Scotland / Leased Car / PCN from Smart Parking

DoaM

Seeing what they've actually put on the PCN may be important ... regulars here may spot something that isn't obvious to you.

finderskeepers1

Good point, here it is with some spaces

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Umkomaas

finderskeepers1 wrote: »

Good point, here it is with some spaces

https://i.ibb.co/NLtCxKD/1.png

One space would have done!

The sentence which commences 'If you were not the driver ....... ' seems to infer that the option of doing nothing is available. In which case, that's exactly the route I'd be taking with the 12/11 ticket, and for now do the same with that of 15/11, but keep an eye out for what might follow on that.

Other than lodging a landowner complaint and asking them to intervene and cancel the tickets, nothing other than a cheque will head Smart off at this stage.

finderskeepers1

OK, many thanks for the guidance.

What should I be looking out for in terms of how things progress?

Is it possible I could end up having to actually pay these guys or risk going to court?

Redx

nobody can answer those questions yet , because the change has only just happened, meaning there is no history to tell us what will happen and nobody with experience of this new system either

assume that it may go to simple procedures through the sheriffs court and plan accordingly, especially for the later pcn

finderskeepers1

Would that mean i would simply have to pay at today's price rather than an inflated price?

So just as well to do nothing and wait and see what happens?

Redx

finderskeepers1 wrote: »

Would that mean i would simply have to pay at today's price rather than an inflated price?

So just as well to do nothing and wait and see what happens?

its the cost of the pcn , plus court fees and possibly limited legal fees , plus interest

in england and wales it equates to around £200 for one pcn, if lost in court


some of your laws are not the same as ours , especially this new Parking Bill your MP,s passed recently, plus your small claims system is also not the same, google it

KeithP

From what I have read, this new Scottish Act, whilst enacted, still appears to have no teeth - at least the POFA equivalent bit looks like that.

It appears to be in a similar situation to the Parking (Code of Practice) Act, where the Act is in place but no-one has yet specified what the detail is.

finderskeepers1

Redx wrote: »

its the cost of the pcn , plus court fees and possibly limited legal fees , plus interest

in england and wales it equates to around £200 for one pcn, if lost in court


some of your laws are not the same as ours , especially this new Parking Bill your MP,s passed recently, plus your small claims system is also not the same, google it

Yikes!

So this could end up costing me £400 or more after all is said and done?!

Maybe best to just pay and save the hassle or potential headache...

Hell, I'm still within the 14 day period on both where I could clear this out of my life for a bargain price of just £120 (lol).

DoaM

You are at liberty to take that route and spend £120. Or you can gamble (with exceedingly good odds) on paying £0. (Smart have rarely taken anyone in England to court; as far as I am aware they have never taken anyone in Scotland to court).