Letter of claim from BW Legal

Le_Kirk

KeithP said:

louisejones12345 said:

Advice please

Have you read any of the posts on this thread?
I can particularly recommend these two:
1) - https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/comment/74993244/#Comment_74993244
2) - https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/comment/74993291/#Comment_74993291

...... and then this one, followed by starting your own thread: -
https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/4816822/newbies-private-parking-ticket-old-or-new-read-these-faqs-first-thankyou/p1

Coupon-mad

louisejones12345 said:

Hi
I've received a letter of claim from BW Legal. Do I have to pay ? Will they actually take me to court ? I paid for a ticket - but didn’t pay enough (didn’t even realise I hadn’t paid enough). Was only there for 1 hour and paid around £4 which you would think is more than sufficient ! Advice please

YES, THEY WILL SUE YOU BUT YOU WILL WIN IF YOU START READING THE RIGHT THREADS AND COME OFF THIS ONE.

NO, OF COURSE YOU DON'T PAY A SCAM.  I have no idea how people are missing reading the NEWBIES thread first.

PLEASE CHANNEL YOUR ANGER ABOUT THIS PATHETIC CHARGE TO CHANGE THE WAY THE PARKING INDUSTRY WORK:

CALLING ALL NEWBIES! 

 

An urgent task – deadline approaching in a week or so:

Please now make a real difference because not enough people have yet, and time is running out. 

The Government is consulting for just a few more days, about a new statutory code of practice (CoP) and framework intended to rein in the rogue parking firms. 

Does it go far enough?  Read and comment on the draft CoP proposal and the enforcement framework consultation (two separate consultation documents).

HOW TO DO THE SUBMISSIONS:

BSI PAS 232 – COMMENTING ON THE CODE OF PRACTICE AS DRAFTED:

1.    You will need to register then log in, to comment on the CoP and enter an occupation even if you are retired or a homemaker.  

 

2.    Register, log into the BSI page, and download & read the cover letter here:

https://standardsdevelopment.bsigroup.com/projects/2020-00193#/section

 

3.    Read the cover letter again and note the suggested extra questions... if you agree that, say, the 'loading/unloading and dropping off, asking for directions, and disabled people parking on double yellows as they can on street' activities listed should be exempt (not parking events, what do you think?) then please go to the Annexes at the end of the PAS Code and find the one about Exempt Vehicles and state what other activity you think should be added to the exempt list. 

 

4.    Download the PAS itself and start commenting on what you wish to say something about.  Quick links to each section appear on the left of your page. 

 

You don’t have to comment on everything, e.g. you might want to skip the definitions and focus on later sections, and certainly look at the Annex tables at the end that show things like consideration & grace periods and exemptions.

 

5.    Submit comments when you are happy with them. Don’t just ‘SAVE’ and forget!

 

THAT IS HALF THE JOB DONE!

THE MHCLG CONSULTATION IS EASIER AS IT IS JUST A LIST OF QUESTIONS. 

 

6.    You can do it first if preferred or pushed for time:

https://forms.office.com/Pages/ResponsePage.aspx?id=EGg0v32c3kOociSi7zmVqAVPfAOtwRxLhHRwQ610oElUMzhQSVo0WUQ4SERVSEZaUU9DTUhFQ1VMUy4u

If your answers exceed 4000 characters (approx. 500 words to a single question or 16000 words (approx. 2500 words) for all the questions below, you can email your answers to parking@communities.gov.uk as long as you state who you are.

THESE ARE THE QUESTIONS YOU WILL SEE, FOR RESPONSES TO THE FRAMEWORK:

Q1 Do you agree or disagree that members of APAs should be required to use a single appeals service appointed by the Secretary of State?

Strongly agree/Somewhat agree/Neither agree nor disagree/Somewhat disagree/Strongly disagree

 

Q1.1 Please explain your answer

(free text)

 

 

Q2 Please provide any other feedback on the determination of appeals, including the funding model and features that an appeal service should offer e.g. telephone or in-person hearings, the ability to submit evidence online

(free text)

 

Q3 Please provide any comments you have on the proposal to enforce the Code by combining the ATA’s existing audit procedures with additional safeguards.

(free text)

 

Q4 Please outline any alternative means by which the Code could be monitored and enforced. You may wish to cite evidence from other regulatory frameworks which are relevant.

(free text)

 

Q5 Please provide any feedback you have on the proposed governance arrangements for monitoring the new Code of Practice

(free text)

 

Q6 Which parking charge system is most appropriate for private parking?

 a) the Three-tiered system

 b) Mirroring the Local Authority system

(free text)

 

 Q6.1 Please explain your answer. You may, for example, wish to make reference to other deterrent frameworks (for example, for railway tickets or traffic violations)

(free text)

 

 

Q7 What level of discount is appropriate:

40% as is currently offered in private parking and suggested in the three-tiered system, or

50% as is offered in Local Authority parking?

a) 40%

b) 50%

 

Q7.1 Please explain your answer, including whether the discount should be set at a different level

(free text)

 

 

 Q8 How should the level of parking charges be set and how should the levels be revised in future?

