Claim - UK Parking Control & SCS Law

BreadedScampi

So I'm being sued by UKPC through SCS Law for gathering 5 parking tickets. They want £800 (£160 each) + £130 in court and solicitor fees.

My first ticket I got because the ticket machine wasn't working. I understand this isn't really a defence as I was still breaching their terms & conditions. I have a video of the machine not working which I thought could reduce their claimed losses through my parking, although I doubt this will be admissible as it does not contain a timestamp.

Second and third tickets were me being neglectful and forgetting to move my car after my time had run out.

Fourth and fifth tickets however, were issued to me on double yellow lines outside of the business park. I originally believed this was a public road, but after downloading the title plan from HM Land Registry, it looks like I was in fact on private property also.

goo gl /maps/s38wvdJqPaU2
imgur com /a/eZz6B2f
(sorry, as a new user I can't create links)

I dealt with the letters pretty poorly (got angry and ignored them all, didn't know about Popla). I did appeal to UKPC for the first ticket I got where the machine wasn't working for like a month. You can guess where they told me to go. I've been given the letter before claim, particulars of loss, and particulars of claim.

Am I entirely SOL? Any way to lower the costs? Are the debt collectors fees enforceable?

Damn!

Coupon-mad

particulars of loss

What have they said about loss or damages, then? PPCs can't recover damages or inflated loss.

You just need to read NEWBIES PLEASE READ THESE FAQS FIRST (second post of it).

The_Deep

This is an entirely unregulated industry which is scamming the public with inflated claims for minor breaches of contracts for alleged parking offences, aided and abetted by a handful of low-rent solicitors.

Parking Eye, CPM, Smart, and another company have already been named and shamed, as has Gladstones Solicitors, and BW Legal, (these two law firms take hundreds of these cases to court each year). They lose most of them, and have been reported to the regulatory authority by an M.P. for unprofessional conduct

Hospital car parks and residential complex tickets have been especially mentioned.

The problem has become so rampant that MPs have agreed to enact a Bill to regulate these scammers. Watch the video of the Second Reading in the HofC recently.

http://parliamentlive.tv/event/index/2f0384f2-eba5-4fff-ab07-cf24b6a22918?in=12:49:41

and complain in the most robust terms to your MP. With a fair wind they will be out of business by Christmas.

BreadedScampi

Apologies, I didn't see that second post. I'll have a read through of that tonight. The particulars of claim & loss just noted each contravention I made, along with the amount for each (£160).

i.e. Date: [date] [ticket number] [UKPC reference] Amount £160

Coupon-mad

Yes but that's not described as a loss. Shame!

nosferatu1001

Youve written a lot, but not included much detail!

SO whats the date of issue of the claim form? Have you followed the NEWBIES Thread, post TWO, and ACKNOWLEDGED the claim ONLINE to give yourself more time? Have you submitted a defence yet? Do you have anything to show the machine wasnt working, othe than your intiial appeal? Was the driver idnetified? If NO, do NOT tell us who the driver is, and EDIT your first post to ensure noone can tell the drivers identity.

Do the above.

BreadedScampi

and ACKNOWLEDGED the claim ONLINE

I've acknowledged the claim online, which I believes gives me an additional 2 weeks.

Have you submitted a defence yet?

I haven't submitted a defence, as they have not submitted any evidence (how does that work?).

Do you have anything to show the machine wasnt working

Yes, I have a video to show the machine wasn't working.

Was the driver idnetified?

Yes

Le_Kirk

(sorry, as a new user I can't create links)

Here are your links
https://www.google.co.uk/maps/@51.4054215,-0.6759607,3a,75y,246.48h,64.23t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1sDoTc8xm0q7dfPx4WN9i_bg!2e0!7i13312!8i6656

https://imgur.com/a/eZz6B2f

Coupon-mad

I haven't submitted a defence, as they have not submitted any evidence (how does that work?).

How that works is, if you don't defend, you will lose & get a CCJ by default.

Read the NEWBIES thread. Exchange of evidence comes later.

nosferatu1001

OK, what was the date of issue?

Obviously once youve read post 2 newbies thread, you will know that of course you DEFEND first. They have made a claim, you have to file a defence, and of crouse nearer court both sides exchange evidence.

BreadedScampi

Date of issue was 26/04/2018