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    • Hi, we are looking to get some opinions on weather or not to bother fighting this PCN. This comes from a very big retail park parking where there are restaurants, hotel, amongst other businesses. Apparently there is a max 3 hours limit which we were not aware of. This means taking kids to softplay and then having a meal on one of the restaurants will more than likely take you over the limit. Makes us wonder how they deal with people staying in the hotel as the ANPR seems to be in public street that leads to the different parking areas including the hotel.  1 Date of the infringement 26/05/2024 2 Date on the NTK  31/05/2024 3 Date received 07/06/2024 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? Entry and exit photos however, based on the photographs we are almost sure the photos are taken on public street. This is the location I believe photos are taken from.  https://maps.app.goo.gl/eii8zSmFFhVZDRpbA 6 Have you appealed? [Y/N?] post up your appeal] No Have you had a response? [Y/N?] post it up N/A 7 Who is the parking company? UKPA. UK Parking Administration LTD 8. Where exactly [carpark name and town] The Colonnades, Croydon, CR0 4RQ For either option, does it say which appeals body they operate under. British Parking Association (BPA) Thanks in advance for any assistance.  UKPA PCN The Collonades-redacted.pdf
    • Thank you for posting their WS. If we start with the actual WS made by the director one would have doubts that they had even read PoFA let alone understood it. Point 10  we only have the word of the director that the contract has been extended. I should have had the corroboration of the Client. Point 12 The Judge HHJ Simkiss was not the usual Judge on motoring cases and his decisions on the necessity of contracts did not align with PoFA. In Schedule 4 [1[ it is quite clearly spelt out- “relevant contract” means a contract (including a contract arising only when the vehicle was parked on the relevant land) between the driver and a person who is—(a)the owner or occupier of the land; or (b authorised, under or  by virtue of arrangements made by the owner or occupier of the land, to enter into a contract with the driver requiring the payment of parking charges in respect of the parking of the vehicle on the land; And the laughable piece of paper from the land owners cannot be described as a contract. I respectfully ask that the case be dismissed as there is no contract. WE do not even know what the parking regulations are which is really basic. It is respectfully asked that without a valid contract the case cannot continue. One would imagine that were there a valid contract it would have been produced.  So the contract that Bank has with the motorist must come from the landowner. Bank on their own cannot impose their own contract. How could a director of a parking company sign a Statement of Truth which included Point 11. Point 14. There is no offer of a contract at the entrance to the car park. Doubtful if it is even an offer to treat. The entrance sign sign does not comply with the IPC Code of Conduct nor is there any indication that ANPR cameras are in force. A major fault and breach of GDPR. Despite the lack of being offered a contract at the entrance [and how anyone could see what was offered by way of a contract in the car park is impossible owing to none of the signs in the WS being at all legible] payment was made for the car to park. A young person in the car made the payment. But before they did that, they helped an elderly lady to make her payment as she was having difficulty. After arranging payment for the lady the young lad made his payment right behind. Unfortunately he entered the old lady's number again rather than paying .for the car he was in. This can be confirmed by looking at the Allow List print out on page 25. The defendant's car arrived at 12.49 and at 12.51 and 12.52  there are two payments for the same vrm. This was also remarked on by the IPC adjudicator when the PCN was appealed.  So it is quite disgraceful that Bank have continued to pursue the Defendant knowing that it was a question of  entering the wrong vrm.  