ParkingEye - LBC LBCCC

buppa

Hi,

So today I received a Letter before county court claim directly from ParkingEye - not a solicitor.

My original thread can be found here: https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/5869974/parkingeye-popla-hallsville-quarter-london

I read the newbies thread again (the part about LBC) and I assume that what my reply at the moment can be modified reply as in: https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/comment/72358831#Comment_72358831

As I mentioned in the original thread, I believed that it was a public parking with no fees at the time when the parking took place as a parking signs were not clearly displayed.
Photos of the parking area with explanation can be found in the first draft in the original thread.

One thing to mention is that I wasn't able to see the evidence when appealing at POPLA as I missed the e-mail with reply from POPLA to comment on the evidence withing 7 days. When I tried to log in after 9 days there was a system error. The system error still existed when I got an e-mail from POPLA asking me to log in and see their decision. When I mentioned the issue to them, they sent the decision directly in an e-mail (attached).

If you have any questions please ask me - as the whole situation has been explained in the original thread.

Also, if ParkingEye would not accept my first (and second reply) and would take me to court, is it very likely that the court would dismiss the case or at least I would pay less than the asked £100? If I had to turn up in court, take a day off work and then loose the case, then I am not sure, if it's worth the effort.

Quentin

You need to keep everything in the one thread

You can see how busy this forum is

How much busier would it be if everyone simply started a new thread as each stage of the journey to court arises!

And you cannot expect us to search for your thread to learn the background!

Copy and paste the above into your original thread and let this one die

The_Deep

If I had to turn up in court, take a day off work and then loose the case, then I am not sure, if it's worth the effort.

Lots of people feel that way and just pay up. Many MPS disagree with you however, watch the video below.

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

Parking Eye, CPM, Smart, and others have already been named and shamed in the House of Commons as have Gladstones Solicitors, and BW Legal, (these two law firms take hundreds of these cases to court each week, hospital car parks and residential complex tickets have been especially mentioned. They lose most of them, and have been reported to the regulatory authority by an M.P. for unprofessional conduct

The problem has become so widespread that MPs have agreed to enact a Bill to regulate these scammers. It has even been suggested that some of these companies have links with organised ccrime.

Watch the video of the Second Reading and committee stage in the House of Commons recently. MPs have a very low opinion of this industry.

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

https://hansard.parliament.uk/commons/2018-07-19/debates/2b90805c-bff8-4707-8bdc-b0bfae5a7ad5/Parking(CodeOfPractice)Bill(FirstSitting)

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

buppa

Hi,

Sorry and thank you.
Already posted in the original thread.
https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/5869974/parkingeye-popla-hallsville-quarter-london

Also - any chance to edit the topic name?

Thank you