(free text)

 

 

Q9 Do you agree or disagree in principle with the idea of the Appeals Charter?

Agree/Disagree

 

Q9.1 Please explain your answer

(free text)

 

 

Q10 Do you agree or not that the examples given in the Appeals Charter are fair and appropriate? Agree/Disagree

 

Q10.1 Please explain your answer.

You may wish, for example, to suggest additional cases to be covered in an Appeals Charter or query existing examples.

(free text)

 

Q11 Do you agree or disagree that the parking industry should contribute towards the cost of the regulation?

Agree/Disagree

 

Q11.1 Please explain your answer.

(free text)

 

YOU CAN INSTEAD GIVE MORE CONCISE ANSWERS ONLINE, USING THE MHCLG PAGE LINK.

Don’t forget that answering these questions is the easier bit…

Looking at the BSI PAS (the draft code of practice itself) involves logging in and submitting comments again, and again and again and takes more time!

 

louisejones12345

Hi
thank you - I read the newbies thread and responded asking for the SAR and machine records etc. They have come back asking for the following:

Please complete the following to enable us to discuss this –

 

BW Legal Reference:

Full Name:

First Line of Address:

Postcode:

Telephone Contact Number:

Vehicle Registration:

Vehicle Make or Model:

Parking Charge Number:

Street Name or Car Park:

Authorised Email address:

Confirmation you wish for us to correspond with you via this email address (Yes/No):

Do I provide this info?

I also received the attached letter

Thanks 

go-on-then

Coupon mad has asked you to come off this thread.  You are not helping yourself or others by not reading things properly. 

beamerguy

louisejones12345 said:

Hi
thank you - I read the newbies thread and responded asking for the SAR and machine records etc. They have come back asking for the following:

Please complete the following to enable us to discuss this –

 

BW Legal Reference:

Full Name:

First Line of Address:

Postcode:

Telephone Contact Number:

Vehicle Registration:

Vehicle Make or Model:

Parking Charge Number:

Street Name or Car Park:

Authorised Email address:

Confirmation you wish for us to correspond with you via this email address (Yes/No):

Do I provide this info?

I also received the attached letter

Thanks 

It's a joke ..... don't they know anything ???

All you need do is send a copy of your V5  which will confirm what they already have. They already know your VRN.  Get yourself a google email address which you can forward to your own email address. This is because they will spam you and if they do, you can set your new google address to auto-respond

NO PHONE NUMBER ... These people use bully boys to harass you ...... NO PHONE NUMBER

AND ....... they already know the following 

Vehicle Make or Model:

Parking Charge Number:

Street Name or Car Park:

If they still refuse, you report them to the ICO and with this lot, that will not be the first time.

Umkomaas

louisejones12345 said:

Hi
thank you - I read the newbies thread and responded asking for the SAR and machine records etc. They have come back asking for the following:

Please complete the following to enable us to discuss this –

Just one response from me, until you open a new thread of your own please:

Who have you sent SARs to?

Le_Kirk

Le_Kirk said:

KeithP said:

louisejones12345 said:

Advice please

Have you read any of the posts on this thread?
I can particularly recommend these two:
1) - https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/comment/74993244/#Comment_74993244
2) - https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/comment/74993291/#Comment_74993291

...... and then this one, followed by starting your own thread: -
https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/4816822/newbies-private-parking-ticket-old-or-new-read-these-faqs-first-thankyou/p1

Coupon-mad said:

louisejones12345 said:

Hi
I've received a letter of claim from BW Legal. Do I have to pay ? Will they actually take me to court ? I paid for a ticket - but didn’t pay enough (didn’t even realise I hadn’t paid enough). Was only there for 1 hour and paid around £4 which you would think is more than sufficient ! Advice please

YES, THEY WILL SUE YOU BUT YOU WILL WIN IF YOU START READING THE RIGHT THREADS AND COME OFF THIS ONE.

go-on-then said:

Coupon mad has asked you to come off this thread.  You are not helping yourself or others by not reading things properly. 

Umkomaas said:

louisejones12345 said:

Hi
thank you - I read the newbies thread and responded asking for the SAR and machine records etc. They have come back asking for the following:

Just one response from me, until you open a new thread of your own please:

Does this give you a clue what to do?  The NEW THREAD button is on the first page of the forum and is not the same as the  NEW POST button

Coupon-mad

BUT YOU WILL WIN IF YOU START READING THE RIGHT THREADS AND COME OFF THIS ONE.