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Letter of Claim from BW Legal
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Amtrac is willing to settle out of court for £180.
I'll bet they are. That is £80 above what yhe law allowed if to were willing to pay them.
I think ,,, this some attempt for them to try and show the court that they were willing to negotiate
IMO, if they showed that to a judge they would be shooting themselves in the foot.ll them to go forth and multiply.You never know how far you can go until you go too far.1 -
Often a precursor to a total discontinuation. You can either ignore it, or go straight back to the saying you have no intention of paying Armtrac anything, you are certain of your position and you are happy to see them in court where you are confident in prevailing and in that event will be seeking your full costs - here is my Summary Costs Assessment (attach it). Alternatively, in order to save court time during this very difficult period, you would be prepared to accept a 'drop hands' agreement where the case is discontinued by Armtrac, with each side bearing its own costs.A further alternative, if you're really up for a laugh at their expense, tell them you are happy to accept Armtrac's offer of a settlement, and you look forward to receiving their cheque for £180 within 7 days.Up to you!Please note, we are not a legal advice forum. I personally don't get involved in critiquing court case Defences/Witness Statements, so unable to help on that front. Please don't ask. .
I provide only my personal opinion, it is not a legal opinion, it is simply a personal one. I am not a lawyer.
Give a man a fish, and you feed him for a day; show him how to catch fish, and you feed him for a lifetime.Private Parking Firms - Killing the High Street6 -
Dear Sirs,
Further to your letter and offer to reduce the amount to £180 ?
You have not given me a breakdown of how you arrive at the figure as much as you have failed to explain your LEGAL AUTHORITY to add £60 to your claim. It is important that we proceed to court so a judge can make a ruling on the basis of Abuse of Process.
The other alternative, to save wasting your time and mine is to discontinue and your client bears their own costs and in turn I will not persue my claim of costs against your client.
This email is dated xxxxxx. I require confirmation of your intentions by close of business on Wednesday 15th April 2020
Yours faithfully
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Should it not read "to add £80 to your claim."?You never know how far you can go until you go too far.1
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Thanks to everyone for your responses, I loved them all!
@beamerguy - I hope you don't mind but I've swiped your post and sent it to on to BW Legal!
@Umkomaas - I'd love to have been a fly on the wall if I'd asked them for a £180 cheque!As nice as £180 from the scammers would be (although there's very little to do with it under the circumstances we find ourselves in right now), I'd happily settle for a letter from them admitting defeat and sodding off!
I'll let you know if they respond to my email!4 -
Billyrayvalentine999 said:Thanks to everyone for your responses, I loved them all!
@beamerguy - I hope you don't mind but I've swiped your post and sent it to on to BW Legal!
@Umkomaas - I'd love to have been a fly on the wall if I'd asked them for a £180 cheque!As nice as £180 from the scammers would be (although there's very little to do with it under the circumstances we find ourselves in right now), I'd happily settle for a letter from them admitting defeat and sodding off!
I'll let you know if they respond to my email!
What Umkomaas says is true, recently while waiting to go into the court room, the pathetic legal sent by the claimant, offered a discounted amount to stop the case ? The OP being smart said "I'll give you my bank details then"3 -
beamerguy said:Billyrayvalentine999 said:Thanks to everyone for your responses, I loved them all!
@beamerguy - I hope you don't mind but I've swiped your post and sent it to on to BW Legal!
@Umkomaas - I'd love to have been a fly on the wall if I'd asked them for a £180 cheque!As nice as £180 from the scammers would be (although there's very little to do with it under the circumstances we find ourselves in right now), I'd happily settle for a letter from them admitting defeat and sodding off!
I'll let you know if they respond to my email!
What Umkomaas says is true, recently while waiting to go into the court room, the pathetic legal sent by the claimant, offered a discounted amount to stop the case ? The OP being smart said "I'll give you my bank details then"
Well, I thought they'd just ignored me but yesterday I got this:Thank you for your email. To enable us to reply to your email fully, we need you to confirm some security questions which we have specified below.
1. Please complete your full name; and
2. Please provide first line of your address and postcode.
Why ask you to quote the reference number to any responses and not ask for my name and address at the same time? Rant aside, I'm in two minds what to do. On the one hand, I gave them a deadline to respond, which elapsed a week ago but on the other hand, I'm curious to know what they respond with which leads me back to what you said @beamerguy about the lies I'll get as a response.
Should I jump through their hoop?
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yes. they have this info anyway.2
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And here's the response:
The £60.00 is calculated as debt recovery costs, this is agreed by the motorist upon entering the Car Park that failing to abide by the Terms and Conditions will result in a Parking charge Notice being issued. If that PCN is not paid within the requisite period, our client is able to recover additional costs pursuant to the following;
- At the time of the contravention, our client was a member of the Independent Parking Committee (the Trade Association), who are an Accredited Trade Association within the parking industry and to the private parking companies that manage parking on private land. As such it had to adhere to the Trade Association’s code of practice (Code of Practice) for parking on private land.
- Under the Code of Practice, Part E, Schedule 5 – Parking Charges states, “Where a Parking Charge becomes overdue a reasonable sum may be added. This sum must not exceed £60.00 (inclusive of VAT where applicable) unless Court Proceedings have been initiated”.
Our client is willing to extend the strictly without prejudice offer £180.00 (which is inclusive of interest and our client's costs and fees). This offer will now expire at 4pm on 4 May 2020 so it is important that you contact us before this date.
Once the discounted amount is paid, your file and the court will be updated accordingly, and you will not be pursued for any remaining balance due on this account.
What a load of rubbish.
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