ParkingEye/DRP - notice of intended court action

Honey9036

I've followed all the pre-existing advice on here about ignoring these letters from ParkingEye (I'm in Scotland). But the recent two letters have come from Debt Recovery Plus, and they are threatening court action (the amount due has jumped from £80 to £145!). The parking overstay happened 14 months ago. I would have expected them to have given up by now?! So I'm starting to panic.

The most recent letter states "As you've not contacted us to tell us that you're not liable for the charge, we've taken this to mean that you agree you're liable for it". What should I do?

The original letter from ParkingEye had a photograph of my car entering and exiting the car park. Is the grainy quality of the photo of a person in the driver seat enough for them to think they can proceed with court action? I stupidly threw that letter out, so I no longer have the photo to see whether it's clearly me (or if it could be deemed not clear enough to conclusively identify the driver). They haven't mentioned the photo at all. I'm only mentioning it because I wondered if that's why they are still pursuing this after 14 months.

In their letter, they mention the Supreme Court ruling of November 2015, and that the parking charge is lawful.

Please help! Thanks in advance.

Lori
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twhitehousescat

hold your stand , PE do not bother with the hassle in scootland, they CANNOT prove who was driving

please edit your post to read ". Is the grainy quality of the photo of A PERSON in the driver seat enough for them to think they can proceed with court action?

Redx

no need for any help at all, continue to IGNORE

DRP are not threatening court at all (read the letter again) , they are saying that if you fail to pay them they will recommend that PE issue a court case (totally different scenario) - they have 5 years in Scotland to do this (so less than 2 years is nothing)

no keeper liability in Scotland , so if PE dont know the drivers details , its all empty threats from their sub-contractor

read the DRP advice again (newbies sticky thread) , then ignore ANY and ALL debt collectors , regardless

Beavis was the driver , admitted it and was taken to an english court , he lost (3 times)

no POFA2012 in Scotland

so to repeat, DRP cannot take you , me or the queen to court , you read it wrong

edit post #1 so that nobody knows who was driving (they read forums)

and IGNORE

Honey9036

Thank you both for your excellent advice. You've really set my mind at rest. I apologise for giving in to my worries and not fully putting my faith in the advice already provided in these forums. I guess I was just panicking and not thinking rationally enough. Thanks again. x

twhitehousescat

Honey9036 wrote: »

Thank you both for your excellent advice. You've really set my mind at rest. I apologise for giving in to my worries and not fully putting my faith in the advice already provided in these forums. I guess I was just panicking and not thinking rationally enough. Thanks again. x

the MSE "official" guidence is a load of $%^&* , it actually says to name yourself!!! did the BPA/IPC pay them to write that?

ik , this is the link you need ,there is a specific topic heading for scootland , read and chill out https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/4816822

expect more letters from different companies , but there is a new game , its called "snap" , as in look at the addresses on the letter footer

beamerguy

Honey9036 wrote: »

Thank you both for your excellent advice. You've really set my mind at rest. I apologise for giving in to my worries and not fully putting my faith in the advice already provided in these forums. I guess I was just panicking and not thinking rationally enough. Thanks again. x

You say HONEY, we say "G"

Get lost DRP AND PARKING EYE

Quentin

Everyone getting correspondence from DRP (or any other debt collector) is urged to read this thread before posting about it:


https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/5035663

Awilliams1

I'm on the same boat. Received my reduced payment letter today lol! Just keep ignoring and they should stop, I'm in Scotland also

Coupon-mad

Awilliams1 wrote: »

I'm on the same boat. Received my reduced payment letter today lol! Just keep ignoring and they should stop, I'm in Scotland also

Nothing to worry about in Scotland & NI. Always always complain to the retailer/landowner, though. Complaints get these firms kicked out.

Awilliams1

I gave them a phone. They denied having anything to do with the car park.

Coupon-mad

Them being one retailer of several? So, the landowner/site agent would be the party which contracted the PPC.

And this sort of complaint isn't something to do by phone...as long as people in Scotland remember NEVER to say who was driving, even in complaints.