PRIVATE PARKING SOLUTIONS charge when i paid for Parking

Wesleymcuk

Thanks Keith I’m terrible with this type of thing 

Coupon-mad

@Grizebeck will tell you that you can in fact ignore that CIS letter.  ALL CIS LETTERS.

Why not just search for other threads about the same firms? It's been said on every CIS thread that they are to be ignored.

Wesleymcuk

I have been in Ignoring a number of letter from Debt collectors for a few months now (been over a year) and then got a letter from Gladstone which I sent an email using the template (saying I’m going to defend this and got the following reply 

As this appears to be a template response commonly available online, we do not intend to engage substantively with its contents, particularly as it is unlikely you fully understand the implications of the statements made.

 

However, we note your assertion that you will "vigorously"defend any court proceedings. In light of this, we have today arranged for legal proceedings to be issued to recover the debt in full.

 

Upon receipt of the claim form, we recommend that you follow the instructions provided within it carefully. At this stage, if you are uncertain about any aspect of the process, we strongly advise that you seek independent legal advice.

 

Do you think they will look at taking this to court or just another scare tactic 

Im not going to give in and happy to defend myself if needed 

Coupon-mad

Wesleymcuk said:

I have been in Ignoring a number of letter from Debt collectors for a few months now (been over a year) and then got a letter from Gladstone which I sent an email using the template (saying I’m going to defend this and got the following reply 

As this appears to be a template response commonly available online, we do not intend to engage substantively with its contents, particularly as it is unlikely you fully understand the implications of the statements made.

 

However, we note your assertion that you will "vigorously"defend any court proceedings. In light of this, we have today arranged for legal proceedings to be issued to recover the debt in full.

 

Upon receipt of the claim form, we recommend that you follow the instructions provided within it carefully. At this stage, if you are uncertain about any aspect of the process, we strongly advise that you seek independent legal advice.

Do you think they will look at taking this to court or just another scare tactic 

Im not going to give in and happy to defend myself if needed 

They will have issued a Claim.

Start a new thread when it arrives and we'll help you defend and see it off.

That's very rude and aggressive, dismissing your valid concerns about being asked to pay the 'VAT element' of the DRA fee (which is illegal under HMRC rules). They can't just not reply because they don't like a template reply to their template letters!

Did you ask for the usual 30 day hold, to seek debt advice, and they ignored that?

If they have issued a claim without answering your concerns about being expected to pay the VAT element (of their client's debt recovery fee they pay to Gladstones) and if they ignored a request to put the case on hold for debt advice to be sought, report Gladstones to the Solicitors Regulatory Authority this week (EASY to do this online and show your evidence).

SECONDLY, we're glad you are here in August!

Now to action: This month, we need you: PLEASE bookmark this thread below and do Public Consultation if you haven't done it yet. See this thread: -

https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/6617396/parking-code-of-practice-consultation-8-weeks-from-11th-july-2025/p1

We need every poster to come back & complete this vital Consultation before the deadline! Just 2 weeks left but please don't rush it. You can do some then save it and come back to it as you have time.

We understand that you may need some pointers. It looks laborious, we get that.

So to try to help, I've written some guidance on that thread.

Any questions on the Consultation please ask - on the dedicated thread - but I've covered up to question 20 already in that first post, openly telling everyone what I'm going to put and/or what sort of evidence you might wish to use for your response, if you agree with what we'll be saying from our experience.

Whilst your answers must of course be your own, there are vital points to safeguard motorists interests to make, that many people may not think of without our guidance because we see cases every day and we know the legal background. However, people like you have lived & breathed the intimidation, greed and unfairness first hand so your voice is needed!

Wesleymcuk

 Thanks for the reply

Yes the 30 day was requested by me and also queried the extra price 

ok will let you know when I get the letters and also will bookmark the thread and complete the form