I have taken a picture and saved it of their payment page showing balance of £0.00. Posted a copy several posts back.

If it starts from the date on their letter then I have 9 days left.

No I haven't sent anything yet as I was hoping the charge had been cancelled at the request of M and G Real Estate. I still have time to send a letter but didn't want to provoke anything if the charge has been dropped.

Thanks far all the advice so far. It's now 20 days since Parkingeye dated their letter before action and I haven't heard anything else. I've had no reply to the email I sent M and G Real Estate and no further correspondence from Parking eye. When I go through to PE payment site it still says I owe them £0.00. I assume they have cancelled the charges but without confirmation of that how would anyone suggest I proceed?

This is the screenshot from their payment page taken just a few minutes ago. parkingeye payment page.pdf

I've just gone on their payment page and put in my reference number and registration. Again it says amount owed £0.00 I have taken a picture of the page. I've deleted my reg number and their reference number. Do I also need to delete the time and date before I post it up here?

I can't even see them myself any more. When I got the first letter I went on to the Parkingeye website and clicked on the appeal link. I had to type in my reg number and the reference on the letter then it showed me 2 very clear pictures of my car with the time and I think date stamped on them. The picture was good enough to see that my 18 month old daughter was sitting in her car seat in the front seat although the driver could not be seen. I've just checked the Parking eye website again and I'm not able to view the images at the moment and strangely enough it says I owe them £0.00 !!!!!! Perhaps it's wishful thinking but maybe M and G Retail have come to the rescue ??

I went on the Parking Eye website and was able to see the pictures of my car entering and leaving their car park with the times shown. I also made a mistake, it was actually an alleged 18 minute overstay, not 16 minutes. Have not moved house for many years. Our post is very erratic to say the least. We have had many items of post go missing or turn up weeks late, so it's quite possible they did send a first letter. I will compose a letter as soon as I can and then ask for your opinions on how I can improve it before sending.

Here is the letter I've now received from Parkingeye. letter before action.pdf

I emailed Kerry Williams at M and G Real Estate as he/she seems to be the person in charge of Uk retail parks for M and G. I emailed them 3 days ago but have not had any ackowledgement or reply. 13 days after the first letter from Parkingeye I've also now received a letter before court action with an increase of what they are asking for now to £105. Had I received an initial £50 parking charge I might have just paid it but to be charged £85 and now £105 for an alleged 18 minute overstay seems excessive.

Hi Junkie2222, Sorry to interrupt your thread and well done on your battle so far. I've been sent a letter before action for overstaying 16 minutes in the same car park as you. I'm hoping to write to the land owners to ask them to help but can't find a name or address to write to. There is a phone number listed but no one ever answers it. Do you have a name and address for the land owners?

Good morning, On 16th July my car was parked in the Riverside retail Park for 2 hours 16 minutes (according to ANPR evidence). I believe the driver was shopping and then eating at the McDonalds on the retail park with an 18 month old child. I haven't had time to check yet but there may well be a bank statement proving the meal at Mcdonalds. If I can find this evidence I imagine I should be writing to McDonalds (head office or this branch??) and asking them to get the ticket cancelled. The first I knew about this parking charge was the attached pdf letter that arrived with me on 30th August but from reading the letter it appears they have written previously or at least they claim to have. If there is evidence of eating at Mcdonalds should I just write to Mcdonalds or should I appeal the parking charge notice as well? I understand the parking is limited to 2 hours. 1 Date of the infringement: 16th July 2023 2 Date on the NTK [this must have been received within 14 days from the 'offence' date]: They claim to have sent me an NTK but the first notification I've actually received was dated 23rd August. [scan up BOTH SIDES as ONE PDF- follow the upload guide] please LEAVE IN LOCATION AND ALL DATES/TIMES/£'s 3 Date received: 30th August 4 Does the NTK mention schedule 4 of The Protections of Freedoms Act 2012? [Y/N?] Yes 5 Is there any photographic evidence of the event? Yes I've been on their website and there are pictures of the car entering the car park and leaving 2 hours 16 minutes later. 6 Have you appealed? [Y/N?] post up your appeal] : No Have you had a response? [Y/N?] post it up 7 Who is the parking company? Parkingeye 8. Where exactly [carpark name and town] Riverside retail park Chelmsford For either option, does it say which appeals body they operate under. There are two official bodies, the BPA and the IAS. If you are unsure, BPA If you have received any other correspondence, please mention it here …….... parkingeye complete.pdf

Perhaps the best thing to do is knock on the door and ask the current tenants when they moved in.

I've drafted a letter to the landlord from my friend and cut and pasted it below. Probably not the best worded lba in history but I hope it serves the purpose. If anyone has any more advice then I'm more than happy to listen. ref: *************, Chelmsford Dear Mr I'm contacting you today to let you know I intend to start court proceedings against you in regard the money you owe me following my decision not to rent the above property. On approximately the 15th October 2016 I gave you £90 as a holding deposit against the property ** ************ with a view to potentially moving in on 30th October 2016. On 27th October 2016 I transferred into your bank account £1500 provisionally to be a first month's rent and a deposit for the property rental. Within 2 hours of paying you the money I phoned to let you know that due to a change of circumstances I was no longer able to rent your property. At this time you agreed to pay me back the £1500 in full. One week after this I received £750 into my bank account. When I phoned you to ask why you hadn't returned my £1500 in full you stated you were “keeping £750 as compensation for you wasting my time”. It is not acceptable for you to keep this money as I never took occupancy of the property or entered into any contract with you. I request that you immediately transfer the remaining £750 into my bank account, the details of which are below. I expect the money to be transferred within 7 days of the date of this letter. If you decide to contest this payment I request a copy of every note or recording you have made from our phone calls if they exist. Also a copy of any relevant information you may have regarding this issue that you may wish to bring up in court. I remind you that if I don't receive the £750 or written correspondence from yourself within 7 days then I will start court proceedings immediately. Please acknowledge receipt of this letter within the 7 day period. Yours sincerely,

Thanks again for all input. It seems there is a bit of a difference of opinion as to the legal position of my friend. My thoughts at the moment are that it might be best to write the landlord a letter before action asking for the £750 to be returned. After this it will depend what the landlord comes back with. If he comes back with an itemised breakdown of his costs that covers the witheld £750 then it may not be worth pursuing in small claims court.