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You write to BW illegal saying, as requested in your LBC ref XXXX, dated YYYY, I am responding to by the 1st of March.
The case is now statute barred, the alleged event having taken place over six years ago. You are now required to cease and desist all contact with me concerning this. Any further communication from you save to confirm you have dropped the case will constitute harassment.
Other words are available, but this is the gist of what you should be saying.
If they respond with anything other than confirmation they have dropped this, you report them to the SRA, and complain to your MP.
These are some of the comments made by the MPs in Parliament concerning the unregulated parking industry (Feb 2018):
https://hansard.parliament.uk/commons/2018-02-02/debates/CC84AF5E-AC6E-4E14-81B1-066E6A892807/Parking(CodeOfPractice)Bill
''Rip-offs from car park Cowboys must stop''; unfair treatment; signage deliberately confusing to ensure a PCN is issued; ''years of abuse by rogue parking companies''; bloodsuckers; ''the current system of regulation is hopeless, like putting Dracula in charge of the blood-bank''; extortionate fines; rogue operators; ''sense of injustice''; unfair charges and notices; wilfully misleading; signage is a deliberate act to deceive or mislead; ''confusing signs are often deliberate, to trap innocent drivers''; unreasonable; a curse; harassing; operating in a disgusting way; appeals service is no guarantee of a fair hearing; loathed; outrageous scam; dodgy practice; outrageous abuse; unscrupulous practices; ''the British Parking Association is as much use as a multi-storey car park in the Gobi desert''; and finally, by way of unanimous conclusion: ''we need to crack down on these rogue companies. They are an absolute disgrace to this country. Ordinary motorists and ordinary residents should not have to put up with this''.
These are the exact words used, so you should quote them to your MP in a complaint and ask him/her to contact Sir Greg Knight MP if he wants further information about this scam.I married my cousin. I had to...I don't have a sister.All my screwdrivers are cordless."You're Safety Is My Primary Concern Dear" - Laks0 -
NO , a debt collector can ask for money forever , however they cannot issue court papers after 6 yrs0
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Arkell vs Pressdram is the appropriate response.0
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I have found the below letter to send them. I have a concern about the bit I have bolded. As they sent me a letter 18 months ago and I replied denying the debt etc can they still claim this isn't statute barred?Dear Sir/Madam
Re: Account No/Your Ref:
No debt is acknowledged to your company yet you have contacted me regarding the above account.
As I am sure you are aware, under the Limitation Act 1980, s.5 !!!8220;an action founded on simple contract shall not be brought after the expiration of six years from the date on which the cause of action accrued.!!!8221;
No correspondence/payment/acknowledgement of this debt has been made within the last six years and accordingly unless you can provide evidence of payment or written contact from me in the relevant period under s.5 of the Limitation Act 1980, I suggest that you are no longer able to take any court action against me to recover any alleged amount claimed.
Furthermore, the FCA Consumer Credit Sourcebook (section 7.15) states that "Notwithstanding that a debt may be recoverable, a firm must not attempt to recover a statute barred debt in England, Wales or Northern Ireland if the lender or owner has not been in contact with the customer during the limitation period." and that ''A firm must not continue to demand payment from a customer after the customer has stated that he will not be paying the debt because it is statute barred.''
I await your written confirmation that no further contact will be made concerning the above account and confirmation that this matter is now closed.
I look forward to your early reply.0 -
It is statute barred. You have denied the debt therefore there is nothing they can do.0
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Why have you found a letter that has nothing to do with parking cases?
Even if a person had written to 'acknowledge' the 'debt' (say by appealing it) with parking firm cases that doesn't re-start the 6 year clock so that letter is just not needed and not relevant.
That's a letter relevant to a REAL CCA 1974 debt (e.g. a case with a credit agreement to a mail order company). Yes your case IS statute barred but it isn't one where 'lack of acknowledgement' matters.
I did tell you what to write, and who to send it to. You do not need the rest of that letter.PRIVATE 'PCN'? DON'T PAY BUT DON'T IGNORE IT (except N.Ireland).
CLICK at the top or bottom of any page where it says:
Home»Motoring»Parking Tickets Fines & Parking - read the NEWBIES THREAD0 -
Fair enough will do. Cheers0
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