Good evening,
I am wondering if anybody has any kind of tips or experiences in dealing with Park-Management enterprise (private parking fine collectors). To make the story short, I have found a very pushy note with a CHF 30 "fine" after leaving a car for 5 minutes next to my building to deposit my groceries upon return from shopping in France on Saturday night (9.20 p.m.) in November. The note baically blackmailed me with a criminal complaint in case I would not pay a "fine" within 5 days. Having mailed them a very detailed contestation (by registered mail) right away, I have received a reminder today (1.5 months later), which states that they have not heard from me and suggests that I need to now pay them CHF 35 (including a reminder fee) within 3 days "from the receipt of the letter" (dated 3 Janury) or call them if I want to contest (CHF 1 a minute). This new correspondence has also added "circulation on private land" to my "undue parking" charge.
This is more a matter of a principle than of money, surely, and I know I am not a lonely sufferer (similar cases are, inter alia, described here: http://www.tdg.ch/geneve/actu-genevoise/societe-privee-dresse-amendes-encaisse/story/23652108 and here http://www.ghi.ch/le-journal/la-une/stationnement-prive-chantage-lamende), yet, it could be great to know about any experiences in dealing with this enterprise.
Many thanks in advance!