LBC from DCB Legal instructed by Met for residential multiple fines

nosferatu1001

So why arent you allowed to park there? 

Le_Kirk

parkingfinehelp1 said:

I contacted the managing agents when i first moved in and told the permits were £3000 per annum and that they were not issuing any, despite the carpark being empty.

At that price for a permit to park somewhere that you already have rights to park, I am not surprised the car park is empty!

parkingfinehelp1

nosferatu1001 said:

So why arent you allowed to park there? 

I dont know they never said. An application was made on the local council website for planning permission to build more flats, but refused. Maybe thats why 

nosferatu1001

So you bought a place with no parking, no right to park, and £3k permits? 

parkingfinehelp1

nosferatu1001 said:

So you bought a place with no parking, no right to park, and £3k permits? 

Yep! 😭

parkingfinehelp1

Can anyone tell me if now is the time to request from met parking proof that they have a contract with the actual landowners, not just the managing company who work on for this ghost landowner? 
And when i sent the SAR to MET do i use a ultility bill or v5?
Im worried that the ultility bill may bring up a further 100 tickets under my name, v5 log book will only show the ones that CST are threatening action on. Dont want to bring another 10k to their attention. Some are coming up to the 6th year mark

Umkomaas

Can anyone tell me if now is the time to request from met parking proof that they have a contract with the actual landowners, not just the managing company who work on for this ghost landowner? 

You won't get that, not until a court claim is made.  It's only at the Witness Statement stage (usually a couple of weeks prior to the hearing) are you likely to see any sight of that. Too early at this stage. 

Im worried that the ultility bill may bring up a further 100 tickets under my name,

Jeez, you could be in a right mess here.  So why would you need us to tell you to just use the V5C?

Some are coming up to the 6th year mark

Beyond 6 years they are outside the court's purview. But you've potentially got a massive raft of cases on your plate, that those dropping off the pile at the 6 year point seem to be unlikely to make that much of a dent in it. 

Are all the tickets you have issued by MET Parking?

parkingfinehelp1

Umkomaas said:

Can anyone tell me if now is the time to request from met parking proof that they have a contract with the actual landowners, not just the managing company who work on for this ghost landowner? 

You won't get that, not until a court claim is made.  It's only at the Witness Statement stage (usually a couple of weeks prior to the hearing) are you likely to see any sight of that. Too early at this stage. 

Im worried that the ultility bill may bring up a further 100 tickets under my name,

Jeez, you could be in a right mess here.  So why would you need us to tell you to just use the V5C?

Some are coming up to the 6th year mark

Beyond 6 years they are outside the court's purview. But you've potentially got a massive raft of cases on your plate, that those dropping off the pile at the 6 year point seem to be unlikely to make that much of a dent in it. 

Are all the tickets you have issued by MET Parking?

What a mess! Ok ill only send the V5C, i asked because im sure i read somewhere about asking them to bring it all together as one claim, but you're right i wont bring it to their attention.
Yes all the tickets only ever with Met who seem to catch me every time i park outside my own flat for 10 mins! 

Coupon-mad

You can expect to stop to load or unload (shopping etc.) unless that is an area which completely prohibits vehicles.

I've just seen an amusing four figure court claim filed by CST Law re a MET multi-ticket case, where they have stupidly put the claimant as Debt Recovery Plus, haha!

parkingfinehelp1

Coupon-mad said:

You can expect to stop to load or unload (shopping etc.) unless that is area completely prohibits vehicles.

I've just seen an amusing four figure court claim filed by CST Law re a MET multi-ticket case, where they have stupidly put the claimant as Debt Recovery Plus, haha!

Thanks for that- i now have a defense! It is 'authorised parking only' on the signs and i 100% only stop to unload. Yayy
Music to my ear hearing that they've cocked up the claims forms!