ECP/CST ANPR PCN Letter Before Claim - overstay - Wellington Street, Stockport

[FTMDave]

Yes, as dx says, snotty letter time.  Do a search for "snotty letter" and you'll soon get the idea.

 

Was your car really blocked in by another driver or did you, er, just write that to put ECP off the scent?

[FTMDave]

Yes, I was looking at the car park on Google Maps when you posted, and see it's a very small car park.  Mind you I would have found it faster if ECP had bothered to put a street number.  Wellington Street is pretty long!  They really are illiterate oaves, their PCN goes on about the times of you entering and leaving Wellington Street.  Not Wellington street car park, the actual street!

 

Anyway, post up as soon as practicable a draft of a snotty letter.  The idea is to show them you know their case is pants and you'd be big trouble for them if they did try court.  That's the priority.

 

Is this place local to you?  If so it would be useful later for you to go back and take photos of the signage.  The signs seem pants, with no info. on entering except that it's P&D and only a tiny number of signs inside.

 

Do you have any proof of being boxed in?  Did you take any photos?

 

 

[FTMDave]

Good work.

 

Just one tweak.  Your comments about "third worst firm of solicitors" and the SRA would be fine, but CST Law are not a real firm of solicitors, in reality a debt collection company called Credit Style are writing to you, and presumably getting someone fresh out of law school who can't get a proper job to send the letters.

 

So instead of "Dear CST 'Law' Team" write at the start "Dear unemployed law graduate reduced to signing letters for Credit Style".  It will show you've done your homework and then your other insults flow more smoothly

 

At the bottom write "COPIED TO EURO CAR PARKS".  This is because all this fleecing and money-grabbing is not confined to PPC v motorist, unscrupulous solicitors in the disgraceful industry have a lot of previous for egging on their clients to start court cases, even if the cases are hopeless.  Let ECP know too that you would be big trouble for them if they did try court.

 

If none of the other regulars have comments, invest in two 2nd class stamps tomorrow and get two free Certificates of Posting from the post office.  That is the most urgent action done.

 

Now they may crawl back under their stone, but that's not guaranteed.  Use the time from now on to build up evidence against them.  Look up if they have planning permission for their signs.  See if anyone local can take photos of the signage for you.  Let us know of any proof you have of being boxed in.  Etc.

[FTMDave]