Ignored Parking Charge Notice

beamerguy

Tommy2016 wrote: »

Sorry after reading the letter properly it is from Gladstone Solicitors.

They are giving me 30 days to reply to this letter and it gives me a number of options to pay:
- Online
- Over the phone
- Via Cheque
- Via bank Transfer
Just doing some more research on this so will get back with any questions however if you have any more advice then I would be very grateful.

Cheers

So, it's an LBC. But have Gladstones complied with the law, have they provided proof of their claim, photos, proof of their charges

Forget how they ask you to pay, they need to be legal

GLADSTONES ..... a case on here recently showed that they did not even turn up in court ... the judge was very concerned with their incompetence and that will have been noted.

Incompetence is a trade mark of Gladstones

Tommy2016

No they have not provided any proof.

On one of the original letters there was a photo of my car and the time i got to the space and the time i left.

I think I need to just ignore this letter until they eventually take me to court and then I can start my defence. There are so many threads I am struggling with what is most relevant to me.

KeithP

You really ought to be responding to that Letter of Claim and the first few paragraphs of post #2 of the NEWBIES FAQ sticky thread will give you good guidance on how to go about that.

beamerguy

Tommy2016 wrote: »

No they have not provided any proof.

On one of the original letters there was a photo of my car and the time i got to the space and the time i left.

I think I need to just ignore this letter until they eventually take me to court and then I can start my defence. There are so many threads I am struggling with what is most relevant to me.

You do not ignore an LBC, what you do is tell Gladstones that they have not complied to the new protocol which is illegal and you cannot comment until they comply and unless they do, if they issue a claim you will ask the court to dismiss the claim

You are dealing with a rubbish incompetent legal who probably don't know what day it is

Tommy2016

Right, I think i need to respond to this letter with the following:

ParkingEye Ltd
Legal Department

Address

Date

For the personal attention of [Text removed by MSE Forum Team] (Supervising Solicitor)

Dear [Text removed by MSE Forum Team]

ParkingEye Ltd v [Name]
Proposed Legal Proceedings


Thank you for your letter of [insert date].

First, the alleged debt is disputed and any court proceedings will be vigorously defended.

Secondly, despite the wholly inaccurate statement that the letter is 'fully compliant with the Practice Direction' it is in fact woefully defective and appears to be a deliberate attempt to mislead the recipient.

Please therefore provide a Letter Before Claim which complies with the requirements of Annex A Para 2 of the Practice Direction on Pre-action Conduct:

link removed

I confirm that I shall then seek advice and submit a formal Response within 30 days of receipt, as required by the Practice Direction.

Please ensure that someone does actually read and respond to this letter, providing the specific information relating to the county court claim that your client intends to make against myself as the defendant to the proposed legal proceedings. Please DO NOT send a generic FAQ letter in reply as to do so does not meet the requirements of the Practice Direction and will take this matter no further forward.

Please note, a refusal to comply with the Practice Direction will result in an immediate referral to the Solicitors Regulation Authority for breach of the Principles contained in the SRA Handbook version 8, published on 1st October 2013.

I trust this will not be necessary, and look forward to receiving a fully compliant letter before claim in due course.

Yours faithfully

PRINT NAME (sign with a squiggle.)

After reading through the newbies thread I think this is the correct process as the letter i received from gladstones solicitors does not comply with Annex A Para 3 in the link from the newbies thread pre-action conduct

Can anyone confirm if i am correct here?

KeithP

That is really really old. Where did you dig that up from?

For a start, there hasn't been an 'Annex A' in the Practice Direction for several years.

beamerguy

But Gladstones sent the letter (LBC) ?????

Umkomaas

Right, I think i need to respond to this letter with the following:

ParkingEye Ltd
Legal Department

You're not dealing with ParkingEye!

Coupon-mad

And nor are you dealing with the supervising solicitor whose name has been removed!

Why are you not simply doing what the NEWBIES thread tells you to do?

nosferatu1001

Indeed

OP, if you cannto find the NEBWIES thread, then say so. We will then sasy stop using a phone and you will see it is near the otp of the first pgae. Do not search for it, it is there.