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  1. Dave, with that suggest to replace in my snotty letter, what am I trying to imply there? That's I'm going to deny I might have been the driver and make them prove I was?
  2. CST Law, Cheers for your Letter Before Claim. Adding financial stresses to an already milked-dry country is exactly what we need right now. I imagine you feel very proud representing a cowboy parking charge company leeching off a community of OAPs. What's laughable is the fact you think I am going to part with my hard earned, much needed money so easily. I take orders from a County Court in these matters, not a cowboy parking company that passes the responsibility of collecting these invoices to third parties, in turn adding their own made up and illegal charges. I dispute this parking charge notice on the grounds of signage being in an appalling state and extremely poorly lit, leading to them being missed. Due to it being late into the evening with no light, the driver missed the signage as it was poorly lit and covered in moss/debris. I can't imagine what Smart Parking Ltd spend their "hard earned money" on, but it is absolutely not on the upkeep of their properties. I also dispute the Notice to Keeper that was dated 21/02/2022. I didn't receive this invoice until 28/02/2022. This is 18 days after the alleged "offence". I was under the impression Smart Parking Ltd were a legitimate, professional company? Then when are they not complying with the Protection of Freedoms Act 2012? As it clearly states in PoFA 2012, Schedule 4, paragraph 9, subsection (4): The notice must be given by— (a)handing it to the keeper, or leaving it at a current address for service for the keeper, within the relevant period; or (b)sending it by post to a current address for service for the keeper so that it is delivered to that address within the relevant period. This clearly states that the Notice to Keeper must have reached the keeper's hands within 14 days of the "offence"! Smart Parking Ltd failed to uphold their responsibilities set forth in PoFA 2012. With the "offence" have allegedly being commited on 10/02/2022, and the letter being dated 21/02/2022, what exactly were Smart Parking Ltd doing about this evil, vindictive "offence" that took place on their property. I know what they were doing; sat in their offices with their thumbs lodged firmly up one orifice in particular. They dragged their feet, failed to get a NTK out in time. That's their problem and not mine/the keepers/the drivers. I've got plenty of free time for the foreseeable future, so I am more than content in taking this matter, my photographic evidence of the state of the car park and the threatening letters I have had over the past 9 months to a County Court and let a trained professional deliver their verdict and outcome. I hope you can view this matter from my perspective, and come to your senses before this gets hauled infront of a judge and you make yourself look a complete fool, as well as a parasite on society. "FULL NAME". Any good? Any changes you'd make please?
  3. No I don't have the original, it had been so long without further correspondence that I'd stupidly assumed they'd given up. I'll have to get this snotty letter in within the next few days to be compliant with their 30 days. Would it be possible for you to copy and paste a good snotty letter please, so I've got something to go off. I'm looking through these threads and there's a lot of posts to trawl through. Thanks.
  4. Good Evening, This is a follow up from the below thread. I have now received a Letter Before Claim today (02/11/2022) from CST Law dated 06/10/2022, probably due to Postal strikes in my area stating that I have 30 days to respond. Anything after that is pointless "because legal proceedings are likely to have begun". Any advice would be greatly appreciated. Scott
  5. Evening all, After being successful last year with a parking charge in Basingstoke, I am back again with another one in Amesbury on 6 Feb '22. I received a letter with the usual jazz on dated 21 Feb '22, however I received it on 28 Feb '22. Pictures of license plates blah blah. The Driver didn't see signage yet again as it was pitch black and we were late for a meal. I didn't respond to this letter. Yesterday, I received a letter from Debt Recovery Plus, with the amount of £170.00 now owed. It's escalating again... They've also stated I have now lost the right to appeal as I hadn't responded in a timely manner. Looking at those dates listed above, and taking PoFA 2012 into account, is this grounds to cancel the parking charge? For those unaware, PoFA 2012 states that I must be informed within 14 days of the "offence"(with day one being the day AFTER the offence taking place). by my calculations, if the "offence" was committed on the 6 Feb, they have until the 21 Feb to send the letter out; which is what the letter is dated. However, I received the letter and was informed 22 days after the "offence"! They had 14 days to send this letter out, and they wait until the last possible moment? Not my problem, cowboys! Also, unless they pay for same-day-delivery, what are the chances of this letter getting to me within the 14 days I wonder? Slim to none... Thanks in advance.
