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Civil Parking Notice

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  • esmerobbo
    esmerobbo Posts: 4,979 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts
    Also well known for mistakenly sending out letters acting as bailiffs when they are debt collecting, also over stating their powers! Of which they have none!!
  • Quick update on this - the letters have finally stopped.

    Phew!
    Claire :j
  • RENEGADE_2
    RENEGADE_2 Posts: 948 Forumite
    edited 24 September 2012 at 9:03PM
    Quick update on this - the letters have finally stopped.

    Phew!

    Are you referring to your case pertaining to this thread??? That was 2010!!! How can they still have been pushing until five minutes ago!

    To my knowledge, this kind of alleged "debt" has a six-month shelf life according to the courts. If the matter remains unresolved six months after the alleged contravention, they have lost their claim and it goes in the skip along with the sour milk. It would be nicer still if the PPC staff jumped into the compactor with their rubbish!
  • HO87
    HO87 Posts: 4,296 Forumite
    RENEGADE wrote: »
    Are you referring to your case pertaining to this thread??? That was 2010!!! How can they still have been pushing until five minutes ago!

    To my knowledge, this kind of alleged "debt" has a six-month shelf life according to the courts. If the matter remains unresolved six months after the alleged contravention, they have lost their claim and it goes in the skip along with the sour milk. It would be nicer still if the PPC staff jumped into the compactor with their rubbish!
    This is a purported civil debt that may be pursued in the county court and has a "shelf life" of considerably in excess of 6 months. I think you may be confusing the "shelf life" with the statute of limitations in respect of summary matters before a magistrates court which is indeed, effectively 6 months.
    My very sincere apologies for those hoping to request off-board assistance but I am now so inundated with requests that in order to do justice to those "already in the system" I am no longer accepting PM's and am unlikely to do so for the foreseeable future (August 2016). :(

    For those seeking more detailed advice and guidance regarding small claims cases arising from private parking issues I recommend that you visit the Private Parking forum on PePiPoo.com
  • jkdd77
    jkdd77 Posts: 271 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 100 Posts Combo Breaker
    HO87 wrote: »
    This is a purported civil debt that may be pursued in the county court and has a "shelf life" of considerably in excess of 6 months. I think you may be confusing the "shelf life" with the statute of limitations in respect of summary matters before a magistrates court which is indeed, effectively 6 months.

    I agree, and believe that the 'normal' time limit for pursuing an alleged civil debt is six years, provided that the supposed debt is not admitted.
  • SodG24
    SodG24 Posts: 1,123 Forumite
    Quick update on this - the letters have finally stopped.

    Phew!

    Thanks for coming back and proving, yet again, that these invoices are nothing but scams. :T:T:T:T
    All aboard the Gus Bus !
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