Letter from Gladstone Solicitors

Hollowspy2017

Hi
I would be grateful for some advice please. The driver was parked in a service station for longer than 2 hours. The driver had never before stayed longer and didn't realise there was a time restriction. The driver didn't notice any signs and was completely oblivious to any offence until a letter arrived from a parking agency called secure a space with the parking charge notice. Asking for £70. The letter was ignored and any subsequent letters sent which have averaged about 1 a month. So today a letter arrived from Gladstone solicitors advising they had been instructed by secure a space in relation to "the debt". Ok so is this just another threat or now it's in the hand of the solicitors should The driver take action. They are demanding payment of £160! Any advice greatly received.

Redx

its not an "offence" , but the driver may have broken the site "rules" for parking , because 2 hours is the standard "free parking time" on MSA`s and people purchase additional time if necessary

the signage usually tells you this

in any case , read the NEWBIES sticky thread and write back with a rebuttal of claim

and EDIT post #1 and remove any hint of who was driving

the correct terms are

THE DRIVER

THE KEEPER

the words "me , myself and I" are banned (hint)

Coupon-mad

Not sure why you ignored it all (not advised since 2013) but at least you are looking for up to date info now. Start by reading the NEWBIES FAQs.

Search the forum for Gladstones £160 as well.

Shedloads of relevant threads, all the same. The info is already here about LBCCCs, Gladstones, how to defend a claim if it happens how to identify a Gladstones proper letter as opposed to a debt collector using their headed notepaper, all of it is already done to death on other G's threads, that's what to search for and read as well as the NEWBIES thread post #2.

Hollowspy2017

Thanks never used s forum before. I did do an initial search but I really was sure what to look for. Apologies

Coupon-mad

OK, try the search I said (change to SHOW POSTS) and please read the NEWBIES thread first, then come back.

Hollowspy2017

Hi there
I have read so many posts now but I'm still not sure if the letter is just the debt recovery using the headed paper. I cannot see anything on the letter saying it is a letter before claim and it advises to contact the debt collector to make the payment. So if this is the latter what is the advice in how to now proceed?
I really am a novice to forums so I apologise if that information is on the forum already and I'm not just looking in the right place. Thank you

Coupon-mad

it advises to contact the debt collector to make the payment.

So it's a debt collector letter - search the forum for Gallstones if you want a robust reply suggestion I wrote recently.

The_Deep

Take heart, you ate not dealing with a magic circle solicitor


http://parking-prankster.blogspot.co.uk/2017/07/judge-fed-up-with-gladstones-behaviour.html

System

Take heart, you ate not dealing with a magic circle solicitor

Genuinely amusing if you've dealt with both.