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I hired a moving company, they got a ticket, no signed contract. Am I liable?
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I hired a moving company a month ago to move me from one apartment to another, the service was fine, no complaints, but no a month later they're asking me to pay a 100 pound PCN that came in through the mail. There was no formal contract or agreement signed, it was simply agreed upon via email and paid via sort code. He's threatening me with legal action despite my almost certainty that I am not liable for this ticket. He also says it will affect my credit, which is not possible considering it isn't my vehicle, and I didn't instruct him to park illegally. Screenshots attached. I'm like 99% sure I can ignore this guy, but I am not from the UK so I want to be sure

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Re: I hired a moving company, they got a ticket, no signed contract. Am I liable?
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There was a contract but it’s unlikely that they can pursue you through the courts for the fine as they should be able to claim the unloading exemption, or if that wasn’t available should have been professional enough to organise a temporary permit. (That’s if it’s a council pcn)

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Re: I hired a moving company, they got a ticket, no signed contract. Am I liable?
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It’s an old rule that person A can’t sue person B to recover a penalty that person A had to pay. That refers to penalties under the criminal law but I don’t see why it shouldn’t be the same for a PCN - that is why Parliament provided for transfer of liability by statute.

In any case, absent a contractual clause making you liable, why would you be liable for his negligent and/or unlawful conduct?
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I am not qualified to give legal advice in the UK. While I will do my best to help you, you should not rely on my advice as if it was given by a lawyer qualified in the UK.
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£100 suggests it's a private parking invoice that probably can be seen off. More fool them if they've paid it. If not direct them to:
https://www.ftla.uk/private-parking-tickets/
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