| Topic: | Re:Parking ticket outside Ealing Broadway - Advice needed | |
| Posted by: | Chris Bennett | |
| Date/Time: | 27/02/13 13:40:00 |
| Hi. I also am potentially in conflict with Park Direct. At around 21.50 on 7th December last year I parked for a few minutes in one of the bays waiting to collect my daughter from the tube as she had been on a Guides trip into London. I only drove to collect her as it was pouring with rain. I know the bays say "no parking" but they were virtually empty at that time and I caused no disruption nor left the car. Two months later on 7th February 2013 out of the blue I received a "parking charge notice" from Park Direct. It took me a while to remember the event as it was so long in the past! Anyway, having found some advice elsewhere on the net I wrote to Park Direct saying this was both unenforceable and unreasonable as I was neither parked for long nor causing concern or disruption. I also said I felt it totally unreasonable to write a full two months after the event. Predictably I received a response on Monday saying I still owed the money and had 14 days from date to pay or it would increase from £60 to £100 etc, etc. I must admit to avoid the stress and worry I was considering paying but having found other info on the net including this forum saying ignore it I'm inclined to do just that. Its not just the money but fact that it took them two months to send out the notice which really annoys me. I do wonder whether this is done deliberately so that events aren't clear in one's mind given the time elapsed. Anyway, if anyone has any up-to-date thoughts on how things stand with Park Direct claims and threats I'd appreciate hearing them. Thanks |