Euro Parking Services - No Permit

General_law_abider

Firstly, I'd like to apologise as I've read the Newbie posts & although I have found information on private parking charges they all seem to be for parking incorrectly in a bay or overstaying a time limit.

Please don't be mad at me for writing another parking notice thread!!

So.....

I parked in a car park next to the local school without having a permit displayed (I don't have one, I was late for school pick up due to a RTA delaying me on my journey so parked where I could!)

The offence took place on the 16.11.18 & I received a letter on the 22.11.18 but genuinely forgot about it. I then received another letter around the Christmas period, again forgetting about it due to the festivities. I've today received a 'LETTER BEFORE COURT ACTION' demanding I pay £160.

As I previously said, I have looked at the newbie information & I can't find what I'm looking for - there's so much information it's all a bit overwhelming & so many links to other places that it's confused me. (Sorry for being thick!)

Can anyone advise what steps I need to be taking? I presume POPLA? What do I include? I also read that they should have provided me the their reasons for the amount they have fined me, I don't recall having that on any of my letters. They have only provided me with a date of offence, the time I was there from-till, place of offence, pictures of my car (a man comes around taking pictures at school run times - never at any other time of day!) & the amount I have to pay.

Thanks in advance for any help received & nice again apologies.

Umkomaas

I've read the Newbie posts

Not that well I fear.

I parked in a car park

The offence took place on the 16.11.18 & I received a letter on the 22.11.18

Can anyone advise what steps I need to be taking?

Nothing you can do now - too late. Just ignore it and see if they issue a LBC or MCOL Claim (NEWBIES FAQ sticky, post #5 for acronyms).

I presume POPLA?

Even if POPLA was available to you it would be too late. But it isn't open to you as EPS are IPC operators.

KeithP

General_law_abider wrote: »

I've today received a 'LETTER BEFORE COURT ACTION' demanding I pay £160.

Who sent that letter?
Who does it suggest you pay?

If it is a compliant 'LETTER BEFORE COURT ACTION' it will give you thirty days to respond and enclose forms to be completed.

Post #2 of the NEWBIES FAQ sticky thread offers guidance on how to react to a Letter Before Claim.

General_law_abider

Euro parking services sent the letter to pay them the £160, if I fail to do so they will instruct Gladstones Solicitors to commence proceedings against me.

It says I have 14 days to pay the full amount.

KeithP

General_law_abider wrote: »

Euro parking services sent the letter to pay them the £160, if I fail to do so they will instruct Gladstones Solicitors to commence proceedings against me.

It says I have 14 days to pay the full amount.

Ok, as Umkomaas said, that can be ignored.

General_law_abider

Thank you. What would my next step be then?

As I previously said, I've read the Newbie info but there is so much to take in, it's all so overwhelming & I didn't see anything about a 'letter before court action' with Euro Parking Services hence this post. Is a letter before claim the same thing? Is the SAR my next step?

I'm so sorry for being frustrating & not understanding the information given in the Newbie post.

Le_Kirk

General_law_abider wrote: »

Thank you. What would my next step be then?

Next step is to
a) ignore debt collector letters (NEWBIE thread post # 4)
b) read from beginning of NEWBIE post # 2, particularly

If you have a real 'Letter of claim' or Letter Before Claim (LBC), a claim IS likely. I don't mean one asking you to pay a debt collector, I mean a 'real' LBC like here, which you can tell due to the 30 day deadline and mention of reply forms:

https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/comment/75406142#Comment_75406142