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5 year old parking ticket rears its head again!

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emma.cook3
emma.cook3 Posts: 196 Forumite
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edited 22 August 2016 at 11:16PM in Parking tickets, fines & parking
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  • Quentin
    Quentin Posts: 40,405 Forumite
    The old advice still applies for you!
  • Umkomaas
    Umkomaas Posts: 43,350 Forumite
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    Read dozens upon dozens of threads here and on PePiPoo about exactly the same issue (other than dates). Follow those, no need for any separate (duplicate) advice.

    Come back if your case significantly differs from those as time passes.
    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
  • pogofish
    pogofish Posts: 10,853 Forumite
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    Nothing has changed in this case - POFA came into force in late 2012 - So if the ticket was before then, just keep-on ignoring! :)
  • The_Deep
    The_Deep Posts: 16,830 Forumite
    I take it that they do not know who was driving. If so you should copy it to the SRA with a robust complaint.

    https://www.sra.org.uk/home/home.page

    The more complaints they get about BWL the more likely they are to sanction them.
    You never know how far you can go until you go too far.
  • fil_cad
    fil_cad Posts: 837 Forumite
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    Give the silly bunts some nice crisp monopoly money. :rotfl:
    PPCs say its carpark management, BPA say its raising standards..... we all know its just about raking in the revenue. :eek:
  • catfunt
    catfunt Posts: 624 Forumite
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    emma.cook3 wrote: »
    i got a parking ticket in a free for 2 hours car park in 2011. i ignored it and got a few letters from legal companies then heard nothing further. This week I got a letter from BW legal. its very badly worded and says the charge has been passed on to them and I have to pay £154.00. What do I do? The old advice was to ignore but now the advice is different. But its 5 years old!

    When was the alleged parking event?? (month and year will do). It will become statute-barred after six years, i.e. they wont be able to pursue you at all after then.
  • Quentin
    Quentin Posts: 40,405 Forumite
    catfunt wrote: »
    When was the alleged parking event?? (month and year will do). It will become statute-barred after six years, i.e. they wont be able to pursue you at all after then.
    They will be able to carry on trying to get paid, - but cannot take legal action after 6 years
  • Fixtrace6
    Fixtrace6 Posts: 54 Forumite
    I have received letter from Vehicle Control Services Ltd saying they have passed "your account ... to our legal team". The legal team is BW Legal.
    The pcn was issued in September 2012 at Liverpool Airport.
    I am the redgistered keeper but was not driving at the time so I am happy to keep on ignoring.
    What's the percentage chance of LBA or court summons? Does anyone know?
  • Redx
    Redx Posts: 38,084 Forumite
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    edited 1 August 2016 at 4:20PM
    you will receive an LBA (LBC) , probably from BW LEGAL, unless this recent letter you received IS the LBC

    there is ZERO CHANCE of a court summons, because this is a civil matter

    however, there is a chance they may try an MCOL (google it)
  • bod1467
    bod1467 Posts: 15,214 Forumite
    And to add to the above excellent advice, this isn't your thread - please start your own new thread if you still need advice.
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