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PCM taking me to court for parking in my own space?

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  • Umkomaas
    Umkomaas Posts: 43,788 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 10,000 Posts Name Dropper Photogenic
    Just don't panic into rushing in and end up paying. You've got plenty of time to see what develops - and to do lots of reading so you have all your ducks in a row to defend a relatively easy case.

    You own/lease/rent your property with legal rights, with paperwork which far outstrips any third party rocking up and trying to change things to your detriment.
    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
  • Coupon-mad
    Coupon-mad Posts: 155,731 Forumite
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    Elipsis wrote: »
    Gladstone Solicitors

    Search this forum for 'Gladstones' and have a chuckle.
    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 THREAD
  • Half_way
    Half_way Posts: 7,552 Forumite
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    Ask yourslef this:
    1: Why do you display a permit to park in your own space? would you also accept a permit to flush the lavatory after 10pm, with a clause stating failure to comply will result in a Pooing Charge Notice (PCN) of £80 reduced to £60 for early payment?
    2: what are the terms of your lease/rental/AST?

    With residential own space cases the management company's who take on these parasites should be kicked as hard as possible.
    You should consider a counter claim, or a separate claim against the management company and the parking company for a breach of the data protection act, as if your lease/rental is clear then they will have had no just cause to access and process your data
    read this : http://parking-prankster.blogspot.co.uk/2017/05/motorist-awarded-900-for-data.html
    You must go for the management company as well as they are more likely to pay up, and think twice about taking on a PPC again.

    Theres some posts by Loadss of Children ( i believe the Coupon mad may have the links) and some info put up by Lynzer on pepipoo here :

    Residential parking cases - courtesy of Lynzer on pepipoo http://www.thebridesmother.co.uk/Media/residential-parking.pdf
    Template letters/ideas, again thanks to Lynzer on pepipoo
    http://www.thebridesmother.co.uk/Media/Templates.pdf
    with templates do not use as is, try to understand them and modify to suit your needs, as ever post any response up on here
    From the Plain Language Commission:

    "The BPA has surely become one of the most socially dangerous organisations in the UK"
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