Subject: | Re: Euro Parking Collection plc
| Date: | Sat, 12 Jul 2003 20:26:24 +0100
| From: | Chris <chris@NOSPAMcervesca.demon.co.uk>
| Newsgroups: | uk.rec.driving
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Bit late for a followup but I got a notice from them last year - had
driven through the prepaid gate for a toll in Norway - all sorts of
threats but none of them backed up, as I havent paid - I think they
just chance their arm , buying up non recoverable tickets from the EU.
Basically dont pay!
On Fri, 18 Apr 2003 00:00:01 +0100, %steve%@malloc.co.uk (Steve Firth)
wrote:
>Does anyone know anything about this bunch of jokers? I have the whois
>info (PO Box Address, Telephone number of administrative contact and his
>name/e-mail addy). I have the details from Companies house (snail-mail
>address) so I don't need that.
>
>I Googled and found a thread on uk.wreck.motorcycles <spit> about them
>and a couple of German websites getting hot under the collar about them.
>
>The reason I ask is that a friend of a friend has just had a notice from
>this lot. It's a letter that is the usual thuggish threats to be
>expected from debt collection agencies. Lots of vague threats, warnings
>of dire events if he doesn't pay, a threat to put him on a credit card
>black list; that sort of stuff.
>
>However there's no way he could have parked where they say he parked and
>since the location is close to one of the places I work, I checked out
>the details at that location and... it's perfectly legitimate to park
>there for two hours free of charge and the ticket says the car was
>parked there for 40 minutes.
>
>So, it looks like the Euro Parking lot are telling pork pies on two
>counts (1) car was not there (2) even if it was it would have to be
>there longer to incur a fine.
>
>The German websites feature similar complaints. Does anyone know if
>this is a scam? A company simply reporting random number plates to
>licensing agencies in order to make threats to innocent drivers of whom
>some will pay up just to keep the peace? Their webshite makes similar
>vague threats and tries to hide the section giving details of how to
>fight the fine, as well as making in damn near impossible to do so.
>
>I'm also puzzled by the legality of what they do. Some countries only
>give registered keeper information if a *crime* has been committed.
>Civil parking infringements (on private land) are not criminal acts and
>it seems that to get the information, Euro Parking must misrepresent the
>offence to the licensing authorities.
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