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Gladstone’s Solicitors / Local Car Park Management
ImranU95
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Hi. I received a PCN for parking at a private car park on 1st January 2020. I am pretty sure the meter was not working (I do not have proof) as there were other vehicles parked without a ticket. I received a PCN (attached) which I ignored. I have now received the below letter from Gladstone’s solicitors. Can anyone please advise?
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Standard junk mail from Gladstones giving you 14 days ???
Have they added a fake £60 ??
You ignore this letter and if they take it further they will send you a letter before claim giving you 30 days to respond.2 -
At the moment the Gladstones letter is just a debt collection chaser and can be safely ignored. Nothing for you to do with it at the moment. It's not to say that a court claim won't follow but this is not at that point. The NEWBIES FAQ sticky, fourth post, covers debt collectors and how to deal with them.
Have you been in contact with the landowner to see if they will help?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 Street1 -
Umkomaas said:At the moment the Gladstones letter is just a debt collection chaser and can be safely ignored. Nothing for you to do with it at the moment. It's not to say that a court claim won't follow but this is not at that point. The NEWBIES FAQ sticky, fourth post, covers debt collectors and how to deal with them.
Have you been in contact with the landowner to see if they will help?0 -
That's simply a debt collector's letter. The clue is it is only offering you fourteen days to respond.
The fourth post in the NEWBIES thread describes exactly how to deal with debt collector's letters.2 -
ImranU95 said:Umkomaas said:At the moment the Gladstones letter is just a debt collection chaser and can be safely ignored. Nothing for you to do with it at the moment. It's not to say that a court claim won't follow but this is not at that point. The NEWBIES FAQ sticky, fourth post, covers debt collectors and how to deal with them.
Have you been in contact with the landowner to see if they will help?I'm not sure what point you're making? If you see someone steal goods from a shop, do you do likewise? Not paying for parking is essentially the same. A parking meter not working doesn't mean it becomes free to park.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 Street3 -
Thanks guys, i’ll hang tight and await their next letter0
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ImranU95 said:Umkomaas said:At the moment the Gladstones letter is just a debt collection chaser and can be safely ignored. Nothing for you to do with it at the moment. It's not to say that a court claim won't follow but this is not at that point. The NEWBIES FAQ sticky, fourth post, covers debt collectors and how to deal with them.
Have you been in contact with the landowner to see if they will help?2 -
Le_Kirk said:ImranU95 said:Umkomaas said:At the moment the Gladstones letter is just a debt collection chaser and can be safely ignored. Nothing for you to do with it at the moment. It's not to say that a court claim won't follow but this is not at that point. The NEWBIES FAQ sticky, fourth post, covers debt collectors and how to deal with them.
Have you been in contact with the landowner to see if they will help?0 -
Something just popped into my mind. I was previously advised to send an SAR to the PCN company and to also advise the solicitors of this. Should I still do this or wait for a LBC?0
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your choice, but the sooner a SAR is done , the sooner you obtain all your data , definitely do so if an LBC arrives
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