Thanks to all replies - i'm certainly going to hold firm - i just can't decide if i should respond to their current or any future letters. Their letter does indeed state 1998 as the date of trial but Rochdale news shows it to be 2008!

I'm following letter template route advising CEL to take matter up with driver and not registered keeper but have had their response to my first letter which questions the whole idea about resisting payment! Their response makes reference to a judgement taken in 1998 Combined Parking Solutions v Stephen James Thomas) where the Judge ruled that "on the balance of probabilities, the Registered Keeper was the driver and even if this was not the case - he took a dim view of the Registered Keepr's attitude for not providing the driver's details to enable the matter to be resolved at the earliest opportunity". They continue to ask for payment and also threaten County Court action with added costs and interest and fees to the claim should i fail to pay. Is there any specific response suitable to counter this? Thanks, MCIBUK