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Private parking tickets / RCP PCN - No Permit - Debt Collection Letter
« on: September 29, 2025, 03:32:10 pm »
Hello,
I am the registered keeper of a vechile that was parked in a private car park on June 20th: RCP Rochdale Road, Manchester.
The driver parks in this car park sometimes. One day there were issues with the app, it took a couple attempts to pay, but maybe it didn't actually go through in the end.
I was away from home until the middle of August and when I returned I had 2 letters from RCP detailing parking charges for non-payment, dated July 24th and August 11th, (back of letters). The July 24th letter asks for £100 and mentions it being overdue and states a discounted rate is no longer available, I assume there was a previous letter that was not delivered.
I went to their online portal (https://rcp.ec6pay.com) to see if there was still a way to dispute the charge and it couldn't find the PCN. I wasn't sure what to do next, so did a quick Google and the gist seemed to be that a PCN from a private car park is largely unenforceable and letter were often scare tactics, so I thought given the PCN didn't exist on their portal I could ignore it.
On Friday (Sept 26th) I received a letter from debt collector Trace, dated Sept 18th, (back of letter). They are seeking £170 by Oct 1st. A friend recommended this forum, so here I am.
I've read a couple threads, but I don't know what to do. Any advice would be very welcomed. Am I legally responsible to pay the debt collector now? Do I need to be worried about the Oct 1st deadline?
Thank you
(I don't have the original signage from the car park, but I could try and collect it later in the week if that would be helpful.)
I am the registered keeper of a vechile that was parked in a private car park on June 20th: RCP Rochdale Road, Manchester.
The driver parks in this car park sometimes. One day there were issues with the app, it took a couple attempts to pay, but maybe it didn't actually go through in the end.
I was away from home until the middle of August and when I returned I had 2 letters from RCP detailing parking charges for non-payment, dated July 24th and August 11th, (back of letters). The July 24th letter asks for £100 and mentions it being overdue and states a discounted rate is no longer available, I assume there was a previous letter that was not delivered.
I went to their online portal (https://rcp.ec6pay.com) to see if there was still a way to dispute the charge and it couldn't find the PCN. I wasn't sure what to do next, so did a quick Google and the gist seemed to be that a PCN from a private car park is largely unenforceable and letter were often scare tactics, so I thought given the PCN didn't exist on their portal I could ignore it.
On Friday (Sept 26th) I received a letter from debt collector Trace, dated Sept 18th, (back of letter). They are seeking £170 by Oct 1st. A friend recommended this forum, so here I am.
I've read a couple threads, but I don't know what to do. Any advice would be very welcomed. Am I legally responsible to pay the debt collector now? Do I need to be worried about the Oct 1st deadline?
Thank you
(I don't have the original signage from the car park, but I could try and collect it later in the week if that would be helpful.)