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hi,
I'm new to the site.
can anyone advise on my situation.
Ive recently received a claim form with the defendants being MIL collections claiming that i parked on private property(disused computer shop) back in February last year.
the only correspondence was a letter from a company called zenith collections?
my wife did park there but said there were other cars parking there.
The cost they are claiming for is £175 which is crazy.
Please can you advise which way to go?
Shall i admit in full admit part or defend it?

any advise will be greatly appreciated.

thank you..
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  • Redx
    Redx Posts: 38,084 Forumite
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    defend it , they are chancers who buy alleged debts and issue court claims

    look on pepipoo forums and here for similar court claims and be prepared to defend the claim, possibly using private help from some regulars on here who have helped others

    read parking pranksters blogs about MIL Collections and court cases

    read his court book too

    and read post #1 of the NEWBIES sticky thread near the top of this forum and check the court section two thirds of the way doen that post #1

    use the forum search box and search words MIL COLLECTIONS COURT to find other similar threads too
  • beamerguy
    beamerguy Posts: 17,587 Forumite
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    edited 9 February 2016 at 11:51PM
    simegchris wrote: »
    hi,
    I'm new to the site.
    can anyone advise on my situation.
    Ive recently received a claim form with the defendants being MIL collections claiming that i parked on private property(disused computer shop) back in February last year.
    the only correspondence was a letter from a company called zenith collections?
    my wife did park there but said there were other cars parking there.
    The cost they are claiming for is £175 which is crazy.
    Please can you advise which way to go?
    Shall i admit in full admit part or defend it?

    any advise will be greatly appreciated.

    thank you..

    yes, follow what redx has said. this is the prankster site about MIL
    http://parking-prankster.blogspot.co.uk/2015/10/mil-collections-fail-in-court.html

    The problem with debt collectors who buy debts is they do not look any further than their greedy noses. They also claim that they are the legal entity of the "so called" debt.

    Before the debt can be sold to a debt collector the FIRST (so called creditor) must advise you of what they are doing..

    THE AMINISTRATION OF THE JUSTICES ACT 1970 clearly states that it is a CRIMINAL OFFENCE to harass creditors by ignoring disputes about whether the debtor owes the money

    Whether or not you disputed this, the first creditor is obliged to advise you that they sold the "so called" dept to a third party.

    The majority of debt collectors chasing bogus parking fines are simply chancers just hoping and to be ignored.

    The moment they purchase a so called debt, they fall into a different category and the PPC must tell you

    I think that any debt collector who purchases a so called debt from a PPC is round the bend as they are buying a scam and they are then responsible for the scam

    REMEMBER
    THE AMINISTRATION OF THE JUSTICES ACT 1970 clearly states that it is a CRIMINAL OFFENCE to harass creditors by ignoring disputes about whether the debtor owes the money

    The Administration of Justice Act 1970 S.40 makes it a Criminal Offence for a creditor or a creditor’s agent (often a debt collection agency) to make demands (for money), which are aimed at causing ‘alarm, distress or humiliation, because of their frequency or publicity or manner’.

    IE:
    1: Suggesting or scaring you regarding the Beavis case
    2: Suggesting your credit rating will be affected
    3: Suggesting a bailiff visit


    Equally, a creditor will be committing an offence if they falsely imply that non-payment of the debt will lead to criminal proceedings; or the creditor pretends to be someone they are not e.g. a court official or bailiff. It is also an offence to send a person a document which looks like it has been sent from a court.


    DEBT COLLECTORS SENDING FREQUENT LETTERS ARE IN BREACH

    This also applies when a PPC ignores you

    As an example, National Parking Control state this on their web site
    "ADMINISTRATION OF JUSTICE ACT 1970
    Our collection procedure is operated in accordance with the Administration of Justice Act 1970".


    REALLY ??????
  • HO87
    HO87 Posts: 4,296 Forumite
    @OP You have a PM

    @beamerguy - the Administration of Justice Act is all but irrelevant in these circumstances.
    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
  • beamerguy
    beamerguy Posts: 17,587 Forumite
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    HO87 wrote: »
    @OP You have a PM

    @beamerguy - the Administration of Justice Act is all but irrelevant in these circumstances.

    Your PM has not arrived.

    As I have used Administration of Justice Act in the same circumstances as described on Peppipoo with success, please explain why it is irrelevant
  • Umkomaas
    Umkomaas Posts: 43,787 Forumite
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    beamerguy wrote: »
    Your PM has not arrived.

    As I have used Administration of Justice Act in the same circumstances as described on Peppipoo with success, please explain why it is irrelevant

    The PM was sent to the OP!
    Please note, we are not a legal advice forum. I personally don't get involved in critiquing court case Defences/Witness Statements, so unable to help on that front. Please don't ask. .

    I provide only my personal opinion, it is not a legal opinion, it is simply a personal one. I am not a lawyer.

    Give a man a fish, and you feed him for a day; show him how to catch fish, and you feed him for a lifetime.

    Private Parking Firms - Killing the High Street
  • beamerguy
    beamerguy Posts: 17,587 Forumite
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    Umkomaas wrote: »
    The PM was sent to the OP!

    but not received
  • Quentin
    Quentin Posts: 40,405 Forumite
    beamerguy wrote: »
    but not received

    And how would you know that then?
  • Umkomaas
    Umkomaas Posts: 43,787 Forumite
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    beamerguy wrote: »
    but not received

    Why would you receive the OP's PM?
    Please note, we are not a legal advice forum. I personally don't get involved in critiquing court case Defences/Witness Statements, so unable to help on that front. Please don't ask. .

    I provide only my personal opinion, it is not a legal opinion, it is simply a personal one. I am not a lawyer.

    Give a man a fish, and you feed him for a day; show him how to catch fish, and you feed him for a lifetime.

    Private Parking Firms - Killing the High Street
  • trisontana
    trisontana Posts: 9,472 Forumite
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    I don't think beamerguy knows what "OP" means.
    What part of "A whop bop-a-lu a whop bam boo" don't you understand?
  • Quentin
    Quentin Posts: 40,405 Forumite
    Ignorance is bliss!
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