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Paid Parking Company
Has anyone ever had anything to do with the company Paid Parking Company if so what did you pay up or ignore it
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It does not matter what the name is the answer is the same ignore it.
Even if they did take you to court they can only get their actual loss back NOT the parking fee or the court costs. Several of these companies have taken cases to court and been awarded £1 costs , yes one £ . That is all the court considers the actual loss to be. As it cost them £1500 to get the £1 award they do not bother now but just sent nasty letters, so just bin the letters and they will give up.
Even if they did take you to court they can only get their actual loss back NOT the parking fee or the court costs. Several of these companies have taken cases to court and been awarded £1 costs , yes one £ . That is all the court considers the actual loss to be. As it cost them £1500 to get the £1 award they do not bother now but just sent nasty letters, so just bin the letters and they will give up.
You have two choices.
1. Ignore it & all the ensuing nasty letters and hope they don't take you to court.
2. I have found one way of getting out of it. When you park there, you are deemed to be entering into a contract with them...read the blurb on the boards they display in the car park. Someone who is under 18 cannot enter into a contract (there are several stated cases under Contract Law) and as someone under 18 is a minor you are not obliged to give their details. What I did when I received one of these notices was to write to them and say my 17 year old daughter was driving at the time and therefore the contract was null and void and I refused to give her details. They immediately accepted this and that was the end of the matter.
I will now sit back and wait for all the tutting because I told them fibs
1. Ignore it & all the ensuing nasty letters and hope they don't take you to court.
2. I have found one way of getting out of it. When you park there, you are deemed to be entering into a contract with them...read the blurb on the boards they display in the car park. Someone who is under 18 cannot enter into a contract (there are several stated cases under Contract Law) and as someone under 18 is a minor you are not obliged to give their details. What I did when I received one of these notices was to write to them and say my 17 year old daughter was driving at the time and therefore the contract was null and void and I refused to give her details. They immediately accepted this and that was the end of the matter.
I will now sit back and wait for all the tutting because I told them fibs
Just to explain - sometimes companies like to send out scary letters from their lawyers and sometimes you just have to make some changes so as it doesn't appear your publication is libelling (regardless of whatever is "true").
I will be removing references that managed to circumvent the filter.
All the best,
Ed
I will be removing references that managed to circumvent the filter.
All the best,
Ed
