BW LEGAL - Letter of Claim

kitkat1000

Hi, I am desperately hoping someone can shed some light on this for me.

I have spent sometime going over the newbie forum, and have found cases similar to mine but still have no idea how to proceed.

I received a letter of claim from BW LEGAL this morning on behalf of Britannia Parking Group.
DETAILS:
date of contravention: 12 April 2019
Vehicle Reg: Is my previous car that has now been scrapped.
Contravention Description: Failed to make a valid payment
Location: Local pub

This is the first letter I have had stating that I owe a parking debt. The pub used to operate free parking, and i believe the day I went here it had only just been put into practice. There was no signage outside/pay and display machines at the time. There was a sign on the back of the bar stating you had to pay parking when you brought your drink - I immediately moved my car upon realizing.

They now have signs and pay and display machines ect. The letter states I owe the £160.00 by 14th October are they will issue a claim against me in county court, resulting in £238.00 fees.

As I said this is my first letter regarding any of this, do I ignore, do I request a SAP? I also saw a template response requesting further details from BW Legal.

Would it be beneficial for me to speak with the pub myself? I apologize if you have been over this matter already and I have missed it, but I would really appreciate any advice you could offer.

Many thanks

Le_Kirk

Landowner cancellation is always the first and best option. Just let the pub know that you, your family and friends can no longer afford to patronise the place if every pint comes with a £100 surcharge. Suggest they read the news about how many pubs are closing every day. If you get no joy from the pub and if it has a head office find the CEO and complain to them.

If all that fails then go to the NEWBIE sticky post # 1, scroll to the bottom and use the appeal in blue text. Send it as Keeper without addition, deletion or modification.

kitkat1000

Thank you!

I am going to email them directly now and hopefully that will do it.

beamerguy

They now have signs and pay and display machines ect. The letter states I owe the £160.00 by 14th October are they will issue a claim against me in county court, resulting in £238.00 fees.

You do not owe £160, BWLegal have added a fake £60

Abuse of Process ... District Judge tells BWLegal
https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/6014081/abuse-of-process-district-judge-tells-bwlegal

No surprises here, the case involved Britannia Parking as well.

"This additional charge is not recoverable under the protection of freedoms act 2012, Schedule 4"

There is no such thing as £238 in fees. BWLegal are trying to scam you.

What excuse did they make this time about the scam £60 ??

The_Deep

What you can do, which will hopefully send a message to the pub, is to write this up on their Facebook page, TripAdvisor, and all the comparison sites and real ale sites which they appear on. They are trying to scam you so try to warn others of this scam and put the pub out of business.

Also, as nine times out of ten these tickets are scams, consider complaining to your MP.

Parliament is well aware of the MO of these private parking companies, many of whom are former clampers, 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

kitkat1000

Yeah, I read how bad of scammers they are.

I just hope I can squish it before it escalates to court.

The_Deep

I should not get to hung up about court. IMO, from what you have told us, if they tried it they would crash and burn.