09 Mar 2015

A question about : UKPC parking charges at Boucher Crescent

Hi, I wonder if anyone can help, I was at Boucher retail park on Sunday and got a parking charge of Ј60 (paid within 14 days) rising to Ј90 if not. I hold my hands up and admit I was parked incorrectly - but it's the norm for there (no excuse I know - and yes I have learnt my lesson). But I'm wondering how enforceable this is, I had a look through the rest of the site and people say to ignore it, but has anybody in NI ever come across this company before and either ignored them or been hauled to court?
Thanks appreciate any help Ј60 is a fortune I don't have!title=Mad

Best answers:

  • Have a look on this thread sounds to be along the same lines and if it is you can tell them to shove it !!!
    https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/...hlight=parking
  • I got one of these letters 2 years ago for parking in the Co-Op on the Lisburn Road for over an hour. I ignored the first one and got about 8 more and more threatening letters over about 6 months, but there's no need to take them seriously.
    They started with 'your fine has gone up to Ј90...', 'your fine is now Ј180...', 'your fine is now Ј360...failure to pay may result in court... blah blah...' etc.
    Then the last few became 'your debt has been transferred to a collection company blah blah... you now owe us blah...' then they stopped sending them.
    Once you know that they are empty threats you can laugh them off and show the letters to your friends and family so they know not to fall for it.
  • Martin actually discussed this on Daybreak, or some of those programmes, and he said you can ignore it, because you can't be taken to court. Was it just like an invoice, and made up to look official. Unless it is given out by the redcoats, they are not enforceable.
  • hi, was reading through the motoring, public transport and cycling forum and there is a thread on it about this UKPC crew.....get over there for some reading and you can make up your mind as to whether you should pay or not
  • I assume it's a free carpark? Even if you were over their allocated time they have to prove you were depriving them of something. Free =Ј0.00p. You would still owe them nothing.
  • Hi, I got one of these parking fines yesterday at Boucher Retail Park. It was for Ј90 but reduced to Ј55.50 if paid within 14 days. My vehicle was 'not parked correctly within the markings of the bay or space'. This is a free car park and I was not obstructing any other users or using a disabled parking space. In fact I should have been able to use a mother and toddler space but there were none available. Are these tickets enforceable or should I just pay up?
  • If you parked your car in an area not marked as a parking space it is likely you have contravened the rules for the car park - if they are displayed clearly at the entrance. The company are therefore justified in making a charge - but the question is whether it is a fair charge? It would be difficult to appeal the fact that you parked in an area not designated as a parking space - particularly if they have taken a photograph of your vehicle in its parked location. I assume that two cars parked beyond the designated parking area will have had an impact on the traffic flow within the car park.
    It is now up to you to decide whether or not to risk ignoring the parking charge and any further communications you receive from the company. I have no knowledge of them ever chasing up a charge or taking a non payer to court.
  • You probably should just pay up though and take it as a lesson learned. It is very selfish to create a new space just to suit yourself.
  • You should have a look at the wealth of UKPC threads on the parking board:
    https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/...play.php?f=163
    That and the other info there should be all you need to know about the UKPC scam - In short, IGNORE THEM!
  • Parking there is fine in my experience - getting in and out is the problem. I bet you were causing an inconvenience. If you weren't, it would've been painted as a space. Just because someone else does it doesn't mean you should. Dare I ask was there another space just slightly further away, and did you check? That car park is much busier at the front than at the back.
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