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Car Park Management UK / BW Legal. Defence (car parked before rules were enforced)
Jayninezero
Posts: 3 Newbie
Hello all.
In May 2024 I parked my car on a road within a private industrial park with no parking restrictions in place, leaving possession with a garage to do work on the car.
I collected the car in June 2024.
A couple of weeks later I had a PCN from Car Park Management UK for parking here.
In the month between me leaving and collecting my car, the land owner had put up parking restrictions and thus my car was now perceived to be breach of these. There was no contract to be made since the signs were not there when I left the car.
The garage told me "not to worry", they will sort it.
I have perhaps against better judgement let this go on and on with BW Legal sending me numerous threatening letters. Now the court form has arrived. The garage tell me the other cars that got fined on the same day had this sorted out due to it being clear 'entrapment'.
Mine clearly hasn't so I need to now form a defence.
Is it worth at this point contacting the Landowner and explaining the situation as I am sure he will recall what happened and have the history of what happened with the other cases.
Or do I now just write the above points in my defence?
The invoice date from the garage even matches the PCN date.
Thankyou.
In May 2024 I parked my car on a road within a private industrial park with no parking restrictions in place, leaving possession with a garage to do work on the car.
I collected the car in June 2024.
A couple of weeks later I had a PCN from Car Park Management UK for parking here.
In the month between me leaving and collecting my car, the land owner had put up parking restrictions and thus my car was now perceived to be breach of these. There was no contract to be made since the signs were not there when I left the car.
The garage told me "not to worry", they will sort it.
I have perhaps against better judgement let this go on and on with BW Legal sending me numerous threatening letters. Now the court form has arrived. The garage tell me the other cars that got fined on the same day had this sorted out due to it being clear 'entrapment'.
Mine clearly hasn't so I need to now form a defence.
Is it worth at this point contacting the Landowner and explaining the situation as I am sure he will recall what happened and have the history of what happened with the other cases.
Or do I now just write the above points in my defence?
The invoice date from the garage even matches the PCN date.
Thankyou.
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What is the date of issue of the N1SDT claim form and when will you/did you complete the AoS?0
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Date of issue 24th September 20250
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But all my post has been arriving late so now I'm in a rush to reply within the 14 days (as I understand it, it's 14 days 5 days after issue, so deadline 13th October).0
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