Comments for The Ignition Barrel http://www.great-cars.co.uk/blog Fri, 17 Sep 2010 16:03:27 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.2 Comment on Reminder Notice DO NOT IGNORE by Adam http://www.great-cars.co.uk/blog/post/reminder-notice-do-not-ignore/#comment-90 Adam Fri, 17 Sep 2010 16:03:27 +0000 http://www.great-cars.co.uk/blog/?p=8#comment-90 Hi, I have just recieved a ticket from Euro Car Parks Limited saying the fine is £70. The ticket itself was wet through when i got it so couldn't really read it. One thing I could read was they had my car registration plate wrong on the ticket even though they may have photo evidence. My question is, should i just ignore it? Hi,

I have just recieved a ticket from Euro Car Parks Limited saying the fine is £70. The ticket itself was wet through when i got it so couldn’t really read it. One thing I could read was they had my car registration plate wrong on the ticket even though they may have photo evidence. My question is, should i just ignore it?

]]> Comment on Reminder Notice DO NOT IGNORE by Frank http://www.great-cars.co.uk/blog/post/reminder-notice-do-not-ignore/#comment-76 Frank Sat, 04 Sep 2010 16:43:39 +0000 http://www.great-cars.co.uk/blog/?p=8#comment-76 Already 'beaten' if beaten is the right word one of these companies invoices for £175. Best advice I was given was to completely ignore them and it worked. Sadly you have thought quite logically that talking to them would make them see sense but it doesn't. They have a perfect legal scam going and will not be swayed from their profits by chatter. From this point on just completely ignore the fools. I received four invoices then three letters from a legal company masquerading as a solicitors and then it all went quiet. Took 10 weeks from the date of the first invoice to the date of the last legal company's letter. Already ‘beaten’ if beaten is the right word one of these companies invoices for £175.
Best advice I was given was to completely ignore them and it worked.

Sadly you have thought quite logically that talking to them would make them see sense but it doesn’t. They have a perfect legal scam going and will not be swayed from their profits by chatter.

From this point on just completely ignore the fools.

I received four invoices then three letters from a legal company masquerading as a solicitors and then it all went quiet. Took 10 weeks from the date of the first invoice to the date of the last legal company’s letter.

]]> Comment on Reminder Notice DO NOT IGNORE by Rob http://www.great-cars.co.uk/blog/post/reminder-notice-do-not-ignore/#comment-71 Rob Thu, 26 Aug 2010 22:56:59 +0000 http://www.great-cars.co.uk/blog/?p=8#comment-71 How do these guys get given the right to look up recorded keeper details with the DVLA. My understanding was/is that this information is for government bodies only and available to private citizens upon written request and payment of a charge, and only after good reason such as a vehicle dumped on private property. How do these guys get given the right to look up recorded keeper details with the DVLA. My understanding was/is that this information is for government bodies only and available to private citizens upon written request and payment of a charge, and only after good reason such as a vehicle dumped on private property.

]]> Comment on Reminder Notice DO NOT IGNORE by Wayne Bourdon http://www.great-cars.co.uk/blog/post/reminder-notice-do-not-ignore/#comment-18 Wayne Bourdon Thu, 15 Jul 2010 20:45:52 +0000 http://www.great-cars.co.uk/blog/?p=8#comment-18 Good luck. I am n total agreement with you. I had a very similar thing happen to me at a motorway services. I was the driver of the vehicle in question at the times stated. The only thing was I had left the services in the car and returned to the same services about 3 hours later. They took the time of me entering on the first visit with the time of exiting on the second and said I was their for over 4 hours!!! Who in their right mind would stay at a motorway services for over 4 hours? Anyway I told them to recheck their ANPR & video footage. They dropped the "charge" but did not offer an apology! Best of luck to you. Good luck. I am n total agreement with you.
I had a very similar thing happen to me at a motorway services. I was the driver of the vehicle in question at the times stated. The only thing was I had left the services in the car and returned to the same services about 3 hours later. They took the time of me entering on the first visit with the time of exiting on the second and said I was their for over 4 hours!!! Who in their right mind would stay at a motorway services for over 4 hours? Anyway I told them to recheck their ANPR & video footage. They dropped the “charge” but did not offer an apology!

Best of luck to you.

]]> Comment on Reminder Notice DO NOT IGNORE by David Smith http://www.great-cars.co.uk/blog/post/reminder-notice-do-not-ignore/#comment-10 David Smith Tue, 13 Jul 2010 17:23:03 +0000 http://www.great-cars.co.uk/blog/?p=8#comment-10 Good luck with this - a colleague parked in the wrong spot in a private car park and was fined £70, daily charge was £4. I had parked there a week before, and luckily saw the "tiny" sign that stated this. Never going back there. He coughed up, I would have not!! Good luck with this – a colleague parked in the wrong spot in a private car park and was fined £70, daily charge was £4. I had parked there a week before, and luckily saw the “tiny” sign that stated this. Never going back there. He coughed up, I would have not!!

]]> Comment on Reminder Notice DO NOT IGNORE by jim mortimer http://www.great-cars.co.uk/blog/post/reminder-notice-do-not-ignore/#comment-2 jim mortimer Fri, 02 Jul 2010 13:40:52 +0000 http://www.great-cars.co.uk/blog/?p=8#comment-2 why didn't you give them a name like "The Sting" and the Top gear Airfield address. Had it been nearer Christmas, maybe "Rudolph the Red Nose" etc. It would have been interesting to see their follow-up to this. I was caught with the London Congestion Charge last year. On our way from Up North to Dover, the Dartford crossing was closed, as was the Blackwall tunnel (both due to accidents). on our way to the Woolwich Ferry, we 'strayed' in but neither my wife or self saw any signs. It certainly was congested! We had a nice bill on our return two weeks later. I appealed, to no avail. They weren't going to let Northerners get away with a simple mistake. Could you have given me advice as to what else I could of done, short of petitioning the Queen? All the best........... Jim why didn’t you give them a name like “The Sting” and the Top gear Airfield address. Had it been nearer Christmas, maybe “Rudolph the Red Nose” etc. It would have been interesting to see their follow-up to this. I was caught with the London Congestion Charge last year. On our way from Up North to Dover, the Dartford crossing was closed, as was the Blackwall tunnel (both due to accidents). on our way to the Woolwich Ferry, we ‘strayed’ in but neither my wife or self saw any signs. It certainly was congested! We had a nice bill on our return two weeks later. I appealed, to no avail. They weren’t going to let Northerners get away with a simple mistake.
Could you have given me advice as to what else I could of done, short of petitioning the Queen?
All the best……….. Jim

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