Hello.
I have been given a parking ticket even though I paid and I have the transaction on my bank statement.
I didn’t overstay, the notice hasn’t registered that I paid at all.
I am not the registered keeper of the car my partner is. Euro Car Parks have been told that I am the driver and I now have the letter. I have tried to put in an appeal on their online site however it states an appeal is already progress. This may have been caused as my partner after telling ECP that she is not the registered keeper received a letter stating that the period had ended and cost had gone up. At this point she sent through an appeal, as this is the only way to contact them, stating that she had already let them know she was the driver and given my full details.
This may have been an input error for the car reg , however I don’t want to pay a fine. Especially when I can clearly see that I have paid from my bank statement. Any advice on what I should do next is appreciated.
SNAFU. Only the person named on the Notice to Keeper (NtK) can respond. If the Keeper wants to throw you under the bus, then that is their prerogative and all they had to do was do what it says in the NtK, which is to give ECP the drivers details and pass the NtK to the driver.
However, irrespective of whether the Keeper or the driver ends up being the liable party, I can tell you that if whoever it is follows the advice you receive here, you won't be paying a penny to ECP.
No initial appeal is going to succeed, so stop panicking about that. Neither is there much chance of a POPLA appeal succeeding. The odds are that this will eventually be a county court claim which is easily defended and in due course will be either struck out or discontinued.
I'm sure others will help with a POPLA appeal. I would not waste my time in an ECP case.
If I'm correct, and the POPLA appeal is unsuccessful, do not worry. The POPLA decision is not binding on you and has no consequence moving forwards. All you must do is ignore all debt recovery letters that will cone your way.
Debt collectors are powerless to do anything except to try and persuade the low-hanging fruit on the gullible tree to pay up out of ignorance and fear. Never, ever, enter into communication with a powerless debt collector.
When you receive a Letter of Claim (LoC) from DCB Legal (not DCBL), come back and we can provide a suitable response. Likewise, when the claim form arrives, we will provide a suitable defence and further advice.
I would be happy to accept £100 bets that this will eventually either be struck out or discontinued before they have to pay the £27 trial fee.
Any takers?
I have received a debt recovery letter. What is best to do with this?
The time has come to decide how you wish to proceed regarding an unpaid parking charge you received in M&B - O'Neills - Watford on 19/04/2025.You may not have responded to previous letters due to an oversight. Now, if you don't respond, you are making an active choice. Our client reserves the right to take this as evidence of your intent not to pay.Pay in fullPay £170.00 in full and close your case today.Payment Plan (most popular)Pay £42.50 per month over 4 months, interest free.Visit www.paydrp.comWith this choice you will:Call 0208 234 6775Do nothingFail to pay and your financial loss will increase significantly if your case goes to court and you are unsuccessful.With this choice you will:With this choice we have to:Close your caseAvoid legal action/ Protect your credit scoreClose your caseAvoid legal actionProtect your credit score- Inform our legal team
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What is best to do with this?
The previous reply from b789 already advises you on this.
You can safely ignore ALL debt recovery letters. Debt collectors are powerless to do anything except to try and persuade the low-hanging fruit on the gullible tree to pay up out of ignorance and fear.
Come back if/when you receive a Letter of Claim (LoC).