Letter from Gladstones Solicitors, Knutsford

JackBasta

Just received a letter though from Gladstones Solicitors stating I've previously been written to by their client "Millennium Door & Event Security Ltd" about a parking fine and that I need to pay £125 within 14 days or their client may instruct them to take legal action.

This is absolutely the first I'm hearing about this. I have no idea where or when the parking offence took place??

What do I do?

Quentin

You can ignore it as this isn't a proper letter before action.


(If you do get a proper letter before legal action then write and tell them what you have told us and take it from their reply)

Ralph-y

hi, and welcome to the forum ...

as above

and

have a read through the newbies thread

https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/4816822

for more info ....

also please consider signing the petition found near the top of the thread ....

good luck

Ralph:cool:

JackBasta

What does a "letter before action" look like?

Quentin

It will be clear it is the last chance to pay up by a certain date before action will be commenced against you.


Google letter before action to learn more

hoohoo

Not so sure that Gladstones are competent enough to care about proper letter before action. They have zero credibility, and according to the prankster blogs, very little legal competence. The next thing you get may well be a court claim.

My advice would be to head this off and write to them

Dear Gladstones,
Re your letter of xxx
I have had no previous correspondence regarding this issue. Your client is therefore in error. If you believe otherwise, please send me copies of all correspondence your client alleges has been sent and I will then reply within 14 days.

edgex

must be this lot

http://mill-group.com/mps/

"We have an Appeals & Complaints Procedure in place and further more should the appellant not be satisfied with the response from our appeals department, we provide the contact information for the British Parking Association (BPA) along with the Parking On Private Land Appeals (POPLA) body who will review the decision independently. We are approved by the British Parking Association and registered with the Information Commissioner's Office. "


only theyre not on the BPA list as of Jan 2016

The_Deep

Not so sure that Gladstones are competent enough ... They have zero credibility

As much as that?


http://parking-prankster.blogspot.co.uk/2016/01/latest-gladstone-court-debacle.html

HO87

edgex wrote: »

only theyre not on the BPA list as of Jan 2016

Shows how much they care about their image then. They have been members of the Red Cow Yard gang since November, Hence the letter from Gladstones.

4consumerrights

JackBasta wrote: »

Just received a letter though from Gladstones Solicitors stating I've previously been written to by their client "Millennium Door & Event Security Ltd" about a parking fine and that I need to pay £125 within 14 days or their client may instruct them to take legal action.

This is absolutely the first I'm hearing about this. I have no idea where or when the parking offence took place??

What do I do?

The OP needs to be careful as it completely depends on the letter as to whether this is Gladstones as a debt collector or Gladstones purportedly full LBCCC and there is a subtle difference which not enough information has been provided here to evaluate.

yotmon

According to the Mil' group web site -

Appeals procedure:

Offenders should note before making an appeal that all vehicles are photographed by a digital camera, which is date and time stamped showing the offense committed.

So, the first opening gambit from them is to refer to members of the public who have received one of the 'speculative invoices' as 'Offenders'. Doesn't that give you a warm glow...

And we all know what they can do with their date and time stamped cameras - besides the obvious !!!!