Received letter before claim

mrbasketball

Hi and thanks for taking the time to read my post. I wish i had looked on here earlier, but went with the 'just ignore advice' from the past..

Quick rundown:

1. August 2016. Had a £100 PCN on my car for 'not displaying a valid permit' on my previous employers carpark from UK Car Park Management. Its a shared car park on a business park. My car was registered with security and was parked in an allocated bay, but apparently the permit couldnt be seen. Its a free carpark and i believe its private land. Ignored it. I have been advised that the business park will not cancel it.

2. September 2016. Recieved a formal demand from CPM, with photos so small and dark that you cant see if its there or not. The permit was normally kept in the sunvisor or on the dashboard. Ignored it.

3. October 2016. Recieved a debt collection letter from DRP for £149. Ignored it.

4. November 2016. Recieved a 'Notice of intended court action' from DRP. Ignored it.

5. November 2016. Recieved a 'Reduced payment offer of £126 to avoid cour action' from DRP. Ignored it.

6. March 2017. Recieved a letter from Gladstones Solicitiors demanding £149 within 14 days. Ignored it.

7. October 2017. Recieved a 'Letter before Claim' from Gladstones Solicitors for £160, 30 days to pay or reply with valid reason for non-payment 'persuant to paragraph 4 of the pre-action protocol for debt claims under the civil procedure rules 1998 (the PAP)'.

So this is where I am upto now. I have read plenty of posts on here but I cant work out what to do next to fight these pirates, as most of the advice is for people who are not upto this stage.

Please help

Redx

read post #2 of the NEWBIES FAQ sticky thread near the top of this forum (no idea how you missed it)

Umkomaas

What’s the date of the LBC? If 1 October or later does it comply with the following new pre-action protocol?

https://www.hilldickinson.com/insights/articles/new-pre-action-protocol-debt-claims

If dated prior to 1 October, what date did you receive it?

mrbasketball

thanks both, im reading through all of the second post. Blimey, feeling a bit out of my depth!

The letter is dated 4th October 2017 and I received it today.

Redx

as would any newbie not trained in the law, even some legal eagles dont study this side of the topics , so we all lelarn

as this is after 01 oct 2017 the new protocols above apply, even if they failed to meet them

Androsian

Thanks,
I'm following this thread as received the same. I just wanted to ask if the reply should be sent by recorded delivery? Thanks again

KeithP

Androsian wrote: »

Thanks,
I'm following this thread as received the same. I just wanted to ask if the reply should be sent by recorded delivery? Thanks again

No. Never.

Get a Certificate of Posting from the Post Office counter.

If you have any further questions can you please start your own thread - that's after having looked in the NEWBIES thread for your answer.