SCS law - Letter before claim Help!

waamo

The Dundee case was unusual to say the least. Here was a driver doing everything we say not to. For one racking up a crazy amount of tickets isn't big or clever. Then admitting to being the driver. Madness.

Since this result one or two posters crop up saying it's a game changer in Scotland and that everyone should cough up. Not everyone admits to driving and runs up £24k worth of tickets though.

cjintense

Hi I am in a similar boat, had 5 parking fines through from drp in the space of less than a fortnight for dates that were well over a month previous. It was a pay and display gala bingo carpark and admittedly a couple of those times I did not get a ticket. The other times I did but as its been so long I no longer have them as evidence. This was about 6 months ago. I had ignored all letters up until yesterday when I got home and found a letter from SCS solicitors stating same as above that I owed £149.99 PER TICKET and to pay DRP before they take me to court. Same as the original post. I admit I freaked and finally phoned them. Obviously they said there was nothing they could do and that it was either pay up or let the court action go ahead which would cost me more in the long run.

My question is this... I caved and paid 149.99 and they said they will take 1 payment a month till all fines are paid off. Am I know screwed and have to pay? Even though I said on the phone that I had bought pay and display tickets but no longer had them as evidence? And yes I know I'm a complete idiot before anyone states the obvious but like I said I was scared. They reckon I owe £710 . Does anyone know if I can I get away with cancelling the other payments? If it went to court is it £200 max fpr all fines or each? Cause if its a max of £200 for all 5 I would rather go to court then pay out £710 to those money grabbers. Any help would be greatly appreciated.

KeithP

Cjintense, you need to start your own thread.

Trying to deal with two different scenarios with two different people can only lead to confusion.

So, start your own thread and then come back here and delete your above post.

Thanks.

ginamarina

I too have received a debt recovery letters from SCS Law for a parking charge notice received in January. I followed MSE advice and wrote to the company within 28 days , I did not get a reply, they then referred me to another company, I wrote to them, they said that I hadn't replied within the 28 days and still wanted the fine paid, I ignored them, and now I have a letter from the SCS Law - I am furious to say the least. this is a copy of my first letter and I also attached photos for evidence. I sent a similar letter to the next company Debt Recovery Plus Limited.... Where do I stand?

29th January 2019

Care Parking
Seasons House
Lakeside Business Village
St Davids Park
Ewole CH5 3YE

Dear Sir or Madam,

Ref No: 0000985586
Vehicle registration number: RExx xxx

You issued me with a parking ticket on 8th January 2019 but I believe it was unfairly issued. I will not be paying your demand for payment for the following :-

• The alleged contravention did not occur i.e. NOT PARKED WHOLLY WITHIN BAY
I do not feel that the vehicle was parked inappropriately at the time the ticket was issued. This is due to the fact the car park at 7am is very dark and the lighting is inadequate, and when parked the bay was actually flooded and it was impossible to see any lines as they were covered in mud. The parking lines, whilst are there, are very poorly marked. My back tyres were within the parking bay, the whole body of my car was also within the lines.

See below - photo was added

• The signage is inadequate
Where I parked the signs at this time, are at least 15ft too high for anyone to read, therefore the car park in question has no clear, sensibly placed, and reasonable signage to explain what the relevant parking restrictions are. This means no contract can be formed with the landowner and all tickets are issued illegally.The parking bays are also too small to reasonably park a car without causing damage to other vehicles

• Mitigating circumstances
There are mitigating circumstances to explain why the vehicle was parked where it was and the charge should be waived for this reason.
The person who had parked their car next to me had parked so close to the line, that if I was to park any closer they would have damaged by car door trying access theirs.

Upon leaving the car park I witnessed other vehicles parked exactly the same and they did not have any parking tickets issued to them. See below

- picture

• The charge is disproportionate and not commercially justifiable
The amount you have charged is not based upon any commercially justifiable loss to your company or the landowner.

In my case, the £100 charge you are asking for far exceeds the cost to the landowner. I therefore feel the charge you have asked for is excessive.

If you choose to pursue me please be aware that I will not enter into any correspondence and this will be the only letter you will receive from me until you answer the specific points raised in my letter.

Yours faithfully,

since this letter was sent the car park had a make over and new lines drawn and more signs put up.

Debt Recovery Plus Limited
PO Box 411
Duckinfield
SK14 9DD

Dear Debt Recovery Plus

Your Ref: 6238845
Parking Charge Ref No: 0000985586
Vehicle registration No: RExx xxx

Thank you for your letter dated 7th June, in my response to my Parking Charge notice for which I was issued with a parking ticket on 8th January 2019 ad my belief it was unfairly issued. I wrote to anchor Security/Care Parking on 29th January advising that I would not be paying their demand for payment for the following and I will reiterate these to you:-

I do not feel that the vehicle was parked inappropriately at the time the ticket was issued. This is due to the fact the car park at 7am is very dark and the lighting is inadequate. The parking lines, whilst are there, are very poorly marked. My back tyres were within the parking bay, the whole body of my car was also within the lines
See below photo
• The signage is inadequate
Where I parked the signs at this time, are at least 15ft too high for anyone to read, therefore the car park in question has no clear, sensibly placed, and reasonable signage to explain what the relevant parking restrictions are. This means no contract can be formed with the landowner and all tickets are issued illegally. The parking bays are also too small to reasonably park a car without causing damage to other vehicles

• Mitigating circumstances
There are mitigating circumstances to explain why the vehicle was parked where it was and the charge should be waived for this reason.
The person who had parked their car next to me had parked so close to the line, that if I was to park any closer they would have damaged by car door trying access theirs.

Upon leaving the car park I witnessed other vehicles parked exactly the same and they did not have any parking tickets issued to them. See below

- picture

• The charge is disproportionate and not commercially justifiable
The amount you have charged is not based upon any commercially justifiable loss to your company or the landowner.

In my case, the £100 charge being asked and now the £160 charge you are asking for far exceeds the cost to the landowner. I therefore feel the charge you have asked and the fine is excessive. I am also on Debt Management and cannot afford this.

I advised them that if they chose to pursue me that I would not enter into any correspondence and this would be the only letter they would receive from me until they answered the specific points raised in my letter. They did not respond and chose instead to refer the case to yourselves which is the final reason why I will not be paying the inappropriate fine – lack of acknowledgement.

Since I wrote to them, they have improved the signage and the lines have been renewed, which I feel means they must have looked at this following complaints.

I have not responded to your letters as since receiving them we have received some devastating family news and this has just not been a priority as this sad time.

Yours faithfully,

Le_Kirk

You've picked a thread from 2017 on which to piggyback (or Hijack, to give it the correct term). Suggest you read the NEWBIE sticky, then delete this post (having first copied it), to start your own thread.

ginamarina

sorry i don't know how to do that, ive only joined today