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Letter before court for Parking charge from 6 years ago
AO1234
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Received correspondence from Gladstones advising of their intention to take me to court for a parking charge from 6 years ago. Need advice as how best to proceed. Made a request for info relating to their proposed claim and they sent me a copy of the postal notification with photos of a stationary car with driver still inside the vehicle (along with some other info) Do I need to respond to them as 6 years have passed and I read somewhere that they can’t legally pursue an invoice after six years. Any advice is greatly appreciated.
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What date six years ago, in 2016?PRIVATE 'PCN'? DON'T PAY BUT DON'T IGNORE IT (except N.Ireland).
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It was April 20160
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April 2016Coupon-mad said:What date six years ago, in 2016?0 -
What is the date of the claim from Gladstones ?2
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Received correspondence from Gladstones advising of their intention to take me to court for a parking charge from 6 years ago.Can we see a redacted copy of that letter. Cover up personal identifying details, but please leave the (critical) dates showing.Please note, we are not a legal advice forum. I personally don't get involved in critiquing court case Defences/Witness Statements, so unable to help on that front. Please don't ask. .
I provide only my personal opinion, it is not a legal opinion, it is simply a personal one. I am not a lawyer.
Give a man a fish, and you feed him for a day; show him how to catch fish, and you feed him for a lifetime.Private Parking Firms - Killing the High Street2 -
Umkomaas said:Received correspondence from Gladstones advising of their intention to take me to court for a parking charge from 6 years ago.Can we see a redacted copy of that letter. Cover up personal identifying details, but please leave the (critical) dates showing.
Here is the first letter I received with little info. I requested further info and received a follow up letter which i will post.
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Follow up letter with more info. 0 -
LOL, so the LBC was dated January which was in time (the six years being up in April), but you did brilliantly, asked some questions, headed it off at the pass and they are now timed out!
EXACTLY WHAT WE'D HAVE DONE.
I would be replying:
Dear Sirs,
Ref xxxxxxxxxxx
I am sure your client would indeed be 'very happy' to hear my payment proposals now that they are timed out to take any legal action - but don't think so, do you? Erase my data immediately. Too late.
yours faithfully,
you
PRIVATE 'PCN'? DON'T PAY BUT DON'T IGNORE IT (except N.Ireland).
CLICK at the top or bottom of any page where it says:
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Thanks for this advice! So it’s true that after six years they can’t make a claim ?Coupon-mad said:LOL, so the LBC was dated January which was in time (the six years being up in April), but you did brilliantly, asked some questions, headed it off at the pass and they are now timed out!
EXACTLY WHAT WE'D HAVE DONE.
I would be replying:
Dear Sirs,
Ref xxxxxxxxxxx
I am sure your client would indeed be 'very happy' to hear my payment proposals now that they are timed out to take any legal action - but don't think so, do you? Erase my data immediately. Too late.
yours faithfully,
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The Limitation Act 1980 sets out the rules and here is a link to it but I wold tend to believe the regulars on the forum!
https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1980/58
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