Getting a parking CCJ set aside - contact parking company direct or pay a law firm?

agatkinson

Hi all,
I've just discovered a CCJ on my credit report dated August 2019, issued at an address that I moved out of in August 2018. It's from Excel Parking from 2015, where my wife pulled into a car park to pick me up after I had been hit by a car. I contested the fine and explained the situation, but they ignored that letter and just sent another "you owe £100" letter (which I ignored). We then moved out of that house in 2018 and we sold the 'offending' car in 2016.
I can pay a company (Lenders and Court Services) to represent me for £600, who said they will ask Excel to set aside the judgement if I pay the £185, but I'm just wondering if it's worth me speaking to Excel themselves. Could it do more harm than good?

Thanks

Coupon-mad

LOLOLOL! 

SIX HUNDRED QUID instead of just following our NEWBIES thread section for free, on how to set aside a CCJ EASILY?!

You won't be speaking to Excel either...but you will get it set aside...have you not read any CCJ set aside threads yet?

AND - get ANGRY and GET EVEN about this scam!   

THE MHCLG WANTS TO HEAR FROM PEOPLE WITH PARKING FIRM CCJS.

Please now make a real difference because not enough people have:

A TASK FOR SEPTEMBER:

The Government is (this month only) consulting about a new statutory code of practice (CoP) and framework to rein in the rogue parking firms.  Read and comment on the draft CoP proposal and the enforcement framework consultation, and get everyone you know to do the same.

You will need to register to comment on the CoP and enter an occupation even if you are retired or a homemaker, but otherwise it is easy to navigate, and comment upon each section/subsection individually. You can save comments to edit later and or submit comments once you are happy with them.

https://standardsdevelopment.bsigroup.com/projects/2020-00193#/section

You do not need to register to comment on the enforcement framework which can be found here. It has a link on page 5 to make comments.

https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/913272/Code_Enforcement_Framework_consultation.pdf

At the very least, we say the parking charge level should be £50/£25 or higher level £70/£35, as per Council PCNs in E&W.  

And we say the added fake 'debt recovery' costs are just double counting the cost of letters and MUST GO.  Remove that layer and you remove the ‘drivers’ behind the race to court.

HOW TO DO THE SUBMISSIONS:

Responses into the PAS 232 and MHCLG framework documents are not completely straightforward:

On the MHCLG response, you have to answer the questions on a 1-5 scale from strongly agree to strongly disagree, and then put some commentary. No way to upload documents or alternatives.

 

On the PAS 232, you have to click on each clause and sub-clause to put your comments, and a suggested rewording of their draft.  You can see comments which other people have written! 

 

But, when you click ‘submit’, a message pops up to say your comments have been received, but that only applies to the particular clause you have just addressed.

 

You have to click ‘submit’ separately for each individual clause response.

 

Some people will be caught out by this but can revisit it and add further responses up to 12 October.