Thanks DX! After 6 months of radio silence I received the attached letter yesterday from CST Law, dated 2nd October. I've now emailed the area manager at Euro Garages asking if she is still willing to intervene and request MET to cancel the charge. What next? Should I continue to hold out? CST Law letter 07-10-23 copy.pdf

Hi all. Sorry there's been no update for a while. I've now received 5 letters from Deb Recovery Plus, each one more threatening than the previous, and each approximately 3 weeks apart. The most recent was received on 5th January and nothing further since then. That's 13 weeks ago today... hopefully they've given up I did email Alex Rayner, General Manager Starbucks UK. She forwarded my email to Customer Care from whom I received a response. They informed me the Stansted store is owned and operated by one of their licensed business partners, Euro Garages Ltd. An Area Manager from Euro Garages then also contacted me to say: Good morning, I have just received your concern regarding MET parking. Unfortunately they are owned separately to us as we only rent the land we are on. Would you be able to pass me the parking fine details and I will try and get this fine cancelled for you? I never responded to EG re the offer of getting the fine cancelled. Hopefully that's the last of it. But I'll be sure to come back here should anything further be received! Thanks again all

As MET have all the CCTV footage, they should easily be able to produce a clip of the window ticket being issued. However this would actually be impossible without Hollywood grade CGI, as there wasn't one issued! Moreover, the person driving at the time is blissfully unaware any of this is even going on and they wouldn't be had a ticket been issued. They do not live where the notifications have been coming and if they knew about all this would only panic and worry. But it seems from the most recent posts this week that there is no need whatsoever for any worry at all! Thanks all for your input. Great work being done here. Merry Christmas!

1. Date of the infringement 21st July 2022 2 Date on the NTK [this must have been received within 14 days from the 'offence' date] 18th August 2022 - See redacted copy attached 3 Date received 24th August 2022 4 Does the NTK mention schedule 4 of The Protections of Freedoms Act 2012? [Y/N?] Doesn't appear to 5 Is there any photographic evidence of the event? Yes, images of vehicle arriving and leaving as well as occupants walking to/from vehicle 6 Have you appealed? [Y/N?] post up your appeal] No appeal 7 Who is the parking company? MET Parking Services 8. Where exactly [carpark name and town] Southgate Park, Stansted CM24 1PY For either option, does it say which appeals body they operate under. Reference to POPLA and BPA Logo at bottom of letter. Since receiving the original NTK, the following documents have been received: PCN Final Reminder - dated 22nd September 2022 Initial correspondence from "Debt Recovery Plus" demanding £170.00, either as a one off payment or via a payment plan - Dated 11th October 2022 Second correspondence from Debt Recovery Plus: further demand for £170.00, and choices / explanations of outcomes depending on my response - Dated 4th November 2022 Third correspondence from Debt Recovery Plus: reiterating the £170.00 owed, with a final chance to pay up - Dated 12th December & received today 19th December 2022 Evening all Unfortunately I am another victim of MET Parking Services and their ridiculous parking setup at Starbucks/McDonalds, Southgate Park near Stansted Airport. Car was parked in the car park, apparently in the Starbucks area, but the the outlet visited was the McDonalds next door. Absolutely ridiculous set up, that almost appears to have been designed that way, just to catch people out. A couple of weeks after the Contravention back in July, the first letter arrived with details of how to view the CCTV footage of the car entering the lot and parking up, the occupants getting out and walking to McDonalds, then recording the walk back to the car, followed by the car leaving. I did view the footage back then, but when I went to look at it again this evening, it is no longer available. Details are below: Apparently if I ignore the third letter received today legal recovery actions will begin. I can scan the other docs if required. Like others, I'm looking for a little reassurance essentially. Thanks, MET Parking PCN 21-07-2022.pdf

I am monitoring this saga with interest, as my story is following the exact same pattern, but about five months behind. The 'date of contravention' was 21st July, I have today received the third of three letters from Debt Recovery Plus, entitled 'TERMINAL NOTICE - PRE-LEGAL ACTION'. Please keep the updates coming, its all really useful stuff and will help me greatly.