Point 21 The Defendant is not obliged to name the driver, they are only invited to do so under S9[2][e]. Also it is unreasonable to assume that the keeper is the driver. The Courts do not do that for good reason. The keeper in this case does not have a driving licence. Point 22. The Defendant DID make a further appeal which though it was also turned down their reply was very telling and should have led to the charge being dropped were the company not greedy and willing to pursue the Defendant regardless of the evidence they had in their own hands. Point 23 [111] it's a bit rich asking the Defendant to act justly and at proportionate cost while acting completely unjustly themselves and then adding an unlawful 70% on to the invoice. This  is despite PoFA S4[5] (5)The maximum sum which may be recovered from the keeper by virtue of the right conferred by this paragraph is the amount specified in the notice to keeper under paragraph 9[2][d].  Point 23 [1v] the Director can deny all he wants but the PCN does not comply with PoFA. S9 [2][a] states  (2)The notice must— (a)specify the vehicle, the relevant land on which it was parked and the period of parking to which the notice relates; The PCN only quotes the ANPR arrival and departure times which obviously includes a fair amount of driving between the two cameras. Plus the driver and passengers are a mixture of disabled and aged persons who require more time than just a young fit single driver to exit the car and later re enter. So the ANPR times cannot be the same as the required parking period as stipulated in the ACT. Moreover in S9[2][f]  (ii)the creditor does not know both the name of the driver and a current address for service for the driver, the creditor will (if all the applicable conditions under this Schedule are met) have the right to recover from the keeper so much of that amount as remains unpaid; You will note that in the PCN the words in parentheses are not included but at the start of Section 9 the word "must" is included. As there are two faults in the PCN it follows that Bank cannot pursue the keeper . And as the driver does not have a driving licence their case must fail on that alone. And that is not even taking into consideration that the payment was made. Point 23 [v] your company is wrong a payment was made. very difficult to prove a cash payment two weeks later when the PCN arrives. However the evidence was in your print out for anyone to see had they actually done due diligence prior to writing to the DVLA. Indeed as the Defendant had paid there was no reasonable cause to have applied for the keeper details. Point 24 the Defendant did not breach the contract. The PCN claimed the Defendant failed to make a payment when they had made a payment.   I haven't finished yet but that is something to start with
    • You don't appeal to anyone. You haven't' received a demand from a statutory body like the council, the police or the courts. It's just a dodgy cowboy company trying it on. You simply don't pay.  In the vast majority of these cases the company deforest the Amazon with threats about how they are going to divert a drone from Ukraine and make it land on your home - but in the end they do nothing.
    • honestly you sound like you work the claimant yes affixed dont appeal to anyone no cant be “argued either way”  
    • Because of the tsunami of cases we are having for this scam site, over the weekend I had a look at MET cases we have here stretching back to June 2014.  Yes, ten years. MET have not once had the guts to put a case in front of a judge. In about 5% of cases they have issued court papers in the hope that the motorist will be terrified of going to court and will give in.  However, when the motorist defended, it was MET who bottled it.  Every time.
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I does appear that we are all going to this stage now. I have filed my AQ and am now waiting for a court date. It really depends on what court date you get as to when you are likely to win but you will win. :D

