VCS PCN - 'no stopping' - London Southend Airport

[WoodDD 1]

Now I have received 'demand for payment' with increased penalty £160 by post. They demand me to clear the debt in 14 days.

 

Any advice please?

[honeybee13 3,915]

It's a threatogram, we don't advise replying to those.

 

ETA Does it mention anything like Letter Before Claim?

 

HB

[WoodDD 1]

Thank you @honeybee13.

 

The letter did include a section like:

 

You have received this notice because the company intends to take you to court in relation to this debt.

This Letter tells you what to do next, including how to avoid court action.

 

Loads of red and bold words though

[dx100uk 8,578]

oh scary red bits eh..

its not a letter of claim or letter of action.

 

until/unless you get one of those 

you are safe to ignore simon

[WoodDD 1]

Got the 'final demand' letter.

 

Should I reply like the following to shut them up?

 

Dear Sir / Madam

I dispute your ' parking charge'. I deny any liability or contractual agreement and I will be making a formal complaint about your predatory conduct to my MP.

You are no doubt aware that Southend airport is subject to byelaws 1997. This is not and cannot be a civil debt. Should you proceed with a civil case an application will be made to strike it out as the civil court lacks jurisdiction to hear such cases.

Having been warned that such an application will be made I will hold you fully responsible for all and any fees associated with this and apply for all costs due to your unreasonable behaviour.

Yours faithfully

[dx100uk 8,578]

is it a letter of claim . no .............so as my last post 

[Themalibukid 2]

Hang in there buddy, expect more red ink to be wasted before it gets interesting

[WoodDD 1]

Just received 'Letter Before Claim'.

 

Please help. Thanks in advance!

[dx100uk 8,578]

send an Ericsbrother snotty/insulting letter as in many no stopping threads already here.

 

dx

 

[WoodDD 1]

What about?

 

Dear Sir / Madam

I dispute your ' parking charge'. I deny any liability or contractual agreement and I will be making a formal complaint about your predatory conduct to my MP.

 

You are no doubt aware that Southend airport is subject to byelaws 1997. This is not and cannot be a civil debt. Should you proceed with a civil case an application will be made to strike it out as the civil court lacks jurisdiction to hear such cases.

 

Having been warned that such an application will be made I will hold you fully responsible for all and any fees associated with this and apply for all costs due to your unreasonable behaviour.

 

Yours faithfully

[WoodDD 1]

or should I sent a copy of Ericsbrother's template  ? 

 

Please help!

 

 

Unfortunately for you, I was not born yesterday so I will not be paying the demand as there is no liability in this matter because the signage is prohibitive and not an offer of a contract so none has been breached and anyway the POFA limits any charge to the specified sum so your demand for £160.00 is nonsense.

As VCS (Vehicle Control Services Ltd) has been spanked at court on this very same thing several times before I suggest that you discontinue this foolishness.

Should VCS decide to continue then I shall be asking for a full costs recovery order for unreasonable behaviour and then seek damages for the breach of the DPA/ GDPR as per VCS V Philip, Liverpool CC Dec 2016.

Even Will and John, the parking world’s worst solicitors seem to have got fed up with Simple Simon’s stupidity and greed and presumably that it why you are wasting your ink on his behalf.

Edited November 21 by WoodDD

[WoodDD 1]

Please help with the wording of my reply :)!

 

[dx100uk 8,578]

Purfek wudknee

[honeybee13 3,915]

Is that some kind of anagram, dx?

 

HB

[Gick 618]

I think that he is trying to imitate Delboy Trotter.

[FTMDave 426]

The EB letter is perfect to send.  Maybe add in a little bit  about "You know full well this land is covered by bye-laws".

 

BTW apologies for my stupid reply to your post on BearLake1's thread, saying you should start your own thread ... er, you already have done .. my bad

 

Never use e-mail, use normal Royal Mail post but get a free certificate of posting from the post office.

[brassnecked 1,572]

That letter is fine, think DX was being Pa Larkin, perfick.

[WoodDD 1]

Cheers guys. Your help is highly appreciated!

 

I've learnt that CVS is now using internal legal team and no longer using legal firm BW. Should I remove the last paragraph?

 

Thanks again.

[FTMDave 426]

Reply to whoever sent you the LBA.

 

"Internal legal team"!  That would be the tea lady then.

[WoodDD 1]

I bet.

Should I send my reply now or leave it to the last minute?

[dx100uk 8,578]

CVS?

 

upto you but you must reply within 30 days

 

 

 

[WoodDD 1]

Thanks @dx100uk

 

Before I sent out, can anyone check the following reply

 

[FTMDave 426]

It should be "full well", "entitled to sue you for breach" and "seek damages".  Apart from that it's a magnificent letter which is 99.9999% likely to get them scurrying back under their stone.

 

Presuming it was solicitors who sent you the LBA, I would pay for an extra stamp and send it both to the solicitors and VCS, and make it clear you are doing so.  Unscrupulous solicitors love to egg on their clients to take legal action, even when they know the case is pants, after all they get paid in any case, so ridicule the claim both to the company and their mouthpiece.

[dx100uk 8,578]

Simon doesn't use solicitors as they lost him too many cases

And cost extra money he can charge and pocket himself

[WoodDD 1]

BIG thanks to @FTMDave and @dx100uk

 

The LBC was sent directly from the debt department of VCS.

 

Should I sign my reply?

Edited November 23 by WoodDD