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Parking fine help.

Jenneral
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A friend over stayed in G24 car park. I read through a few comments and followed the advice of ignore and just throw away the letters as it worked for another one before. But because of the threat of court from gladstones she wants to pay the £160! I have done my best to try and read through the newbies page but there is so much Infomation I am getting swamped by it.
It was done through an AMPR camera and she over stayed for about 25 minutes. She so scarrd of going to court and defending it I need help. I have emailed the store and asked them to contact G24 to get it removed. We have a week left on the clock.
Any help is greatfully received as we have a 7 month old and not alot of time to our selves.
It was done through an AMPR camera and she over stayed for about 25 minutes. She so scarrd of going to court and defending it I need help. I have emailed the store and asked them to contact G24 to get it removed. We have a week left on the clock.
Any help is greatfully received as we have a 7 month old and not alot of time to our selves.
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Why didn't you complain to the store manager at the time, straight away? As anyone would, why the heck do people duck complaints? It's the Store's fault - their 'agent'.
Wickes or Homebase (or whoever) will cancel it if this was at a retail store, and it's never too late. Could be done tomorrow.
G24 sue no-one.
The Gladstones letter is another debt collector letter isn't it.We have a week left on the clock.PRIVATE 'PCN'? DON'T PAY BUT DON'T IGNORE IT (except N.Ireland).
CLICK at the top or bottom of any page where it says:
Home»Motoring»Parking Tickets Fines & Parking - read the NEWBIES THREAD0 -
You didn't read any advice in this forum to ignore this ( unless you read a pre 2013 post)
Read up in the newbies FAQ thread near the top of the forum
#2 covers how to deal with court claims right through from the lbcca to the hearing
Throughout here you are advised never to reveal who was driving
You need to edit your post to remove details of who was driving
The ppcs monitor this forum and can use your posts against you0 -
G24 have never, ever taken anyone to court. They have threatened many people but not yet carried out their threat.0
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You need to read post #1 again, it is so obvious who the driver is! Also it is ANPR.0
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Thanks for all the input so far.
My friend has contacted Homebase directly they have said they could have tried to cancel it at the first letter, and to go into store and try and speak to a manager about the incident. The problem was that my friend paid cash for a few bags of top soil so didn't keep receipts.
My friend has also contacted Terry Duddy a CEO in Home retail group to see if he will step in. I probably will not get a response from him is my guess.
So next steps are to get photographs of the car park and possibly a video of the poor signage.
Also My friend has written the following letter to Gladstones to ask for more information as of post 2.
If any one has any advice on it that would be great before they send
Dear Sir/ Madam,
Thank you for your letter of
When your client's debt collectors, Zenith Collections first started contacting me, I did not respond. This was because there was not enough information given about their request for payment.
You have now sent a Letter Before Claim. However, your letter contains insufficient detail of the claim and fails to provide photographic evidence. It does not say what the cause of action is. Nor does it contain any mention of what evidence your client intends to rely on, or enclose copies of such evidence.
This action on the part of your client is a clear breach of its pre-action obligations set out in the Practice Direction - Pre-Action Conduct, with which as solicitors you must surely be familiar (and with which your client, a serial litigator of small claims, must also be familiar). As you (and your client) must know, the Practice Direction binds all potential litigants, whatever the size or type of the claim. Its express purpose is to assist parties in understanding the claim and their respective positions in relation to it, to enable parties to take stock of their positions and to negotiate a settlement, or at least narrow the issues, without incurring the costs of court proceedings or using up valuable court time.
Nobody, including your client, is immune from the requirements and obligations of the Practice Direction. Your client must provide the relevant information immediately, which they have not.
I require your client to comply with its obligations by sending me the following information/documents:
1. an explanation of the cause of action
2. whether they are pursuing me as driver or keeper
3. whether they are relying on the provisions of Schedule 4 of POFA 2012
4. what the details of the claim are (where it is claimed the car was parked, for how long, how the monies being claimed arose and have been calculated, what contractual breach (if any) is being claimed)
5. a copy of the contract with the landowner under which they assert authority to bring the claim
6. a copy of any alleged contract with the driver
7. a plan showing where any signs were displayed
8. details of the signs displayed (size of sign, size of font, height at which displayed)
9. If they have added anything on to the original charge, what that represents and how it has been calculated.
I am clearly entitled to this information under paragraphs 6(a) and 6(c) of the Practice Direction. I also need it in order to comply with my own obligations under paragraph 6(b).
If your client does not provide me with this information then I put you on notice that I will be relying on the cases of Webb Resolutions Ltd v Waller Needham & Green [2012] EWHC 3529 (Ch), Daejan Investments Limited v The Park West Club Limited (Part 20) !!!8211; Buxton Associates [2003] EWHC 2872, Charles Church Developments Ltd v Stent Foundations Limited & Peter Dann Limited [2007] EWHC 855 in asking the court to impose sanctions on your client and to order a stay of the proceedings, pursuant to paragraphs 13 ,15(b) and (c) and 16.
Until your client has complied with its obligations and provided this information, I am unable to respond properly to the alleged claim and to consider my position in relation to it, and it is entirely premature (and a waste of costs and court time) for your client to issue proceedings. Should your client do so, then I will seek an immediate stay pursuant to paragraph 15(b) of the Practice Direction and an order that this information is provided.
As a showing of goodwill to try and resolve the matter without unnecessary court proceedings, I have looked into the cost of parking at a central Brighton location for a 12 hour period (£20). 12 hours is, I assume, much longer than the period I am being told I over stayed at the car park. We are willing to pay this £20 for this matter to be resolved.
Yours faithfully0 -
Please don't send that. Don't offer to pay anything! Remember, it's an unregulated scam.
Please do complain to the store manager, and also complain to your MP.I married my cousin. I had to...I don't have a sister.All my screwdrivers are cordless."You're Safety Is My Primary Concern Dear" - Laks0 -
My friend was offering to pay to show the court that we have tried to settle this matter fairly and reasonably. As they could can use that as evidence if it goes further. £20 to end this they are willing to pay as they are scarred by the thought of going to court.0
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Off the the store this afternoon to see what they can do0
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