with the caveat that they have to take ~3-4% to court

otherwise they can't send the stroppy letters threatening to do so.

They tend to stop writing after a few years / 3rd DCA picks up the account.

NB - applies only to private owned land. If you're ever nailed by the council, just cough up.

Posted By: CWC on September 25th 2023 at 12:38:08

Message Thread

Parking Charge Notice for Coop (General Chat) - Charles21, Sep 25, 12:11:27
- Tell them you were meeting someone to pick up a package (General Chat) - Captain Bligh, Sep 25, 20:23:18
- Fuck em, ignore it and all the subsequent letters and visits from knobs in a hi vis (n/m) (General Chat) - Jumbo1, Sep 25, 18:24:12
- If you tell them that 'Betty' served you they will cancel it and give you a voucher (n/m) (General Chat) - MonkeyPuzzle, Sep 25, 15:18:59
- Have you taken it to Coop... if you present your receipt I'm pretty sure they will recind (General Chat) - Pixelman, Sep 25, 14:53:47
  - Its a well known dogging spot..... (General Chat) - usacanary, Sep 25, 15:26:12
    - 🚨🚨 arooga! arooga! 🚨🚨 (n/m) (General Chat) - Pathetic Smut Klaxon, Sep 25, 15:32:36
      - Yes we can't have Smutty jokes anymore... (General Chat) - usacanary, Sep 25, 20:48:59
- Did you try an alternative method. (General Chat) - usacanary, Sep 25, 14:36:49
- How did you spend 25 mins in Co-Op FFS? (n/m) (General Chat) - jamesward, Sep 25, 14:32:34
  - Probably sat in car for 10 minutes before facing going in (n/m) (General Chat) - Charles21, Sep 25, 15:34:26
  - 10 min shop and 15 min wank in the bogs...... (General Chat) - usacanary, Sep 25, 14:38:14
    - 🚨🚨 arooga! arooga! 🚨🚨 (n/m) (General Chat) - Pathetic Smut Klaxon, Sep 25, 15:33:38
  - It was a joint effort. (n/m) (General Chat) - DrDublin, Sep 25, 14:33:27
- Just got one for my ex on the Dartford charge (General Chat) - norfolk terrier, Sep 25, 13:43:51
  - they will let you off the first one if it is the first one (if you call them) (n/m) (General Chat) - MonkeyPuzzle, Sep 25, 15:09:22
  - dvlc with proof of scrappage... car cloning is rife at the mo. (n/m) (General Chat) - Pixelman, Sep 25, 14:55:35
  - Run away (n/m) (General Chat) - Charles21, Sep 25, 14:12:52
- I ignored one from Hartlands Heartsease roundabout (General Chat) - KevinBond, Sep 25, 13:33:26
  - Used to use them occassionally and the kebab shop... got ticket four years ago and never (General Chat) - Pixelman, Sep 25, 14:57:54
    - Hartlands now claim that they have binned off the Parking enforcers (General Chat) - Henclrikus, Sep 25, 18:27:00
    - Why are chip shops so obsessed with parking spaces? (General Chat) - KevinBond, Sep 25, 15:20:05
- I got one in a Sainsburys while using their Jet Wash... exceeded (General Chat) - Pixelman, Sep 25, 13:29:31
- You fought the law and the law won.... (General Chat) - usacanary, Sep 25, 13:18:09
  - Woop-woop, that's the sound of da police. (n/m) (General Chat) - DrDublin, Sep 25, 13:25:21
    - fuck da police (n/m) (General Chat) - Jumbo1, Sep 25, 13:48:09
      - Straight Outta Colney..... (n/m) (General Chat) - usacanary, Sep 25, 14:30:49
- I parked up in Attleborough’s Lidl in May, did a shop, rang a mate and then fell asleep in (General Chat) - Augustus Pablo, Sep 25, 12:34:14
  - £30? That’s a year’s shopping in Lidl! (General Chat) - Old Git, Sep 25, 14:15:48
    - 😂 (n/m) (General Chat) - Augustus Pablo, Sep 25, 14:44:15
  - Living the high life (General Chat) - camcan, Sep 25, 13:41:53
    - I enjoyed it (n/m) (General Chat) - Augustus Pablo, Sep 25, 14:44:56
- Do these things get sold onto private debt collectors eventually? (n/m) (General Chat) - Lentil Weaver, Sep 25, 12:29:51
  - I think it depends on if the parking is privately operated or operated by the council (General Chat) - BinBoy, Sep 25, 12:57:55
    - As someone else said below if it's council just pay immediately as it's usually cheaper (General Chat) - BinBoy, Sep 25, 13:01:44
  - In the change over of property I kept getting gas bills from a provider I wasn't with. (General Chat) - Lentil Weaver, Sep 25, 12:37:38
    - *looks for Lentil Weaver's account and drafts LBA* (n/m) (General Chat) - CWC, Sep 25, 12:40:16
      - Let me know if you find a Mr Lentil Weaver (n/m) (General Chat) - jamesward, Sep 25, 15:05:32
        
        GDPR - can neither confirm nor deny (n/m) (General Chat) - CWC, Sep 25, 15:55:26
      - I just assumed it was energy the previous people hadn't paid. (n/m) (General Chat) - Lentil Weaver, Sep 25, 12:43:16
- I've had a couple of these in the past, one from a pub (General Chat) - Azteca, Sep 25, 12:28:19
  - with the caveat that they have to take ~3-4% to court (General Chat) - CWC, Sep 25, 12:38:08
    - That's interesting, I never knew that about having to take some to court (General Chat) - Azteca, Sep 25, 12:40:15
      - it'd be harassment/menacing or some such otherwise (General Chat) - CWC, Sep 25, 12:48:29
  - hmmmm, not sure I'd hold my nerve but let's see (n/m) (General Chat) - Charles21, Sep 25, 12:35:42
    - They're very unlikely to take you to court for (General Chat) - Azteca, Sep 25, 12:38:45
- Rules is rules. You're banged to rights. (n/m) (General Chat) - Trent_Canary, Sep 25, 12:14:32
  - Unless you go rogue and live off grid. But then probably not many co-op's around. (n/m) (General Chat) - DrDublin, Sep 25, 12:15:25

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