is quite funny really as first court pares were received in February ,so wheels of justice grind very slowly.

We were offered arbirtaion but declined as case is so P poor we have little to argue against IMHO.

Do find it odd that all court papers etc are just sent out std 2nd class post  without any proof of receipt so does make you wonder if you could argue the case that nothing was ever received if you failed to attend and judgement went against you.

[Field Marshal Dr. Opti]

This parking malarky was on watchdog tother week ,
they went undercover an found the telephone staff will
go to any means to bully the car owner .. main thing is
tell them you will take it to court no matter what they say and
they won't persew as it costs them too much 

I can't contact the the shits by phone.

[Gaffers]

This parking malarky was on watchdog tother week ,
they went undercover an found the telephone staff will
go to any means to bully the car owner .. main thing is
tell them you will take it to court no matter what they say and
they won't persew as it costs them too much 

I can't contact the the shits by phone.

I am sure they have an outgoing callcenter

[amba]

Best advise Opti.

Do not enter into any further communications with them.

[moggy]

Hi Opti,HTH.I have had 11 tickets from parking eye.I go to Birmingham every two months to see friends and family.I stay at the days inn corley m6 north,this is a welcome break services.You get free parking when you stay over night,it states this when booking.But despite me putting the car reg in to the terminal in the hotel,i kept getting tickets.When i spoke to the manageress she said it happens all the time,and said she can get them cancelled.I asked how as like you i could not get in contact,with parking eye.She told me she gets in contact with welcome break,who have a number for parking eye.(we cant get it)Tells them i was a guest and sends a copy of my receipt,tickets cancelled.She has now put me down as staff,so no more tickets.She told me that whoever employs parking eye in this case welcome break,have private contact numbers for them.And as long as you have been using there car park legitimately,they can get the tickets cancelled.Go to Aldi personally speak to the manager,this has probably happened before.They can get it cancelled its just getting them to be arsed.Dean

[Sir Tigger KC]

Any good trying this? 

https://www.parkingeye.co.uk/contact-us/make-an-appeal/

[Field Marshal Dr. Opti]

Hi Opti,HTH.I have had 11 tickets from parking eye.I go to Birmingham every two months to see friends and family.I stay at the days inn corley m6 north,this is a welcome break services.You get free parking when you stay over night,it states this when booking.But despite me putting the car reg in to the terminal in the hotel,i kept getting tickets.When i spoke to the manageress she said it happens all the time,and said she can get them cancelled.I asked how as like you i could not get in contact,with parking eye.She told me she gets in contact with welcome break,who have a number for parking eye.(we cant get it)Tells them i was a guest and sends a copy of my receipt,tickets cancelled.She has now put me down as staff,so no more tickets.She told me that whoever employs parking eye in this case welcome break,have private contact numbers for them.And as long as you have been using there car park legitimately,they can get the tickets cancelled.Go to Aldi personally speak to the manager,this has probably happened before.They can get it cancelled its just getting them to be arsed.Dean

Thanks, Mr Moggy. I shall try this.

The only phone number they supply is an automated one to pay the fine by credit or debit card.

I expect they would receive plenty of verbal abuse in their 'customer service' department otherwise.

[Field Marshal Dr. Opti]

Any good trying this? 

https://www.parkingeye.co.uk/contact-us/make-an-appeal/

Thanks, Sir Tig.

I have made an 'appeal' to these cowboys by email. They have 14 days to get back to me and no doubt tell me that my appeal has been rejected.

Then I shall go to POPLA......who I hope are independent of the BPA.

[moggy]

Opti,opps the appeal.Go and see the manager at Aldi,tell him/her i am a good and honest customer.I said this to the manager at days inn,and if you don't want my custom on a regular basis no problem i will go elsewhere.They employ these people.They are responsible for there actions.You were parked legitimately doing shopping,end of.No store,hotel,or company needs bad publicity.Badger the shit out of Aldi,they will repent.Regards Dean.PS as you may have noticed this kind of thing pisses me off.