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Re: Holy resurrection parking fine
[Re: Edinburgh]
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06/01/2021 19:37
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Don't these things time out if the threatened court action does not take place? I took a risk a few years ago on a NIP for speeding (34 in a 30 IIRC) using the old PACE non-self-incrimination ruse (since disallowed I think) and ignored all the threats and it timed out 3 months after the date of the offence...
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Re: Holy resurrection parking fine
[Re: cyborg7]
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06/01/2021 23:00
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If haven't already, pepipoo are worth a look, they've helped me a couple of times in the past with advice on this kind of thing.
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Re: Holy resurrection parking fine
[Re: Edinburgh]
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07/01/2021 16:54
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Happy birthday Paul! Thanks to the replies so far I've re-acquainted myself with the advice given on pepipoo as well as the never-short-of-something-to-say-and-very-convincing Martin Lewis from MoneySavingExpert and am quite relieved to see the almost-total debunking of any of the methods employed to extort money from people caught up in their parking empires. Well worth a read anyway just for educational purposes!
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Re: Holy resurrection parking fine
[Re: Edinburgh]
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09/01/2021 12:05
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Well well, another identical letter threatening court action arrived from the same Sheffield "law" firm today. Return address on both is London N17
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Re: Holy resurrection parking fine
[Re: Edinburgh]
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19/01/2021 13:15
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]Hi Edinburgh, https://www.gov.uk/government/publi...rities-on-enforcing-parking-restrictionsSpecifically to safe you searching: "[footnote 56]. 9.3 Issuing the ‘Notice to Owner’ If the penalty charge is not paid the enforcement authority may issue an NtO. The purpose of this is to ensure that the PCN was received by the vehicle owner and to remind the vehicle owner that the payment in full is now due and, if it is not paid within a further 28 days, it may be increased. The NtO may be issued 28 days after serving the penalty charge, and we expect authorities to send them within 56 days. The ultimate time limit, in exceptional circumstances, is six months [footnote 57] from the ‘relevant date’. There should be a very good reason for waiting that long to serve an NtO [footnote 58]. The regulations set out the information that the NtO must [footnote 59] give.There are different requirements when the penalty charge notice acts as the NtO (see section 8.2). Authorities must [footnote 60] specify on the NtO (or the PCN when served by post) the statutory grounds on which representations may be made. Where a photograph or other camera evidence shows that the parking contravention took place, authorities should send this with the NtO as it should help to prevent unfounded representations. Where a penalty charge is served on a vehicle with a diplomatic registration plate, but no payment is received within 28 days, an enforcement authority should not issue an NtO but keep a record of the unpaid penalty charge. Every year the Foreign and Commonwealth Office will request details of all unpaid penalty charge notices and then seek payment from the relevant contraveners. Hope that helps. Personally I would ignore it. They won't stump up the money for a court hearing. And Even if they do....oh you would likely get a court date for 2025 at the earliest with the current Covid 19 backdate at the courts.. Cheers MM
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