Excel Parking services ltd and BW legal- Final notice

shbates76

Hoping someone can advise me on here regarding similar issues as taken on the thread above.

I have received a final notice from BW legal demanding payment of £154 for parking without displaying a valid ticket on 18/4/2014. On receipt of the initial communication I registered an appeal citing reasons that I had not parked, I mearly stopped to collect my partner and collect the goods ( over£100 worth) I had purchased from the B&M store at Cavendish retail park in Keighly.I didn't notice any signage on entry so I stopped and occupied a parking space ( in an almost empty carpark) with the engine running for 5 minutes before moving to another part of the car park and stopping to allow my wife to Bob into a shop to use the public convenience.At all times my engine was running so I could move if required although as previously stated the carpark was almost empty.

I appealed on grounds that I didn't feel the charge was fair or proportionate to the alleged offence.I received a failed appeal letter ignoring all points raised.

After reading many articles and speaking to friends I was told that as the PCN wasn't issued by police or local authorities it wasn't legally binding and that I should ignore it.

I ignored all correspondence although the latest "Final notice "from BW implies they will take legal action through county court proceedings.By ignoring these letters am I delaying the inevitable and will I end up paying more including legal fees or are they just bully boy scare mongering tactics?

bod1467

Please PM a board guide to get this moved to the Parking sub-forum ... the Motoring forum is not the best place for this post.

In the meantime, read the NEWBIES FAQ referenced in my signature below. As you've been in Ignore mode, stay there unless or until you receive a proper Letter Before (Court) Action or an actual court claim. A Final Notice is just more debt collector bog paper.

bod1467

There are also several Excel/VCS (same parent company) & BW Legal threads on the first page of the Parking forum right now, that you can read. You'll see that you're not alone.

Excel/VCS are using BW Legal to trawl up old "cases" to try and get some funds in from naive victims before any claim becomes statute-barred.