letter of claim from dCB legal highview

oyster2017

Coupon-mad said:

I'm gonna need your help for court please!

You arent if you complain to the firm (Savills or other agent?) who run the retail park.

Why do poeple not just do this as soon as a PCN arrives?  Google the retail park (not the shops).  Such a simple way to cancel these.

NO saying who was driving in any reply or complaint.

So  i write to these guys...will do so now - found 1 (here below)  - the other (Catford Island retail park) anyone know who owns in...
Lothbury Investment Management, on behalf of Lothbury Property Trust, has completed the letting of unit 2 at Anchor Retail Park in Mile End, East London.

Redx

oyster2017 said:

Hi guys...just this by reply from the legal firm on saying i sent SAR to their client- I was thinking of saying by reply  -  I am happy to go to court and defend? thoughts please  - you guys now best:

Dear Sir,

Thank you for your email.

We confirm the case has been put on hold for 30 days. We require your proposals by 22.07.2020 failing which, Court Proceedings will be issued.

Kind Regards,  

Nope , you spend the extra time doing what should have been done in the first place as mentioned by coupon mad , the landowner complaint looking for a cancellation , otherwise they will restart next month with no reprieve

oyster2017

Redx said:

oyster2017 said:

Hi guys...just this by reply from the legal firm on saying i sent SAR to their client- I was thinking of saying by reply  -  I am happy to go to court and defend? thoughts please  - you guys now best:

Dear Sir,

Thank you for your email.

We confirm the case has been put on hold for 30 days. We require your proposals by 22.07.2020 failing which, Court Proceedings will be issued.

Kind Regards,  

Nope , you spend the extra time doing what should have been done in the first place as mentioned by coupon mad , the landowner complaint looking for a cancellation , otherwise they will restart next month with no reprieve

just emailed the two owners - the Catford one SEEMS to be owned by the chruch commissioners but not sure. Now to post them all.

Coupon-mad

Good, that is the way to go during the month you have now, and the SAR will come back too, making you much better prepared even if the landowners refuse to use discretion to cancel the PCN.  But they (whoever signed the contract with the PPC) CAN cancel it, make no mistake, and if the first contact says that's not them...you ask who did contract the PPC and who do you escalate the complaint to.

oyster2017

Coupon-mad said:

Good, that is the way to go during the month you have now, and the SAR will come back too, making you much better prepared even if the landowners refuse to use discretion to cancel the PCN.  But they (whever signed the contract with the PPC) CAN cancel it, make no mistake, and if the first contact says that's not them...you ask who did contract the PPC and who do you escalate the complaint to.

Thanks - I assume I should do all of the below:
- Get back to the two car parks in question and take photos of thier signage (was three years ago I hope not bigger now)
I've studied the typical defence letter - I understand most of it but not all - Appendix C seems to be missing but I will search for it.
Anything else I should be doing?
My sense is I'm going to court! gonna try and make it a growth experience and take a good fight to them -  not a pure stress - one thing is for sure I'll park more carefully in future.

Coupon-mad

There is only one appendix with the new template defence.

thingamaBob

Catford Island Retail Park does seem to be owned by the Church Commissioners but the management seems to be handled by Savills. Contact Johnny Rowland, out of town retail director. jrowland@savills.com. From here: https://www.retaildestination.co.uk/catford-park-overcomes-obstacles/, he commented on a letting in June last year.
They may only be letting agents but he should be able to advise who is responsible for the car parking contract.
ETA: Further investigation shows that Savills do act as Managing Agents for the Church Commissioners a lot of the time.

BrownTrout

Found Savills (where acting as MA's) good at getting tickets cancelled 

Umkomaas

BrownTrout said:

Found Savills (where acting as MA's) good at getting tickets cancelled 

Agree. They've been very helpful in a number of cases. A nice polite request might be fruitful. 

D_P_Dance

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 in some cases, cancellation. 

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,

Just as the clampers were finally closed down, so hopefully will many DVLA's date base more rigorously policed, persistent offenders denied access to the DVLA database and unable to operate.

Hopefully life will become impossible for the worst of these scammers, 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/of these Private Parking Companies.

Just as the clampers were finally closed down, so hopefully will many of these Private Parking Companies.