Civil Enforcement - Letter before Action

Skywalker95

Hi, 

I have received the below letter before Action from a parking ticket 2 years ago:

What would you advise?

Thank you 

jd576

You *MUST* reply to this letter before claim. You have 30 days to do so. Do not ignore it. 

Please read the NEWBIES thread several times. In particular, the comment on how to reply to this letter before claim will tell you what you need to do at this stage

ChirpyChicken

jd576 said:

You *MUST* reply to this letter before claim. You have 30 days to do so. Do not ignore it. 

Please read the NEWBIES thread several times. In particular, the comment on how to reply to this letter before claim will tell you what you need to do at this stage

If the address is correct on the letter then there is no must about it at all.
Replying to this LBC will not stop CEL issuing a claim form. 

Skywalker95

What do you guys suggest?

 Is there something at this point which I can write to stop the Court claim coming through?

ChirpyChicken

Skywalker95 said:

What do you guys suggest?

 Is there something at this point which I can write to stop the Court claim coming through?

No and getting a court claim is not an issue

Coupon-mad

Skywalker95 said:

What do you guys suggest?

 Is there something at this point which I can write to stop the Court claim coming through?

No.

Why would you try to stop the end game?

You'll have read the NEWBIES thread post 2 before posting (as everyone is asked to) so you know what response to send (please don't copy it here). This isn't anything new.

jd576

ChirpyChicken said:

jd576 said:

You *MUST* reply to this letter before claim. You have 30 days to do so. Do not ignore it. 

Please read the NEWBIES thread several times. In particular, the comment on how to reply to this letter before claim will tell you what you need to do at this stage

If the address is correct on the letter then there is no must about it at all.
Replying to this LBC will not stop CEL issuing a claim form. 

Nope, you're definitely right that it won't stop them issuing a claim. Don't think it's ever stopped any of them!

However, failure to reply would be non-compliance with the pre-action protocol for debt claims and would it not potentially create a liability for additional costs?

PRACTICE DIRECTION – PRE-ACTION CONDUCT AND PROTOCOLS paragraphs 13 to 16 clearly lay out the potential consequences for non-compliance.

ChirpyChicken

jd576 said:

ChirpyChicken said:

jd576 said:

You *MUST* reply to this letter before claim. You have 30 days to do so. Do not ignore it. 

Please read the NEWBIES thread several times. In particular, the comment on how to reply to this letter before claim will tell you what you need to do at this stage

If the address is correct on the letter then there is no must about it at all.
Replying to this LBC will not stop CEL issuing a claim form. 

Nope, you're definitely right that it won't stop them issuing a claim. Don't think it's ever stopped any of them!

However, failure to reply would be non-compliance with the pre-action protocol for debt claims and would it not potentially create a liability for additional costs?

PRACTICE DIRECTION – PRE-ACTION CONDUCT AND PROTOCOLS paragraphs 13 to 16 clearly lay out the potential consequences for non-compliance.

No makes no difference to these claims