  6. Gents, we won. After hassling the land owner and passing the story on to a reporter, the land owner has informed me the parking charge has been cancelled. I have still went ahead and given to nod to publish the story in the local newspaper. The more people know about it, the less money in the pockets of these parking charge cowboys. Thanks and appreciate all your help! https://www.basingstokegazette.co.uk/news/19072973.man-will-make-point-court-falling-victim-parking-charges-st-michaels-retail-park/
  7. Update: I have had a phone call about 10 days ago with the land owner stating their hands are tied in accordance with the planning permission for the 30 minute maximum stay and they need to enforce the parking charge, however he was going to email the PPC to see if the charge could be cancelled. I rang him back about 5 days ago, asking for an update. No answer, left a voicemail. Nothing heard. Got in touch with the local newspaper and they seem very keen to publish the story. I gave the reporter the email of the PPC and the land owner and they got in contact with the land owner. Almost immediately, I got an email from the land owner saying the charge could be cancelled "as a one off, would have to confirm." He also asked me if I had been in touch with the media, to which I replied "yes" as I wasn't getting anywhere going down the official avenues. I'm now waiting for him to get back to me regarding cancelling the charge.
  8. Afternoon gents, I've had my Letter Before Claim. Attached. Any advice? Letter Before Claim-converted.pdf
  9. Okay, I'll wait them out! I've had a look into worst case scenario, as I'm that way inclined. With the £160 charge, I'm probably looking at £250ish total, including court fees. For the sake of an extra £90, I'm happy to go to court and argue my case. What makes you think PCM won't take me to court? They seem to be sticking by their guns if they've given the debt to another agency.
  10. I'm going to try and get a phone call with this Andy bloke. What do you suggest I say to him on the phone to not put my foot further in it and to also get my point across? I should never have replied in the first place. I feel like I've just admitted guilt and screwed myself over with communicating with these crooks. Do you think it may be worth getting in touch with the council who imposed these restrictions?
  11. Good afternoon gents, After ringing Andy's office for an 8th time, and leaving ab 8th urgent message, I've finally had a reply which is below. Hi Scott I hope this finds you well. Thank you for your email. Firstly apologies for the delay in getting back to you, I have been off on annual leave and also picked up a spell of Covid prior to Christmas. You are correct we do manage the estate on behalf of the landlord. Like you we do not want the parking enforcement in place however it is something that has been forced upon us as a planning restriction of the recent short stay car park development. We are doing our best to try and make a case to the Basingstoke local authority that the restrictions should not be in place and parking fines to be stopped. As it stands we have an obligation to enforce this and failure to do so would mean a breach of our planning restrictions which in turn could result in major fines being issued to the landlord. To be clear we see absolutely no income from parking fines and have received nothing but bad press from the situation. I am currently working with PCM to try and implement more signage, as it stands there are 6 signs stating it is short stay car park and PCM have confirmed that the quantities and locations are all approved and authorised by the IPC (international parking community). I would like to offer our apologies regarding the matter and I will be including your complaint in our case to the relevant planning authorities. Regards, Andy Conway MRICS Management Surveyor CHP Management Limited To which I have replied: Morning Andy, Thanks for your reply and your apologies. Where does that leave us in regards to the charge PCM are enforcing? Currently the initial charge of £60 has escalated to £160 and has now been passed on to a debt collection agency and are threatening court proceedings in the near future. As the management company the landlord has employed, do you have the power to call off PCM UK Ltd? If not, could you give me the contact details of the landlord so I can speak to them. I have pictures dated the end of December showing further new signage erected since my last visit in October and pictures inside Costa and Nandos of notices to the public about the parking. Why can't PCM UK Ltd admit they were at fault? They seem like bullies to me. If court is where this is heading, then I'll see it through until the end because I, along with many other people that have been handed these fines, don't believe I am in the wrong here. Regards, Scott Any thoughts? I have also attached the 2nd letter from Trace Debt Recovery that I got last week. 2nd Trace Letter.pdf
  12. At this point, I'm more than happy calling their bluff on court proceedings. Even if it does reach court, I'm confident a judge with laugh them out the courtroom.
  13. Just had a visit to the retail park this afternoon. Further NEW signage has been added to the existing, poor signage. I'm taking this as an admission original signage wasn't fit for use? Also got warning signs still displayed by members of staff outside in the car park as well as inside Costa Coffee itself. St. Michael's Retail Park visit - 23.12.2020.pdf
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