UKPC, DRP and SCS law parking notices

Parkingpain

Hi, I'm looking for some help. I've read various posts on this forum about parking issues and attempted to resolve but I'm still having issues 4 years later. Dates below are examples.

In 2014 I received several parking notices stuck on my car windowscreen. I was parked in my flats numbered bay with my permit in the front window as usual. I assumed a mistake was made. That month I was moving house, I forgot to look into the notices with life being busy. Over a month later I collected post from my old address to find several of the same letters from UKPC notifying me of the notices and including photographs of my car parked late at night, black photos and angled such that you can't see my on display permit.

I wrote to them requesting appeal.
UKPC denied appeal as I had 'missed the 28 day appeals period'.
I wrote again explaining that I refused the claims.
...silence...
Some months later I received several threatening letters from DRP on behalf of UKPC.
I wrote a letter back using advice on here and explaining that I disagreed with the allegations and evidence provided. Again asking for a reference I could use to contact POPLA.
DRP refused and so I sent an email back, again explaining.
.... silence....
Another 2 years later and SCS Law have written to me. This time with the above several references but including one more with daylight photos of me parked outside of they bay (this one was apparently sent to an even older address they collected from the DVLA). There are now increased charges plus claiming this is a 'Letter Before Claim Pursuant to the Pre-Action Protocol for Debt Claims'.

I don't know what else to say to them. I've explained very clearly but it just seems to go on and on. It's really distressing and whenever they get back into contact I seem to get multiple emails/letters that sound very threatening.

Any help will be greatly appreciated!

Redx

IGNORE

its that simple

the PPC has 6 years to issue a court claim using MCOL

if you get a formal LBC with 30 days notice to reply, and/or an MCOL from Northampton CCBC , within the 6 years allowed, then and only then come back to this thread for further help


if that new letter is the LBC with financial forms and a 30 days notice to reply, issue an LBC rebuttal as detailed in the NEWBIES FAQ sticky thread , post #2


if its another debt collector letter - IGNORE

Parkingpain

Thank you.

I *think* the 'letter before action' could be a LBCC although it's hard to say. It's from a SCS law so could be, rather than Debt recovery as it was last time. I will try the 'Parking - LBCC' post which I think is closest thing I can find to your reference of a sticky post #2.

Redx

in that case , if you are not sure, treat it as an LBC and rebut it


an LBC can easily be identified as they state they are doing it under the PaP oct 2017 and give 30 days to reply and include financial forms


if it fails to do this, add these omissions into the LBC rebuttal stating that they have failed that PaP

The_Deep

This sounds very winnable, most "own space" claims fail in court. Mostly on "Primacy of Contract", (google it). Have you read this?

http://parking-prankster.blogspot.com/2016/11/residential-parking.html

For how much are they asking?

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 crime.

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 in the not too distant future..

Parkingpain

That all sounds very familiar! It's terrible and unforgivable the stress they are putting on people with the threats.

They are asking for £800. Some people have advised me to pay and be done with it but that seems like it will encourage it to continue. I'm aware that they have taken others on the estate to court and lost so I hope they either don't bother or I can win as you per those other cases.