Possible Court Action with a displayed Parking Ticket

AwesomeRob

Hi,
Just over 5 years ago I parked on private property and displayed a parking ticket. When I got back to my vehicle I had been issued a penalty.
Looking over the rules I had pressed the wrong button which should have been for Visitor's. The amount I paid would have been the same as the Visitor charge.
I explained that I had a ticket on my vehicle and I have proof of the signs being too ambiguous and a picture of the ticket being displayed.
The description is for - Parking Without Displaying A Valid Permit Or Ticket.
In my response to them should I include the evidence of a ticket and the signs or just state that I have evidence and wait for them to take it to court and what are the changes of a counter claim for my time dealing with this?
From those with experience what are the chances of winning this in court if it gets that far?
Thanks for any assistance.

Umkomaas

In my response to them 

Who are 'them'?

wait for them to take it to court 

What exact stage are you at?  We struggle with filling in unexplained gaps!

AwesomeRob

Apologies, I forgot to include the company. It is BW Legal.
It is a letter before action and giving me until mid October to reply.

Le_Kirk

Back to the NEWBIE sticky then to read up on the process from hereon.  It will be in the second post of the sticky.  Have you previously submitted a SAR?  If not, now is the time to do it.  Have BW Legal added the so-called debt admin or contractual costs of £60?  If so you could reply to them asking for their legal authority to do so.  check out posts by @beamerguy like this one: -
https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/comment/77590572#Comment_77590572

KeithP

The first few paragraphs of the second post of the NEWBIES thread explains how to deal with a Letter Before Action.

Who is the parking company?

Umkomaas

Which parking firm?

AwesomeRob

I believe it is called Norwich Traffic Control.

Coupon-mad

Typical one, same as all the rest. Slowly reply to each letter asking for all evidence, and then when they acknowledge, say that you are seeking debt advice... this is all in the NEWBIES THREAD.

How close are you to the six years when it times out of they don't file a claim in time?

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 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 later this year,

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