Euro Car Parks POPLA appeal advice - letter written following NEWBIES guidelines!

benhan01

KeithP said:

benhan01 said:

...I'm a bit scared about the idea of court! 

 Have you seen this short video?...

www.youtube.com/watch?v=n93eoaxhzpU

Oh that's very helpful, thank you x

benhan01

Coupon-mad said:

  I really don't know what to do about paying 

That;s not a 'real' option you know.    Don't give it a moment's thought.

We help people beat these scam PCNs and gain life experience and confidence from it as well as a story to tell your kids one day, how you went to court and won and faced it all to beat a scam company, during lockdown.

Thank you.  I'll await the next letter from them. 

Umkomaas

benhan01 said:

Redx said:

benhan01 said:

Thanks D_P_Dance and Redx - sorry for late reply, all this craziness in the outside world had put the ticket out of my mind but it's come creeping back ! 

But likewise I'm a bit scared about the idea of court!  

why ? what do you think will happen to you ? prison ? stocks ? deported ? madame le guillotine ?

or just told you owe £xxx.xx and to pay the claimant within 30 days (if you lose in court)

Ha ha, I don't know really what I thought!!  Just that costs might start mounting up massively...

Understandable, but irrational. 

Likely court costs to you of a loss (for a claim under £300):

£100 original parking charge
£25 filing fee (which the claimant pays to make the claim)
£50 (capped max) claimant's Legal fees
£25 hearing fee (but we very rarely see that claimed)

That's about it - £200 tops. 

If you win, you can claim:

£95 towards half a day's loss of earnings/annual leave (take pay slips to prove pay rate)
Public Transport or mileage @ 45ppm
Parking costs (pre-assess at £5, adjust on the day). 

This won't bankrupt most. 

nosferatu1001

45ppm for mileage.

Umkomaas

nosferatu1001 said:

45ppm for mileage.

Thanks nos, nothing more than DPD would expect from an auditor. 😄

Duly edited. 

benhan01

Umkomaas said:

benhan01 said:

Redx said:

benhan01 said:

Thanks D_P_Dance and Redx - sorry for late reply, all this craziness in the outside world had put the ticket out of my mind but it's come creeping back ! 

But likewise I'm a bit scared about the idea of court!  

why ? what do you think will happen to you ? prison ? stocks ? deported ? madame le guillotine ?

or just told you owe £xxx.xx and to pay the claimant within 30 days (if you lose in court)

Ha ha, I don't know really what I thought!!  Just that costs might start mounting up massively...

Understandable, but irrational. 

Likely court costs to you of a loss (for a claim under £300):

£100 original parking charge
£25 filing fee (which the claimant pays to make the claim)
£50 (capped max) claimant's Legal fees
£25 hearing fee (but we very rarely see that claimed)

That's about it - £200 tops. 

If you win, you can claim:

£95 towards half a day's loss of earnings/annual leave (take pay slips to prove pay rate)
Public Transport or mileage @ 45ppm
Parking costs (pre-assess at £5, adjust on the day). 

This won't bankrupt most. 

Thank you! 

Coupon-mad

And if you win and the Judge agrees the C has acted 'wholly unreasonably' and overstepped the bar set in Dammerman, you can claim hundreds.  Hours of time spent researching and dealing with the meritless claim, at £19 per hour LiP rate (or higher, if your hourly rate is higher and can be proved).

http://www.portner.co.uk/news/unreasonable-behaviour-in-relation-to-costs-in-the-small-claims-track

A high bar to reach but so satisfying when a D reaches it and gets £500 or so!

benhan01

Hello.  I've now had a letter through this morning from Debt Recovery Plus saying that I owe £170...

D_P_Dance

So?  What does the newbies thread tell you to do with such Letters?  

benhan01

D_P_Dance said:

So?  What does the newbies thread tell you to do with such Letters?  

Ignore!  So that's what I'm currently doing!