Yet another DCB Legal Smart Parking claim

PCN1969

Hi, I would appreciate some advice please. In 2022 I received charges from Smart Parking for parking in a pub car park that I drank in. I kept asking the pub to intervene and eventually they emailed me to say they ‘had confirmation this morning that this ticket has been cancelled’ 

I heard no more from Smart Parking so assumed this email from the pub was correct. However, I have recently received several letters demanding money from ZZPS. I emailed them sending the email from the pub about the ticket being cancelled and have today received an email reply from ZZPS saying ‘the pub do not have authorisation to cancel charges on Smart Parkings behalf’ so pay up! 

This seems a very unfair response. Should I just ignore and eventually go to court over this? 

Many thanks for your time. 

I have used your forum previously and been successful with POPLA on behalf of my son so appreciate your efforts and time spent on here

ChirpyChicken

Yes you ignore ZZPS

Umkomaas

Hang on to that email, it might be needed if Smart launch a court claim, which they have recently started to do. Crucial evidence. 

Coupon-mad

You could raise a complaint by email with Smart, saying that the PCN was cancelled 2 years ago, so they should not be still processing or sharing your data. Threaten to report them to the IPC, DVLA and the ICO.

patient_dream

As much as ZZPS has NO authorisation  to cancel, neither do they have authorisation to take you to court .... TOTALLY POWERLESS 

ZZPS is the OSNER scam adding fake amounts.  A BPA APPROVED MEMBER, so much for the BPA

SMART will destroy the pub because with this rubbish, customers will vanish

PCN1969

Well as expected, I have eventually received a court claim with Smart Parking as the Claimant for £309.84

I presume I should just follow your detailed guidance and contest this. Any advice what I base my defence on please seeing I have an email from the pub (all be it some time after the said incident) saying they ‘had confirmation this morning the ticket had been cancelled’

Many thanks

Ralph-y

who is the solicitor they are using please …. DCB Legal?

patient_dream

https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/comment/81995980#Comment_81995980

That is good news. At ;east you have roof now. You should tell the pub to expect a decrease in businesss due to Smart Parking. Many pubs have suffered the same, how many are left ?

PCN1969

I think the pub has probably changed hands as this was from 2022. Not sure if the same system is in place there now though. I hope not!

PCN1969

yes, the solicitor is DCB Legal Ltd

Gr1pr

Post the Issue date from the top right of the claim form below

Do the AOS stage online on MCOL if more than 5 days have passed

Then use the meltof defence template from 12th April in the Smart Parking group thread, changing the figure to £170 if your POC say £170