Letter of Claim BW Legal - Premier Park-read other threads

noneofyour

Dear all. It's been few days since I am seeking infomation on this forum.Have read newbies and similar threads already and I am so confused. To be honest I'm close to giving up and just paying them.

So the keeper received Letter of Claim from BW Legal on behalf of Premier Park Ltd few days ago and thinks they received a Before Claim letter from them too couple of weeks before that but can't remember as threw it away and ignored it not being aware that shouldn't have done so. The keeper also ignored previous letters prom Premier Park and DPR and Zenith etc. There wasn't any correspondence or appeals from the keeper's side.. They (BW on behalf of Premier PARK) are claiming the keeper parked and left the site and it's Customers Only Car Park. One of the letters from Premier park contained a Photo of the back of the vehicle that was taken by the person who is hired by the company and sits in his car in the car park and then gets out, takes photos and send them directly to the company. Don't know if I can say which car park exactly it is as have been mentioned on the forum before and what town but the signs are not clear on who can actually park there (two different Retail Parks very close to each other). This letter of claim from BW gives the keeper 30 days to pay the balance or contact them and give the reasons why they will not pay. Plan of action is - sendind SAR to Premier Park - email and written version too, but what to send to BW? From what I understood the keeper should Acknowledge of Service? Is there any template? And what happens next?

Please help or direct me to the threads if I missed some.

P.S. How do I upload a photos of the letter please?


Thank you.

Redx

The Keeper, not the driver, has received all the Postal letters so edit your post accordingly

If there is no N1 court claim pack, then forget about the AOS

SAR to pp , definitely

Read recent posts about telling b w legal to put it on hold whilst the Keeper gets debt management advice , the keeper can email them with a scan or pic of the letter

Learn the difference between Keeper and driver, 2 different entities, keep it that way

The keeper can expect a court claim in the post from the CCBC in Northampton next month

The_Deep

Nine times out of ten these tickets are scams so complain to your MP.

Parliament is well aware of the MO of these private parking companies, and on 15th March 2019 a Bill was enacted to curb the excesses of these shysters. Codes of Practice are being drawn up, an independent appeals service will be set up, and access to the DVLA's date base more rigorously policed, persistent offenders denied access to the DVLA database and unable to operate.

Hopefully life will become impossible for the worst of these scammers, but until this is done you should still complain to your MP, citing the new legislation.

http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2019/8/contents/enacted

Just as the clampers were finally closed down, so hopefully will many of these Private Parking Companies.

noneofyour

Thank you, post edited.

I have read on the forum that in cases like this the keeper have 14 days to reply but the letter the keeper received from BW gives them 30 days? Should the keeper wait before letting them know that they would request SAR?
Also, does that mean that it is very likely the keeper will end up in court?

Thanks

Quentin

It means expect this to go to a hearing ( unless you cave in)

No point waiting any time to submit the rebuttal

Study post # 2 in the newbies FAQ thread to learn more about this

Court claims from the LBC you have received to the hearing are covered in detail

Use that post as your Bible till this reaches its conclusion

noneofyour

But it says Letter of Claim, not before Claim, does it make any difference. And yes I have ready it but probably have to read it again as got very confused with everything. So except sendind SAR to PP, is there any other action that should be taken in this very moment?

Thanks

Quentin

You will see in the FAQ thread a rebuttal can be sent

Though expect s claim whatever you do

That thread is a lot to take in, but do take it slowly as it does its job, and you will get confident on court proceedings

noneofyour

What do you mean by rebuttal? Also FAQ thread - do you mean a newbies thread?

Thanks

noneofyour

I am readin this thread: Parking - Letter Before County Court Claim (LBCCC) - Fight back! Guidance Thread and I'm more confused:

But do NOT ignore the LBCCC / LBA while you are trying to get the retailer/landowner to cancel the charge. Time is ticking so you do still need to reply to the LBCCC / LBA (see point 5 below)

so do I reply or don't then? As above Redx said to forget the AoS?

And again' 5 Reply to the LBC / LBCCC / LBA - make use of the Practice Direction and fight back! ' - so do I reply?
'The first thing to be aware of is that you have 14 days to Acknowledge the LBCCC. After that, the PPC can start proceedings without further notice, so keep the 14 days in mind, and read on....
' so is it 14 days or 30 as stated in the letter mentioned by me?

Thanks

Redx

That is an old thread and out of date

Only read the newbies faq sticky thread, post #2 by coupon mad

A proper LoC gives you 30 days to deal with it, not 14, is new rules since October 2017

I told you what needs doing earlier, plus expect a court claim in August, regardless of what you do, so at the moment you are doing the preparation work

The AOS is done after a court claim is received, not before

noneofyour

Will paying resolve the issue and stop them chasing or is it likely they will still try the court to get more money?

Thanks