I was hit with £170 fine for parking in my OWN spot – it’s the 5th time but I won’t pay… I don’t care what they do to me
A MAN who was hit with a £170 fine for parking in his own spot has said he won't pay up, even after being threatened with debt collectors.
Tom Silk, from Kibworth, Leicestershire, says this is the fifth time he has been slapped with a ridiculous fine despite allegedly having a permit for the space outside his flat.
The fine was issued by National Parking Management, who say that Tom's permit was not being displayed when he was fined.
The 29-year-old marketing and communications manager claimed that the company have refused to respond to him and will only talk to his landlord.
He told the : "The parking company is looking to charge me £170 for parking in my own parking space which I have a valid permit for.
"They are threatening me with debt collection agencies and court summons despite proving I have a permit. It’s ridiculous."
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The furious driver added: "It is also incredibly stressful, obviously nobody wants to have debt collection agencies chasing you for money at any time, especially not at the minute with my rent and bills going up"
According to Tom, he received four fines at the start of this year, while self-isolating due to Covid.
He claimed that they were because the permit had not been delivered in time to display it.
He fumed: "Despite appealing they rejected them all using the same templated response as they did with this current one.
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"I have two allocated spaces which are part of my rent agreement for the flat. I have been here since December 2021."
National Parking Management have been contacted for comment.
According to the Harborough Mail's report, the company wrote an email to Tom's landlord, saying: "I can confirm there was no permit on display at the time of issue and the resident had the opportunity to take the appeal further with the adjudicator but decided not to.
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"After his appeal was rejected, he was given extra time to contact/pay the amount due or appeal to the adjudicator. As stated in his email he had no intention of resolving the issue.
"We would be unable to retract the charge from the debt recovery company without incurring further costs."