No Return in 2 Hours

Barutd

Well, wonders never cease!


I sent an email this morning to let ESPL know I was serious about pursuing this to court, reiterating the circumstances around the charge and that they were unable to use POPFA to pursue me as the keeper.


They've now cancelled the charge, 'as a gesture of good will'!

The_Deep

As a gesture of goodwill send them a letter before claim for your time.

https://www.citizensadvice.org.uk/law-and-courts/legal-system/taking-legal-action/small-claims/making-a-small-claim/

Barutd

The_Deep wrote: »

As a gesture of goodwill send them a letter before claim for your time.

https://www.citizensadvice.org.uk/law-and-courts/legal-system/taking-legal-action/small-claims/making-a-small-claim/

Seriously? :rotfl:


Really, I'm just happy not to have to go to court but if it would help in the grand scheme of things I am more than willing to do it. I have spent a few hours looking into things and responding to their communications... plus there's the £25 that that I can randomly add if I follow their methods of calculating costs!

The_Deep

Yes seriously. They have wasted your time, now waste some of theirs.

Half_way

Barutd wrote: »

The landowner has finally come back to me and said:


we are unable to interfere with the collection of PCNs issued by ESPL as their contract does not allow us to do so.

All appeals must follow the process for appeal as set out by them.

ESPL will not accept instructions to terminate tickets from the owners of the site for tickets that have been issued.

We are therefore unable to assist.

So it appears as though ES are now having it inserted into their contracts with landowners, that the landowner is not allowed to get involved with PCN's!

The landowner is talking cobblers, try something like this



Dear (landowner) re your recent communication about your contract with ES parking.
Thank you for confirming that ES are your agents, I'm sure you are aware that as principal you are jointly and severally liable for the actions of your agents, and as such, irrespective of any agreement you may or may not have with your agents (ES parking) you have the ability to cancel authorisation for any proceedings that your agents may wish to take/pursue with regards to this parking charge notice.
Whilst it may be considered polite and good practice to inform your agents of any wish to cancel, you do not need to do this.

If You do not support your agents in pursuing this matter through the court system and wasting valuable court time, then all I am asking of you is to confirm this to me ( that you do not support this matter going through the court system) and I will then proceed to deal with the parking charge notice and your agents (ES parking) myself

MistyZ

Barutd wrote: »

Well, wonders never cease!


I sent an email this morning to let ESPL know I was serious about pursuing this to court, reiterating the circumstances around the charge and that they were unable to use POPFA to pursue me as the keeper.


They've now cancelled the charge, 'as a gesture of good will'!

You've taken a pretty strong-minded approach to this all the way through. And it paid off. Bloody Well Done!