ECP DCB Legal court claim

HarryCrumb

Thanks to Covid and Brexit I don't think I'll ever be getting a mortgage, but I get your point.  I'll ask the people at the old address to keep an eye out for anything official.

Umkomaas

ECP are not swift to litigate. In fact a few months ago I'd have said they never will, but money hunger because of COVID-80% reduction in income has seen them pop their head above the small claims court parapet. But I'm sure they will looking for bigger fish to fry - multiple ticket ignorers where they will be looking at thousands of pounds worth of potential. 

Come back on this thread if you get a formal LoC or court claim. 

Coupon-mad

Sir Greg Knight (he of the Parking Code of Practice Bill, now enacted and being worked on to provide a properly independent and fair single appeals service) said this about defences where all machines are not working:

https://hansard.parliament.uk/commons/2018-02-02/debates/CC84AF5E-AC6E-4E14-81B1-066E6A892807/Parking(CodeOfPractice)Bill

If there are a number of payment machines and one of them is not working, that is not an excuse, but if there is only one machine or all the machines are out of order, that ought to be a perfect defence. The company operating the car park has in effect invited the motorist on to the car park to park the car on payment of a fee, and if it is not going to facilitate payment, it should not be able to extract a penalty. Rip-offs from car park cowboys must stop. Most parking operators have nothing to fear from the Bill, but we must stop unscrupulous operators who are undermining the whole sector with their bad practices.

Ralph-y

"I'll ask the people at the old address to keep an eye out for anything official. "

what if they forget ?what if they move? what if they don't care?  ..........

you could end up with a CCJ bye default at your old address.

so ....

Write to the DPO at ECP giving your new address and telling them to erase your old address ... use them words.

you all so need to update your V5 / logbook at the DVLA .... doing the licence is only half the job. ..... and carries real fines for not doing so.

keep on fighting ...

Ralph

Scarey2002

Hi Harry, Just wanted to catch up on this and see how it was going?  I've got a similar situation from Templar Street in Leeds from ECP.  Got my first Debt Recovery plus letter today.  
Apparently POPLA thinks I should have known that if I'd crossed the street to another ECP car park I could have paid there when the signs didn't say that and they were not picking up their phones due to covid.  

HarryCrumb

Scarey2002 said:

Hi Harry, Just wanted to catch up on this and see how it was going?  I've got a similar situation from Templar Street in Leeds from ECP.  Got my first Debt Recovery plus letter today.  
Apparently POPLA thinks I should have known that if I'd crossed the street to another ECP car park I could have paid there when the signs didn't say that and they were not picking up their phones due to covid.  

Sorry, I don't seem to get email notifications from this forum so I didn't see this.  

We had a couple of those 'you must pay now' templates that they send out, but nothing official ever turned up.  I won't assume it's over until the deadline passes.  I can't remember how long that is now but it's years I think..

Redx

HarryCrumb said:

Scarey2002 said:

Hi Harry, Just wanted to catch up on this and see how it was going?  I've got a similar situation from Templar Street in Leeds from ECP.  Got my first Debt Recovery plus letter today.  
Apparently POPLA thinks I should have known that if I'd crossed the street to another ECP car park I could have paid there when the signs didn't say that and they were not picking up their phones due to covid.  

Sorry, I don't seem to get email notifications from this forum so I didn't see this.  

We had a couple of those 'you must pay now' templates that they send out, but nothing official ever turned up.  I won't assume it's over until the deadline passes.  I can't remember how long that is now but it's years I think..

The deadline is 6 years , the Limitations Act 1980 defines it

HarryCrumb

Update.  CST Law have taken up the case. 

A Letter Before Claim turned up today, with all the 'financial declaration' papers.  They've made a ridiculous error on it and if this ever makes it to court I'll be taking popcorn with me.

I've re-read the newbies forum, specifically the second post and am in the process of drafting a SAR to the parking firm, and a letter to CST, as per the guidelines.  I've also had a good read through the 'CST letters forum group' thread;  https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/6166004/cst-letters-forum-group-thread#latest

Just for a laugh I also had a look at CST's office on google maps.  Lot's of 1-star reviews.

I don't really need to ask any questions at this point as I think I have all the info I need.  Unless someone can tell me what PDT stands for?  Is it portable data terminal?

Coupon-mad

Pay and Display Ticket.

Le_Kirk

HarryCrumb said:

I don't really need to ask any questions at this point as I think I have all the info I need.  Unless someone can tell me what PDT stands for?  Is it portable data terminal?

Coupon-mad said:

Pay and Display Ticket.

Or Pay (and) Display Terminal