Help needed: multiple tickets in a row for parking outside my own house

Coupon-mad

happysoul99 said:

Hello Everyone,

I just wanted to say that since my last communication with BW Legal (see above), they had sent me a letter not long after bemoaning the fact that I have been using the online forums and insinuated that they wouldn't be taking the matter further.

I've not heard from them since. 

I'm posting this just in case someone's having a similar issue, and wanted to know the outcome.

We are glad you posted because we like updates and because...

...We need you!

Please read this message and take time this month to do the vital current Public Consultation:

https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/comment/81552148/#Comment_81552148

It's important that the Government hears from people like you with unfair charges who are dealing with threats of scary court claims. That's when you win ... but most people don't know that these cases are a greedy scam and are winnable. Your case is dormant but not necessarily dead. Hold into everything and tell the PPC if you move house.

The link shows the two vital points to concentrate on, IMHO:

- banning 'fee' add-ons completely.

- making sure a new SINGLE appeals service replaces POPLA and the IAS which are seen as not fully independent and involved in a 'race to the bottom'.

Click through to the main thread about the Consultation.

Do not be deterred by the fact that some questions are for the parking industry only.

We are currently discussing how to respond. Please join us in doing this Consultation before it closes in three weeks. This is your one chance to make a difference re the proper regulation of private parking.

happysoul99

Hello again,

Looks like I've jinxed it, or they could have been monitoring this thread lol, but they have sent another Letter of Claim almost 20 months after sending the first one.

The only thing that's different from the previous ones is that they've now given me a new reference number.

Shall I respond in the same manner as before?

Coupon-mad

Yes but the Public Consultation deadline is only a week away, so that comes first (please).

If you've done it already - Thankyou!

Le_Kirk

All our efforts to contact you have failed, so we are contacting you YET again at the same address in the hope that this time you actually receive it and will reply!

1505grandad

Is this usual drivel from them:-?

happysoul99

1505grandad said:

Is this usual drivel from them:-?

It is the exact same letter as the one I had received 20 months ago  

The only thing they've changed is the reference number and the dates.

happysoul99

Coupon-mad said:

Yes but the Public Consultation deadline is only a week away, so that comes first (please).

If you've done it already - Thankyou!

Response submitted @Coupon-mad

Coupon-mad

Takes ages, doesn't it! Worth it though.

happysoul99

happysoul99 said:

Hello again,

Looks like I've jinxed it, or they could have been monitoring this thread lol, but they have sent another Letter of Claim almost 20 months after sending the first one.

The only thing that's different from the previous ones is that they've now given me a new reference number.

Shall I respond in the same manner as before?

Regarding the above, 

Does the following response sound okay? It is pretty much the same response I sent to them when they first sent the original LOC.

I assume their email address remains the same: disputeresolution@bwlegal.co.uk

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Dear Sirs,

 

Your References: 

Proposed Legal Proceedings

Claimant: BW Legal

 

I refer to your your letter's of claim.

 

I confirm that my address for service for the time being - assuming you don't faff about and delay any claim - is as follows, and any older address must be erased from your records:

 

{My current address}

 

The alleged debt is disputed and any court proceedings will be vigorously defended.

 

I am sourcing and seeking independent debt advice and as such, I formally request that this matter be put on hold for an additional 30 days, in accordance with the Pre-Action Protocol for Debt Claims 2017 ('the PAP').

 

I note that the amount being claimed has increased by a hugely exaggerated amount which the Government called "extorting money from motorists".

 

Don't send me your usual blather about that.

I have two questions, and under the PAP I am entitled to specific answers:

 

1. Am I to understand that the additional £££ for represents what you lot dress up as a 'Debt Recovery' fee, and if so, is this net or inclusive of VAT? If the latter, would you kindly explain why I am being asked to pay the operator’s VAT?

 

2. With regard to the principal alleged PCN sum: Is this damages, or will it be pleaded as consideration for parking?

 

Yours faithfully,

{My Name}

Coupon-mad

"Claimant: BW Legal"

Eh? Certainly isn't!