Park Direct, missed deadlines, resident bay. Have read stickies, just checking advice

lola211

Hi- I have stupidly missed all appeal deadlines (chaotic life, sick mum in Canada, ADHD).
I just want to check that I'm now doing the right thing:
My HA changed parking people (from UKCP to Park Direct). I was parked in my own bay, with UKCP valid permit, however had not picked up new Park Direct permit. HA sent a letter saying "this system will be introduced once we have issued new permits & anticipate this to be in the June/July period, until then normal procedures are to be followed". The ticket was issued June 26th.

The contract for renting my space mentions nothing regarding permits. The signage per up by Park Direct is very clear though (a sign is actually right in front of where I park).

The letter quoted is from the Head of Estate Services. It ends with "It is the responsibility for the permit holder to ensure permits are on view & going forward all appeals need to be addressed via PDUK procedures, only in an emergency situation will Swan Housing intervene" - does this letter mean that technically my contract now includes parking permits?

Am I right to assume now I am stuck sitting and waiting (debt collection letters already in full swing, which I'm ignoring)?

I am going back to Canada tomorrow for 3 weeks to help my mum. I'm also struggling as my computer is broken and I'm writing this on my phone.

I'm sorry to bore people, I've read lots on this forum, I understand I've goofed and should have nipped this when I had a chance, I just want to make sure ignoring until possible court date is the right way to go.

Thank you!

Umkomaas

I just want to make sure ignoring until possible court date is the right way to go.

Not much else to do.

But you need to rewind from ‘until possible court date’ to ‘until receiving LBA or real court papers’. It’s at the point of getting either of these two when you have to come out of ignore mode and come back here for more advice.

But you can do some advance reading in the NEWBIES FAQ sticky, post #2 which tells you how to handle a LBA and court papers.

lola211

Thank you.
Can I also ask a dumb question that I don't understand? It's the keeper vs driver thing. I don't understand how it's not blindingly obvious that I'm the driver, when it's my car in my space & im the sole driver of it. Or is this just legalese nitpicking lawyerly stuff used because there's an opening? I've read plenty of defence type stuff that always makes this explicit, I'm just wondering if it's a point I'd end up having to actually DEFEND, considering. Or if it's just .... legal stuff

nosferatu1001

Well every t8me you say who the driver is, it gets easier

You’re mistaking obvious for proof. They have to prove who the driver is.