Vehicle Control Services (VCS) &Rossendales Collect

Fruitcake

unicorpixie wrote: »

Hi all!

Newbie here.. I've just got my first parking ticket, it was on the windscreen of my car from Vehicle Control Services. The 'land' itself is the car park of a 9-5 surveyors. I was parked there between 9pm - 9.30pm on a Saturday. I have yet to reply in any kind of way but I got the ticket a couple of weeks ago and am now thinking ignorance might not be the best thing.

My reason for ignoring it was because I had always thought that you should only pay a parking fine if the business itself would be losing revenue by you parking there.

I'm assuming I'm wrong now! Any tips or pointers would be hugely appreciated!

Thank you in advance!

Please read the Sticky thread for NEWBIES then start your own thread if you have further questions. This thread is only to provide help to the original poster so nobody gets confused. If you start your own thread you will get help specifically for your case.


Do not ignore it, do not pay, do not reveal who was driving, do not miss the appeal deadlines. Appeal it once you have read how to do so in the NEWBIES thread.

Hankdog_25

Hi All

Just quick update;

The last letter I received was from Rossendales Collect on the 19th January 2016 saying that they were referring it back to their clients (VCS). I have heard nothing from either of them since.

I think I've won!!

Umkomaas

Sorry for a 'cold water' response. They (VCS) have 6 years to pursue, so keep an eye out for anything further to surface.

But for the moment, no news is ............ well, no news!

Underestimate nothing in this game; complacency can be costly.

Hankdog_25

The saga continues.

I have just received a letter for VCS informing me that my account (I didn't know I even had an account with them) has been passed to their legal team BW Legal, along with a letter from BW stating that if don't pay they will issue court proceeding against me.

Herzlos

Hankdog_25 wrote: »

The saga continues.

I have just received a letter for VCS informing me that my account (I didn't know I even had an account with them) has been passed to their legal team BW Legal, along with a letter from BW stating that if don't pay they will issue court proceeding against me.

What does the letter actually say? That they will, or that they may?

You'll likely need to try and defend this, but on the plus side it's fairly straight forward. Just have a search on here for BW legal. They are, as far as I understand it, the least competent litigation team in the country (and that takes some doing).

Hankdog_25

Hi Herzlos

It says;
'If you fail to make payment or provide reasons for non payment within the specified time frame, we will seek Our Client's instructions to commence legal proceedings against you in the form of a County Court Claim Form in the County Court'

Herzlos

I don't actually know about that one, it could be either. Can you post up a redacted copy of the entire letter? I'm just trying to figure out if it's a "Letter Before Action", which should be responded to (it'll be ignored, but it makes you look reasonable when asking for your costs back from the court), or a debt collectors letter, which should be ignored. It's hard to tell what they mean when it's all so badly done...

Hankdog_25

*UPDATE*

They are taking me to court.

Luckily I have found and error in their documentation so I should be able to defend it.

They have got the name of the place wrong on every letter they have sent me.

Redx

BW LEGAL are issuing hundreds or thousands of LBC letters and some MCOL claims as well , so not surprising really

dont just rely on that one issue , remember other legal arguments may apply like non-POFA compliance , GRACE PERIODS , no LOCUS STANDII etc too

beamerguy

Hankdog_25 wrote: »

*UPDATE*

They are taking me to court.

Luckily I have found and error in their documentation so I should be able to defend it.

They have got the name of the place wrong on every letter they have sent me.

BWLegal have created so many errors which is why the Prankster states they are incompetent ?

They have already shown their hand to the courts who are far from being impressed, read up on BWLegal here, you will find plenty of defence points and remember, BWLegal are being seen as wasting the courts time