Revenge

[Kremmen]

Taken from the superb weekly 'Honest John' column in the Telegraph.

This guy was accused of illegal parking and fought back..... Good for him.

Last October I visited the Royal London Hospital on business and was told where to park.
Returning to my vehicle I found that it had received a £90 penalty ticket. The hospital authorities told me to appeal against the ticket, but my letter was ignored.
I then received a "Parking Enforcement Notice" demanding £90 and threatening debt recovery action if I did not pay up promptly.
The letter cited a different hospital, which I had not even visited.
After a series of letters and more threats, I wrote to United Kingdom Parking Control and explained that I'd take action if it did not back down, give me a letter of apology and compensate me for a great deal of wasted time and harassment.
My letters were ignored and the threats continued.
My solicitor suggested that I simply pay up to save the hassle.
A few weeks ago I issued a court claim against UKPC for a blatantly incorrect and dishonest parking charge and a great deal of wasted time and harassment.
UKPC totally ignored the claim and wrote to me offering modest compensation.
This I rejected.
I wrote to the court explaining UKPC's action and on Friday I received a copy of a letter from Wandsworth County Courts instructing UKPC to pay my claim in full, being £2,860 plus interest and costs.
I think more people need to take such action against these rats.

T.K. London SW15