Stop N Park

I recently received a letter from Red River Collections Company on behalf of Stop-​N-​Park for a fine of $ 71 supposedly issued for illegally parking at 720 Lincoln St in Dec. 2015. I had received no communications concerning this fine prior to getting the letter from Red River and I have no record of being in that area on the date they allege that I was illegally parked.
A quick Google search revealed that Stop-​N-​Park and its owner, Mike Sanchez, have been implicated in parking scams in Denver going back years and that Stop-​N-​Park has a BBB rating of F due to numerous complaints. I called Stop-​N-​Park and got a generic voicemail box. I received a message from Mike shortly thereafter.
I called Red River and they are sending a copy of the supposed ticket via mail. The woman who answered assured me that Stop-​N-​Park is a legitimate company and gave me a spiel about how there’s no free parking in downtown Denver, which makes me suspect that they’re willing participants in this scam. In the meantime I have reported this to the Colorado Attorney General’s Office as well as the District Attorney’s Fraud Office.
If you receive a similar letter please add your review here and report to the AG’s Office and the BBB so that they can track this.

Like many others on here, I will never park in one of these lots again. I parked in their lot one time over the summer and inserted $ 5 (more than the full amount for a day’s parking) in their box in the correct slot. When I got back to my car in the afternoon I found a ticket. The ticket looked like a scam (no phone number, no instructions about how to contest it) and I had paid the full amount so I ignored it. Now, five months later, I just received a letter from the Red River Collection Agency. I always wondered why this lot was so much cheaper than the one right down the street– now I know!

I’ve been parking only in Stop N Park lots for the past seven years. I’ve never had any issues with getting tickets or anything. I once had to call Mike because another person who parked in his lot hit my car. He was extremely helpful with helping me find out who exactly hit my car, and even offered to help me out by some the damages. I will ALWAYS park in Mikes lots. Such A Wonderful soul.

I parked with Stop n’ Park for about 6 months. Every month I promptly turned in my check. After the first two months I noticed the checks were never being cashed. I called the business several times and asked why the checks were not being cashed. A clear answer was never given. I was always just told, «we received your payment». After several months I stopped parking there and moved abroad. Now, two years later, and two days before Christmas, when I am in a tough spot in my life financially, they finally deposited $ 300 worth of checks. This this action could probably define what it means to be an asshole. Parking in downtown Denver is tough, but this experience isn’t worth it in the slightest.

Well just like the others on here, StopNPark and Red River Collection Company are trying to run a scam as I nor my wife haven’t parked at this parking lot nor have been in the city in over 6 months. No ticket was given and we were sent to a make believe collections agency who doesn’t answer their phones. A claim with the BBB will be made and we will be contacting the news to make sure no one else will get scammed. Good luck everyone and stay educated.

This is a completely unethical and incompetent business. The only person I know from this company is «Mike», and he does not know his ass from a hole in the wall. I began parking at Stop N Park in March 2010. For the initial one month payment, Mike came to my place of employment and collected a check from me. (This was previously arranged.) Two months go by and I hear nothing from this man. No invoices in the mail (which is how he said I would be billed.) I called and left several voice mails as well as sent several text messages. Still no reply from Mike. I randomly saw him in the parking lot one evening collecting money from the box, so I approached him. I re-​introduced myself, told him I had been trying to get in contact with him and that I hadn’t received an invoice for the upcoming months. His response to not turning my voice mails or text messages was, «Yeah, I don’t pay any attention to out-​of-​state numbers.» (This is clearly a joke because when a text comes through, you immediately see the text. I very clearly identified myself each and every time and let him know I was looking for an invoice.) I then asked him if he would be invoicing me, or if I should just send a check to his office. His reply was, «Yeah, just send a check, that will be fine.» All the while, I’m wondering to myself how this man actually manages to run a business with this kind of blasse, do-​whatever-​you-​want attitude.
I had my bank send him payment for either 2 or 3 months parking. But after that encounter, and after those months were up, I stopped parking there. Again, this man was too unreliable and I didn’t want to take the chance of getting my car towed. Several months went by and I get notification from my bank that the check that was sent to him was never cashed, it was over 90 days, so they were cancelling it. Again, how does this man run a business?!?
The answer to that question came in the mail this weekend from Red River Collections. Please keep in mind that it is now February 2013… THREE YEARS LATER. This man sent my «bill» to collections, when I never, ever received an invoice from him AND I voluntarily sent him money without being invoiced and he never cashed the check.
UPDATE: I tried contacting Stop N Park and their number has been disconnected. Shocking. I contacted the collection agency (which was actually very helpful) and found out that my account was sent to collections for «Collection on a Check.» Apparently, on, DECEMBER 19, 2013, Stop N Park tried to cash my check for $ 100, that I sent in MARCH 2010. Since my bank would not cash the three year old check (not surprising at all, is it??), Stop N Park sent my account to collections. No phone calls were made to me, no invoices were sent to me, and I was completely unaware of the «collection attempt» until I received a letter from Red River Collections Company. Red River was kind enough to dismiss the late charges/​interest on the $ 100, and I paid the $ 100 over the phone. I did owe the $ 100 for parking since the check was never cashed, so I paid up.
Stop N Park is a complete and utter joke.

