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Horizon parking fine letter from Gladstone solicitors

Dancewithmich
Dancewithmich Posts: 1 Newbie
in Parking tickets, fines & parking
Hi
Some advice on how to tackle this would be greatly appreciated
I have over the years for whatever reasons ignored parking tickets that I received from horizon parking firm that controls the sainsburies car park knowing full well the story of parking fines in private car parks. They have now sent me a letter from Gladstone solicitors saying they intend to take me to court unless I pay all the fines. ... ... I'm rather stressed about this because I thought they had no rights or ability to take me to court . Some constructive advise would be greatly appreciated
Thanks in advance

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  • Umkomaas
    Umkomaas Posts: 44,413 Forumite
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    They have now sent me a letter from Gladstone solicitors saying they intend to take me to court
    Who are 'they'?

    To whom does the letter tell you to pay?
    I'm rather stressed about this because I thought they had no rights or ability to take me to court
    Where did you get that from? Some expert down the pub?
    Please note, we are not a legal advice forum. I personally don't get involved in critiquing court case Defences/Witness Statements, so unable to help on that front. Please don't ask. .

    I provide only my personal opinion, it is not a legal opinion, it is simply a personal one. I am not a lawyer.

    Give a man a fish, and you feed him for a day; show him how to catch fish, and you feed him for a lifetime.

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  • Redx
    Redx Posts: 38,084 Forumite
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    does it have their GOLF CLUB address on it, near Knutsford ?


    does it say to pay gslcollections ? or DRP ??


    chances are its from DRP who are also ZENITH


    read this https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/5859454/debt-collectors-drp-zzps-what-they-dont-want-you-to-know


    HORIZON have 6 years to try a court case using MCOL
  • Coupon-mad
    Coupon-mad Posts: 161,675 Forumite
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    Same as this thread and hundreds of others about the exact same debt collector letter:

    https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/5859699/smart-parking-gladstone-solicitors-letter

    No need for any threads about DRP letters.

    Go into Sainsburys, all distressed, clutching the letters, and get the Manager to cancel it this weekend.
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  • fisherjim
    fisherjim Posts: 7,111 Forumite
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    A warning; while Horizon are not prolific court lovers they do try on occasions, and constant offenders are the ones they will go after.


    Hopefully it won't be you, and at the moment you are dealing with powerless scummy debt collectors.
    Bbut your actions are exactly the reason PPC's can persuade a landowner to engage them!


    We all hate PPC's and their dirty tactics on here but equally don't condone blatant pi$$ taking.
  • The_Deep
    The_Deep Posts: 16,830 Forumite
    Anyone can take anyone else to court and PPCs do it thousands of times a year.

    You need to do a lot of reading by the sound of it, start by reading the FAQs, then google "private parking fine".

    Come back to us when you have learned the rules of the game you have opted to play
    You never know how far you can go until you go too far.
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