Quote ="piemandan"Please, please, please don't pay it. It's from a PPC - they will threaten you with all sorts, but it's not a fine, it's an invoice. There is no legal right that they can take any money from you.
It's just the same as me asking you for £30 - you could give it to me, but you don't have to. Have a good read of those links I posted and wait until they contact you (which they might not, because it costs them around £20 to get the info from the DVLA) when they do contact you, ignore it and wait for the next letter. Send them one back asking them to prove you were the driver.. ( they won't, but they will send you another letter threatening you)
Send them a cease and desist letter and that is that.'"
+1 The more people who pay these 'fines' the more they will start to spread and soon you wont be able to park anywhere for free (apart from your own drive). It's easy money for them as it effectively costs them nothing.
This doesn't mean I support people parking where they like and not being accountable to paying parking fees. In genuine mistakes such as this though I believe the fine should be in proportion to the revenue lost by the land owner + costs of the firm issuing the ticket.
