Am I too late - should I just pay up?

Dan_Sin

I am (intentionally) homeless and living in Airbnb's.  I use a friend's address for post (as I am usually outside the UK) and that has continued even though I am in England because of the virus.  The sending of post to me has been sporadic - as most of it is just junk mail - but in the latest batch I received 3 letters about a carpark fine.

1) Dated 30th July 2020 - from Bank Park - outlining the case and asking for the Parking Charge Amount (over £50.)

2) Dated 28th Aug 2020 - from Bank Park - a reminder notice and asking for nearly twice as much.

3) Dated 14th Sept 2020 - Notice of Debt recovery from dcbl - asking for the two amounts added together.

The situation was that I parked in a retail space as there was an arrangement with the venue I was dropping someone off at (he is disabled) for a couple of hours late at night (when the shop was closed.)  I parked in the evening of 20/7/20.  I did see notices but thought they did not apply to this shop.  I had been overseas for over a year since the last time I had used this space and had not realised that the arrangement had been ended.

Not sure where I should go from here; dcbl are asking either to pay or phone them to discuss but I thought I should post here before doing anything.

I doubt if it changes things but I am planning to move to Scotland in a couple of weeks - lockdown permitting.

Any advice would be welcome.

missile

If I were you I would pay up.

Le_Kirk

Go to the NEWBIE sticky on page one of the forum; all the information/advice you require is there.  If you are trying to view the forum on a phone, you will lose half the functionality, you need to be on a PC/lappy/tablet.

MistyZ

missile said:

If I were you I would pay up.

As Mahatma Gandhi once said, 'I wouldn't pay up - I'd fight 'em (non-violently)'.  Check out the Newbies' thread OP.

Umkomaas

missile said:

If I were you I would pay up.

Please explain, let's have a proper informed discussion before the OP blindly follows your one-liner. 

missile

Umkomaas said:

missile said:

If I were you I would pay up.

Please explain, let's have a proper informed discussion before the OP blindly follows your one-liner. 

OP said he committed the offense and in his circumstances I would pay up.
The OP may find a way to avoid paying by "Go to the NEWBIE sticky on page one of the forum; all the information/advice you require is there." What else is there to discuss? 

nosferatu1001

It isnt an "offence", no matter which spelling you use
If no signs were seen, or werent clear tehy applied, then thats a bloody defence. 
In other words your one liner is terrible advice.

Dan_Sin

Thanks for your comments.  I will read the newbie sticky AGAIN and see if I can make sense of it.  Still not sure what to do but thanks for your help.

nosferatu1001

Thats what the newbies thread is for. It instructs you on what to do based on teh stage you are at. You are at the "debt" collector stage. 

D_P_Dance

  I will read the newbie sticky AGAIN and see if I can make sense of it

Please do so, it is not rocket science.

Coupon-mad

Dan_Sin said:

Thanks for your comments.  I will read the newbie sticky AGAIN and see if I can make sense of it.  Still not sure what to do but thanks for your help.

Can you give your address for service as the one abroad and ask fthe parking firms as well to update your address and erase the UK address, and send you a SAR by email or by post to (your family address or work address abroad)?  I would reply to the solicitor letter and do that.

You do know NOT to read the first post of the NEWBIES as you are at SECOND post stage (pre-court)?