So, we have NEVER parked in their lot and we just got a collections letter saying we owe more than $ 50 for having parked there in August 2010. Since we haven’t parked there, we have not received a ticket or ANYTHING prior to the collections letter.
We called the Red River Collections folks and were treated very hatefully while just trying to find out what the charges were for. They «claim» they have a ticket from StopNPark with our license plate number and the make/​color of our vehicle. Interestingly enough, the make and color are WRONG. Also, if there was a ticket, why was a copy not provided with the collections letter???
Clearly a scam. In addition to reporting the collections agency via the attorney general’s web link, you also need to complain to the Denver Better Business Bureau (where StopNPark has a grade of F). The link to the company on BBB’s web site (where you can file a complaint) is:

What’s the last thing you want to get during the holidays?
A collection notice from a parking lot that you haven’t used since April!
So, if you’ve read my previous review, you’ll know that I had some issues using this paid parking lot at my old apartment complex. For several years. Although the manager, Mike, was always pleasant when I ran into him in person, SNP was not prompt about sending invoices or cashing checks, and sometimes they never cashed them at all. Imagine my surprise when I received a collection notice dated in March. WDH?
Long story short — I got the fines dismissed but this involved heavy follow up between me, SNP and the collection agency. At least three phone calls to the agency, several phone calls to the manager, and emails as well.
Although parking in Cap Hill can be nightmarish, I think I would recommend that you get a city permit and take your chances with street parking, unless you want to deal with the hassles at this lot. Just warning you.

Evidently several others are having issues with Stop N Park. Here is a link to the Colorado Attorney General website for submitting complaints about Stop N Park:

These clowns sent a phantom collection notice to my house in mail. We never had a ticket on our car or any other notice period! The only stop n’ park that I ever parked at was off colfax for the marathon. It’s the one where you use the 1950’s technology of stuffing a dollar bill in a slot. I’m assuming it was from this day, but I stuffed 10 dollars in the thing for ALL DAY parking. Never got a ticket, just a collection notice stating that we owe interest. What a scam.

My car was authorized to be at a Cricket store because I work there. This company towed my car and will not return it. They do not own the Cricket lot I was parking in front of a Cricket store that I am authorized to be at. I am a national sales manager and authorized to be in any corporate cricket store at any time. While I was at the store, Stop & Park had my car towed. I spoke to the person who was renting spaces for an event and explained that I would be parking at the Cricket lot. He told me he had not rented those spaces so he didn’t have anything to do with them. I went into the store and was working in the back of the store. While I was in back, they had towed my car and refused to return it after I explained that I had been working in the store. Basically, the stole my car and refuse to return it unless I pay 266.00. The sign CLEARLY states that unauthorized cars will be towed, however, I am authorized to be in that store whenever I want. I have a key to the store. I can go in and count inventory or count cash or do any sort of Cricket business in the store. This company towed my car for no reason. They didn’t even knock on the door to see if anybody was in there. I had a business card on my dashboard so that people would know I was authorized to park there.
These people are crooks and thieves. Terrible company. Dishonest and very rude.