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    • just to be clear here..... the DVLA do not send letters if a drivers licence address differs from any car's V5C that shows the same driver as it's registered keeper.
    • sorry she is a private individual, the cars are parking on her land. she can clamp the cars. only firms were outlawed from doing it bazza. thats what the victims of people dumping cars on their drives near airports did and they didn't not get prosecuted.    
    • The DVLA keeps two records of you. One as a driver and one for your car. If they differ you might find out in around a month when they will send you a reminder as well as to your other half for their car. If you receive nothing then you can be fairly sure that you were tailgating though wouldn't explain why they didn't pick up your car on one of drive past their cameras. However even if you do get a PCN later then your situation will not change. The current PCN does not comply with the Protection of Freedoms Act 2012 Schedule 4 which is the main law that covers private parking. It doesn't comply for two reasons. 1. Section 9 [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 states 47 minutes which are the arrival and departure times not the time you were actually parked. if you subtract the time you took to drive from the entrance. look for a parking place  park in it perhaps having to manoeuvre a couple of times to fit within the lines and unload the children reloading the children getting seat belts on  driving to the exit stopping for cars pedestrians on the way you may well find that the actual time you were parked was quite likely to be around ten minutes over the required time.  Motorists are allowed a MINIMUM of ten minutes Grace period [something that the rogues in the parking industry conveniently forget-the word minimum] . So it could be that you did not overstay. 2] Sectio9 [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; Your PCN does not include the words in brackets and in 2a the Act included the word "must". Another fail. What those failures mean is that MET cannot transfer the liability to pay the charge from the driver to the keeper. Only the driver is now liable which is why we recommend our members not to appeal. It is so easy to reveal who was driving by saying "when I parked the car" than "when the driver parked the car".  As long as they don't know who was driving they have little chance of winning in court. This is partly because Courts do not accept that the driver and the keeper are the same person. And because anyone with a valid motor insurance policy is able to drive your cars. It is a shame that you are too far away to get photos of the car park signage. It is often poor and quite often the parking rogues lose in Court on their poor signage alone. I hope hat you can now relax and not panic about the PCN. You will receive many letters from Met, their unregulated debt collectors and sixth rate solicitors threatening you with ever higher amounts of money. The poor dears have never read the Act which states quite clearly that the maximum sum that can be charged is the amount on the signs. The Act has only been in force for 12 years so it may take a  few more years for the penny to drop.  You can safely ignore everything they send you unless or until they send you a Letter of Claim. Just come back to us if they do send one of those love letters to you and we will advise on a snotty letter to send them. In the meantime go on and enjoy your life. Continue reading other threads and if you do get any worrying letters let us know. 
    • Hopefully the ANPR cameras didn't pick up the two vehicles, but I don't think you're out of the woods just yet. MET's "work" consists of sending out hundreds of these invoices every week so yours might be a few days behind your partner's. There is also the matter of Royal Mail.  I once sold two second-hand books to someone on eBay.  Weirdly the cost of sending them separately was less than the cost of sending them in one parcel.  So to save a few bob I sent them seperately.  One turned up the next day.  One arrived after four days.  They were  sent from the same post office at the same time! But let's hope I'm being too pessimistic. Please update us of any developments.
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Goodevening !

I sent a letter requesting £320 from HSBC and within less than a week received a letter offering me the full amount back! BUT since i sent out the letter i received a further £30 in charges (which i too would like to get back) and there is a further £125 to be applied on the 21/12/2006 (which i would obviously like to avoid) i have a reply letter and i would be so grateful if you could have a look over it to see if there are any changes you recommend i make etc

Thank you very much in advance!

Dear Mr Colin Langdale

Ref: Your Offer of Settlement

 

Account: xxxxxxx

Sort Code xx-xx-xx

 

I acknowledge receipt of your letter date 27/11/2006 and your settlement offer of £320.

 

I have been notified that a further charge of £30 has been taken since my initial request and a further £125 is due to be taken on 21/12/2006 and will only accept settlement if your offer is increased to £350 and the pending £125 is removed.

 

I accept this offer without predjudice 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 trust that you will find this arrangement acceptable.

 

Yours Sincerely

RBOS - 13/11/06 Preliminary approach for

repayment SENT awaiting reply

by 28/11/06 - claim £178

- 16/11/06 REPLY RECEIVED offering £150

- 19/11/06 Letter sent accepting offer, on the

condition that all pending charges be lifted.

- 22/11/06 Money in the bank! VICTORY!

 

 

HSBC - 20/11/2006 Preliminary approach for

repayment SENT awaiting reply

by 5/12/2006 - claim £320

Reply received offering £320 but by that stage charges were up to £350 and £125 pending. Requested £350 to be refunded and pending charges removed - DONE AND DUSTED on the 9/12/2006!!!

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I tweaked it a little what do you think? Also should i add another time line, like i expect a reply within xx days?

 

Ref: Your Offer of Settlement

 

Dear Mr Colin Langdale

 

Account: xxxxxxxxSort Code xx-xx-xx

 

I acknowledge receipt of your letter date 27/11/2006 and your settlement offer of £320.

 

Since my initial request a further £30 has been taken from my account in bank charges and I have been notified that £125 is due to be taken on 21/12/2006 , I will accept settlement if your offer is increased to £350 and the pending£125 in charges are removed. See schedule of charges attached

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

 

I trust that you will find this arrangement acceptable.

 

Yours Sincerely

RBOS - 13/11/06 Preliminary approach for

repayment SENT awaiting reply

by 28/11/06 - claim £178

- 16/11/06 REPLY RECEIVED offering £150

- 19/11/06 Letter sent accepting offer, on the

condition that all pending charges be lifted.

- 22/11/06 Money in the bank! VICTORY!

 

 

HSBC - 20/11/2006 Preliminary approach for

repayment SENT awaiting reply

by 5/12/2006 - claim £320

Reply received offering £320 but by that stage charges were up to £350 and £125 pending. Requested £350 to be refunded and pending charges removed - DONE AND DUSTED on the 9/12/2006!!!

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£350 refunded into my account AND all pending charges ERASED!!! and that was done on the 9th!!! WOOOHHOOO!!! I am thinking of chasing another bank (owe me just one charge and another 2 about to be applied) but i work for that bank lol and it is a staff account soooo i dont know if i am playing with fire on that one!! hmmmm!

RBOS - 13/11/06 Preliminary approach for

repayment SENT awaiting reply

by 28/11/06 - claim £178

- 16/11/06 REPLY RECEIVED offering £150

- 19/11/06 Letter sent accepting offer, on the

condition that all pending charges be lifted.

- 22/11/06 Money in the bank! VICTORY!

 

 

HSBC - 20/11/2006 Preliminary approach for

repayment SENT awaiting reply

by 5/12/2006 - claim £320

Reply received offering £320 but by that stage charges were up to £350 and £125 pending. Requested £350 to be refunded and pending charges removed - DONE AND DUSTED on the 9/12/2006!!!

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