I know normal advice is to ignore them, and many say it will never happen, others that it has, but in the circumstances I decided to ask them to waive their fine, and if necessary go through the appeal system as I had good grounds and the backing of the store and Parking Eye seemed perfectly reasonable about it when I spoke to them and just asked me to send some evidence and didn?t think it would even need to go to appeal.
However they?ve since ignored me identifying myself as the person responsible (even though they?ve actually spoken to me on the phone) for accidental overstay and taking responsibility for the ticket and appeal, and ignored my appeal based on unreasonable time limit for a wheelchair user to manage, even though it resulted in (or a heck of a co-incidence!) an hour being added to the B+Q?s car park time limit very shortly after, and even though my blue badge is in their evidence photo?s, and they?ve continued to go after the registered vehicle keeper instead, and now are saying they can now no longer appeal as they?re out of time.
They?ve just accidently signed for a ?Letter before county court claim? warning, and are very worried they will be taken to court, lose and have to pay costs too and that I will struggle to cover them and want me to pay up, but only because it?s still at the £100 level and they?re scared it will double or treble leaving me struggling to cover them as well as costs for them having to go, and go myself as their witness.
Q1, (if proceedings happen) can I get them done locally?
Evidently they won?t deal with me and issue their claim against me, so they?ve failed to allow me Alternative Dispute Resolution or allow me to go through POPLA (parking on private land appeals service) by ignoring me putting my hand up and trying to take responsibility.
Q2 Can I now reasonably (as in legally) threaten Parking Eye with, and if necessary start, a separate small claims court case against them to cover expenses of fighting this and their fine if he is and loses, as this really is extortion against me through a third party, and it is me who is the end financial loser as a result of their behaviour?
Any advice and letter writing skills welcome.
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DoingItOurSelves · 07/09/2013 12:34
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