Solicitors Letter

stuwho

Hi, I got a parking charge around 4 or 5 months back. I've just ignored them (I'm in Scotland). But today I got a letter from Gladstone Solicitors saying they've been instructed by G25 Ltd to recover the charge of £160. What's my options? I understood that under Scottish law, they need to get the driver, & that the owner is under no obligation to tell them. Is this still correct, & is this just the latest scare tactic?
Thanks in advance for any help.

stuwho

Also, meant to add, none of the letters I've had sent have came as signed for it registered post, do they even have proof I've recieved any of these letters?
Thanks

beamerguy

stuwho wrote: »

Hi, I got a parking charge around 4 or 5 months back. I've just ignored them (I'm in Scotland). But today I got a letter from Gladstone Solicitors saying they've been instructed by G25 Ltd to recover the charge of £160. What's my options? I understood that under Scottish law, they need to get the driver, & that the owner is under no obligation to tell them. Is this still correct, & is this just the latest scare tactic?
Thanks in advance for any help.

It's Scotland, they know who the keeper is hence a letter but they don't know the driver ....... that's how it remains.

And of course Gladstones are scamming you by adding £60 which is fake. In England/Wales this is illegal as per POFA2012.
But this law is not applicable to scotland so it would up to a sheriff to decide if it's the same scam that Gladstones try to pull in England/Wales which is called ABUSE OF PROCESS

But the Supreme Court decision in the Beavis case states ...
198. ''...The charge has to be and is set at a level which enables the managers to recover the costs of operating the scheme...''
Thanks to coupon-mad

That level is now £100 and the Supreme court deemed it includes costs of recovery or any other fake add-on

In case it gets that far, a Scottish court should be pointed to the ABUSE OF PROCESS that Gladstones ply.
https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/6014081/abuse-of-process-district-judge-tells-bwlegal

So, there is no driver and as the keeper you now need to ask Gladstones on what authority do they have to add an extra £60

KeithP

First Class post is deemed delivered two working days after posting.

stuwho

Sorry for all the questions, but does this mean I can just keep on ignoring them & if it ever did get to court, I can just say I don't know who was driving?

stuwho

But it doesn't guarantee delivery Keith. I actually had a signed for, guaranteed delivery to the passport office going missing, just a few weeks back, so as much as it'd look suspicious, every letter not being delivered, they have no proof I actually received any of their letters.

The_Deep

stuwho wrote: »

Sorry for all the questions, but does this mean I can just keep on ignoring them & if it ever did get to court, I can just say I don't know who was driving?

It is unlikely to get to court. POFA schedule 4 wrt keeper liability does not apply in Scotland.

KeithP

Interpretation Act 1978 Section 7

Ralph-y

"But it doesn't guarantee delivery Keith. I actually had a signed for, guaranteed delivery to the passport office going missing, just a few weeks back, so as much as it'd look suspicious, every letter not being delivered, they have no proof I actually received any of their letters."


you are still under the illusion that PPC's are honourable ... they are not.



the one way that they can prove that no letter was sent is to refuse to sign for it ......



in law proof of posting is deemed to get there 2 days latter.


Ralph:cool:

stuwho

So anyone could say a letter was sent, even if it wasn't? That's unbelievable. So it's up to the person to prove it wasn't sent? How do you do that?
Thanks everyone for the advice.

beamerguy

stuwho wrote: »

So anyone could say a letter was sent, even if it wasn't? That's unbelievable. So it's up to the person to prove it wasn't sent? How do you do that?
Thanks everyone for the advice.

The courts accept that posting is deemed to be delivered within 2-3 days ..... that is why it is important to get a receipt as proof of posting