Parking tickets trace legal department

seancruise1807

Received a letter from Trace legal department asking me to pay £160 pronounce standing parking ticket which was originally £60 threatening now to start legal action by the company's legal department to take me to court how can I stop this and can I legally get a CCJ against me help please any advice would be grateful

D_P_Dance

The best way to stop it is to fight it.  The newbies thread a the top of the index page tells you how, please read it.

It is not a fine, it is an invoice from an ex-clamper to compensate them for the alleged harm they suffered when you did what you did. We call it a scam. Pay them not a penny unless a judge so orders it.

Nine times out of ten these tickets are scams, so consider complaining to your MP, it can cause the scammer extra costs and work, and has been known to get the charge cancelled.

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, when life gets back to normal, it will become impossible for those scammers who are left to continue their vile trade, 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.

fisherjim

                                 DUPLICATE THREAD!!!!!!

D_P_Dance

Why do people do this?

beamerguy

seancruise1807 said:

Received a letter from Trace legal department asking me to pay £160 pronounce standing parking ticket which was originally £60 threatening now to start legal action by the company's legal department to take me to court how can I stop this and can I legally get a CCJ against me help please any advice would be grateful

Trace are just one of a few debt collectors who roll around the sewers and can pop up anywhere .... BUT, THEY ARE POWERLESS and you can ignore them, they can do nothing. Any company who adds fake amounts to claims are simply scammers.    Who is the parking company.

Only a judge can issue a CCJ not a jumped up debt collector

seancruise1807

The parking company that issued the ticket was parking control management UK Ltd and Trace have said now the following assessment of my case they have prepared the evidence against me and have now recommended to their clients that they appoint a solicitor to proceed with Court action against me

Umkomaas

Be ready to defend if they issue proceedings. The NEWBIES FAQ sticky, second post, takes you right through court process. The more ready you are, nothing will come as a surprise. 

D_P_Dance

Is this a duplicate thread or isn't it?

Half_way

why was the vehicle issued a parking charge notice in the first place? how did they get to £160, how is that figure broken down?

Coupon-mad

Is this something that shold be on the OP's earlier thread? 

We can't have two running from one person about the same PCN.

beamerguy

seancruise1807 said:

The parking company that issued the ticket was parking control management UK Ltd and Trace have said now the following assessment of my case they have prepared the evidence against me and have now recommended to their clients that they appoint a solicitor to proceed with Court action against me

Such waffle by Trace >>>>> they have prepared the evidence against me

For a firm that can do nothing,  they seem to waste their time ?    SCARY WAFFLE