The penalties for not paying these tickets tend to be large enough for the companies to seek action through the courts.
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If the company doing it aren't Local Council affiliated or accredited then don't send them your details questioning it! Council fines are brutal and always need to be settled mind.
"On private land, a parking charge notice will either be put on the offending vehicle or it will have been clocked by Automatic Number Plate Recognition (ANPR) camera and a "ticket" will be sent by post to the vehicle's registered keeper IF they are members of the
British Parking Association (BPA) or the
Independent Parking Committee (IPC).
If the car park operator is not accredited, then they will be unable to get hold of your details via the
DVLA and will find it hard to pursue you. It has been known for some motorists to make the process easier because they write to the operator to complain about having a ticket put on their car, and in doing so, provide them with their name and address.
The most common type of parking ticket is a Penalty Charge Notice (PCN) issued by local authorities if you park incorrectly or for too long on public land. Private companies can issue parking tickets and may call them Parking Charge Notices, but they are not the same as the Penalty Charge Notice. They are not backed up by law. Instead, they are invoices for a breach of contract.
If the car park operator wants to force you to pay, they will need to take you to the civil court, which is costly and time-consuming."