Been discussed before many times about private parking firms not being able to enforce their rules within Northern Ireland.

But a couple of years ago my grandad dropped my grandmother off at a local poundstretcher, and left the carpark within 5 minutes. They then began to send letters to his address, usual malarkey.

I then decided to park in the same car park and not pay as I took his situation as highlighting the farce of a company that they are. I then began to receive the usual letters of the fine obviously.

Fast forward now 2 and half years or so, they still send the same "pay now before it's too late letters".

But they have also started in the last year sending letters to my new address &, I have even had two missed calls the other week with a firm called BW Legal.

Seems they are trying a different avenue to get their money, should I take notice or once again chuck it away?

by BigMcCann

17 comments

  2. It’s costing them money to do this, block and roll.

  3. This is not a parking fine. This is a debt collector. Whoever was enforcing the parking has sold your fine to them.

    That’s why they’re able to get your updated information. You’ve 3 options

    1) Ignore it, but they’ll keep at you for another 4 and a half years (provided you’ve never acknowledged the debt) I think it’s 7 years when a debt becomes void

    2) Email them and say it’s a “disputed debt” and you wish for them to initiate legal proceedings so it can be decided in court and tell them not to contact you any further in an attempt to extort payment. Either they’ll call your bluff (unlikely) or you’ll never hear from this particular agency again at least. Also this would reset your 7 year clock.

    3) Pay it

  6. I’m still getting letters from 3 years ago. These degenerates don’t do fuck all.

  7. It’s their responsibility to prove that you were driving. If they can’t do that then they have to reject the fine

  9. Fella in work was actually saying today he’s getting letters from this company threatening court

  10. I recently changed my driving licence from a GB one to an NI one and two ages old private parking letters like this landed through the door before the actual license did. Get them monthly now. Fuck them

  12. Ignore it. Basically unenforcible in Northern Ireland. On the mainland they have to say who was driving. We do not.

  13. Ignore it. Basically unenforcible in Northern Ireland. On the mainland they have to say who was driving. We do not.

  14. I’ve got a few of these, as long as it wasn’t a council owned car park they can do fuck all

  15. dont pay for your parking and sure help yourself to some free cans next time you are in the offies too if you are so determined to be a scobe

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