Guide to claiming back your bank charges

 

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:Cry: Ok serious stuff now, got the pack through from the court and filled in the questionnaire along with another £100 in court fees!!!!! (Really need for this to work or I am going to be mega skint!)

 

Also got a from DG solicitors requesting the breakdown of charges of which I have also just sent!!

 

Does everyone get to this stage!?? I know I keep asking and sound impatient but any idea how long it takes from this point? Depending on if I win!!!!

 

if dg are asking for your breakdown, it's probably because you are going to get an offer soon. finger's crossed!

If i've been helpful in any way....then tip my scales over there!

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i doubt it very very much. as i said in an earlier post, if dg are asking for your breakdown, it is more likely that they will offer very soon.

If i've been helpful in any way....then tip my scales over there!

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Ok back again, letters sent over a week ago now one to courts with cheque enclosed and one with breakdown of charges to DS Solcitors both recorded delivery...... nothing back as yet is there a time limit on them replyling?

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OH DEAR LORD AM I THE ONLY ONE GETTING NOWHERE FAST!!!

I started this in November and I am still awaiting for information on my claim from the courts.

To elaborate.

I filed my claim through MCOL, then HSBC Filed a defence (Pretty usual) then I got a letter from the court asking me to fill in my allocation questionnaire and a letter from DG Solicitors asking me to send them a breakdown of charges!! Both of which I did, the day after (Begingin of March)

The letter stated that the defence had until 27th of March to complete their AQ, I ring the court at least twice a week and still they say they are awaiting it to be sent to the judge, but they have told me that no AQ has been sent by the defendant so the judge will either give them 5 days to submit one or throw it out, if it goes to court I will not get a date until AUGUST!!!!!!

I have never spoke to DG solicitors as I fear it may damage my case, or at least prompt them to send in the AQ Questionnaire which they may have forgotten to do?

Please help!! Has any one else had these problems?:x

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When you have filed your AQ................ (multipage.gif1 2 3 4 5 ... Last Page)

 

i wrote this thread specifically for those who had filed their aq's and wondered about what goes next - so.........post 1.

it's long due for you to write a big fat nudge letter to dg - the template is in that post - make it clear to dg that you have filed, they haven't, the courts know it, you are trying to get this resolved, they aren't, the courts would appreciate it if you could do........all of that in a polite but firm letter. with a copy of your breakdown.

and my newest advice is a nudge every 10 days until they offer.

there are maybe a few more nudging ideas on this post1 too,

New---after 28 Days - Maybe No Aq!!!!!!!

write one tonight and send it tomorrow.

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OK so I got an offer from the solicitor’s wasn’t exactly what I was after but it is still a large amount they say they cannot refund the overdraft interest that I have put with my claim as this is interest paid on borrowing money?

Apparently my schedule has been checked and revealed some discrepancies, but they are still willing to offer me £1891.05 (Original claim is £2055.53)

Apparently this includes court costs and the like; it is getting really complicated now.

Shall I just accept or wait for the judge apparently they haven’t filed their AQ so he would give them 5 days to do so every time i ring he court they say they are behind with thing and it should arrive back from the judge soon who will give a court hearing or strike out their defense.

Was I right to claim the interest on my overdraft? Shall I Wait?

Don't know what to do?

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Congratulations on your offer!!!!!

Make sure it does include the court fees. As far as the interest, did you work it out on the advanced spreadsheet? You can only claim for the portion of interest that was related to the charges on the overdraft and not the whole ammount. As you say though, the offer is very close to your claim and I would do as you say and accept. Do you need an acceptance letter?

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Just fill it in and alter to suit yourself:)

 

Date

Dear Whoever

Ref: Your Offer of Settlement

 

Account: xxxxxxxx

Sort Code xx-xx-xx

Claim No: XXXXX in XXXX County Court

 

I acknowledge receipt of your letter date xx/xx/xx and your settlement offer of £XXX

 

I accept your offer as full and final settlement only for this claim of bank charges made on my account between xx/xx/xx and xx/xx/xx(dates of first and last charge)

 

I accept this offer without prejudice and I reserve the right to make any further claims should you apply future charges that may be considered unlawful under common law or in violation of the Unfair Terms in Consumer Contracts Regulations 1999 or Unfair Contract Terms Act 1977.

 

I will be willing to withdraw my claim upon receipt of unconditional full settlement of my claim.

 

I am also not prepared to agree to any confidentially clauses you try to impose, unless of course your client wishes to make an offer of due consideration in addition to the amount of £xxxxx, in order to be afforded this privilege by myself.

 

I trust that you will find this arrangement acceptable.

 

Yours Sincerely

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do I enclose the signed part of the form with my acceptance letter?

Up to you but I would ignore their form and just send your letter

 

ALso do i need to put the bit in aboout not agreeing any confidetiality clause?
Again your choice
HAs anyone bee given more money this way?
Not that I know of, but then I wouldn't, would I?
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me neither but i love the irony of putting 164.48!

 

i'd probably have advised you to take it - you are right - it does get complicated - and it's a good amount of money and you are done and dusted.

 

when you actually get the money into your hot little hands - let the court know that it has been settled - not until then.

 

CONGRATULATIONS - A DAMN GOOD WIN!

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