DCBL Legal Latter of Claim & DCBL Final Reminder

Shuffty

I have read through all the information in the newbie section and am completely overwhelmed.

I am seeking advice on if these should be paid, or if you could point me in the right direction as to how I proceed.

The DCB Legal Letter is due to be paid today - the DCBL 30days runs out on Monday.

Many thanks in advance for any help you might be able to provide.

S.

KeithP

Who is the parking company?

The DCB Legal letter needs to be treated seriously as a Letter of Claim.
Guidance on how to deal with it can be found in the first few paragraphs of the second post of the NEWBIES thread.

The other letter is nothing more than a debt collectors letter and guidance on how to deal with a debt collectors letter can be found in the fourth post of the NEWMBES thread. But to summarise that post - ignore it.

Shuffty

KeithP said:

Who is the parking company?

The DCB Legal letter needs to be treated seriously as a Letter of Claim.
Guidance on how to deal with it can be found in the first few paragraphs of the second post of the NEWBIES thread.

The other letter is nothing more than a debt collectors letter and guidance on how to deal with a debt collectors letter can be found in the fourth post of the NEWMBES thread. But to summarise that post - ignore it.

Thank you Keith.
The parking company for the DCB Legal letter is Cp Plus Ltd T/a Groupnexus.

KeithP

It might be a good idea to keep this thread focussed on the CP Plus issue.

If/when you hear more about the other PCN I suggest that you then start a new thread to deal with that - but no need for that new thread yet as there is nothing to discuss about debt collectors letters.

Shuffty

KeithP said:

It might be a good idea to keep this thread focussed on the CP Plus issue.

If/when you hear more about the other PCN I suggest that you then start a new thread to deal with that - but no need for that new thread yet as there is nothing to discuss about debt collectors letters.

Understood. Thanks you.
I have sent the Subject Access Request email to the Parking Company and the email to the solicitors. Slightly worried that these emails will be ignored. Do I need to send recorded delivery snail mail copies?

KeithP

Never ever send anything to a parking company or their solicitors using any service that requires a signature.

All that does is give the intended recipient the opportunity to not sign and hence refuse delivery.

All you have then is proof of non-delivery. Not quite what you want.

If you want to use Royal Mail, then send it by standard first class post obtaining a free Certificate of Posting from the Post Office counter. The item is deemed delivered two working days later.

Keep that Certificate of Posting as proof.


Having said that, I understand that during these strange times no-one signs for anything anyway.


Email is perfectly acceptable. At least with email you have proof of sending.

Coupon-mad

Watch out for GroupNexus (new name for CP Plus and Highview) making a SAR conditional upon a registered keeper saying who was driving or not (NO SAYING WHO WAS DRIVING!).

https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/comment/78060974/#Comment_78060974

The reply, today at 6:21pm shows the entire form GroupNexus are sending out.

D_P_Dance

Read this wrt  Excel v Wilkinson

At the Bradford County Court, District Judge Claire Jackson (now HHJ Jackson, a Specialist Civil Circuit Judge) decided to hear a 'test case' a few months ago, where £60 had been added to a parking charge despite Judges up and down the country repeatedly disallowing that sum and warning parking firms not to waste court time with such spurious claims.   That case was Excel v Wilkinson: G4QZ465V, heard in July 2020 and leave to appeal was refused and that route was not pursued.  The Judge concluded that such claims are proceedings with 'an improper collateral purpose'.   This Judge - and others who have since copied her words and struck dozens of cases out in late 2020 and into 2021 - went into significant detail and concluded that parking operators (such as this Claimant) are seeking to circumvent CPR 27.14 as well as breaching the Consumer Rights Act 2015.   DJ Hickinbottom has recently struck more cases out in that court area, stating: ''I find that striking out this claim is the only appropriate manner in which the disapproval of the court can be shown''.

and copy the correspondence to the SRA, it is time they put a stop to this deception by an officer of the court. .

https://www.sra.org.uk/consumers/instructing/your-right-to-complain/

Shuffty

I received the SAR application form (Document 'GN Right of Access Form.docx')  from GroupNexus. I have completed, signed and returned with identification. I did not accept liability as mentioned by @Coupon-mad above - thank you for that.

I have not received any response to my email to DCB Legal yet.

Le_Kirk

I hope you didn't tick the driver box with a YES!  I also hope you didn't send any form of photo ID such as DL or Passport.  You only need a copy of their PCN and your V5C.

Shuffty

Le_Kirk said:

I hope you didn't tick the driver box with a YES!  I also hope you didn't send any form of photo ID such as DL or Passport.  You only need a copy of their PCN and your V5C.

I didn't tick the yes box, but I did send a copy of my driving license for identification purpose. 🙈