BW legal letter from Brittania Parking

The_Deep

It is becoming more and more likely that a judge will consider a wrong VRN as de minimis

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/De_minimis

and a waste of court time. Especially as the technology exists to refuse a ticket in these circumstance, they are trying to scam you.

The whole industry is a scam, relying on threats of court, and the public's ignorance of the Law, A bill is currently before parliament which will regulate the scammers, many of whom are ex-clampers.

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. Is has been suggested by an MP that some of these companies may have connections to organised crime.

Parking Eye, CPM, Smart, (especially 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.

Sir Greg Knight's Private Members Bill to curb the excesses, and perhaps close down, some of these companies passed its Second Reading in the Lords this month, and, with a fair wind, will l become Law later this year..

All five readings are available to watch on the internet, (some 7-8 hours), and published in Hansard. MPs have an extremely low opinion of the industry. Many are complaining that they are becoming overwhelmed by complaints from members of the public. Add to their burden, complain in the most robust terms about the scammers.

Shutts87

Thank you.

I have written to my MP so will hopefully hear back from him soon.

How do I use that to support my defence when it goes to court?

One aspect that you guys have responded about is using the case law... the signage seems adequate and to follow the guidelines so I don’t want to waste time in my defence arguing that point.

Shutts87

I meant to say haven’t responded to not have

KeithP

Feel free to edit your posts to make that sort of correction... or indeed any correction.

Coupon-mad

So the signs say in large lettering that if you make a VRN error you will pay £100?

So clear were the signs then - AND AT THE MACHINE ITSELF, TOO(?) - that you 100% understood the onerous risk and the contractual obligation upon you, and accepted that charge and decided to input the wrong VRN and pay £100?

Didn't think so.

You would be mad not to put the Claimant to proof of clear & prominent terms.