Hx Car Park Management and Gladstones Solicitors Letter Before Claim but I never received a ticket!

RedPen50

coupon-mad - ok I will, thank you.

RedPen50

Gr1Pr - yes I sent the email as per the newbies thread - ok will do, thank you.

RedPen50

Hi All

I have previously put a thread up but was told to come to the Newbies.  I received paperwork in April 2025 and I came straight to this site for help.  I was told where to send replies to etc, which I did, also sending the doc that stated that they needed to prove who the driver was.  I only confirmed my new address.  

I haven't heard anything back from them until last Tuesday, where I received a text message that states:

"FINAL NOTICE: As per our previous correspondence you balance of £160 is overdue.  Pay immediately at xxx ... failure to act may lead to a CCJ which will affect your credit file etc etc."

I think someone mentioned to wait for a LBC (letter before claim I think?) but I haven't had anything through the post.

I am I right in assuming that I still don't do anything until I receive that?  I still have responded, or confirmed who was driving.

RedPen50

'haven't'

Gr1pr

You can edit your threads for mistakes etc

This is your 3rd thread on the same case, please report this one and the April one too, asking for all 3 to be MERGED,  ( use the red Report buttons on each thread  )

One case, one thread is the rule,  so it grows over time

You were asked to STUDY the newbies sticky thread in announcements,  which we tell everyone to do scores of times every day,  all the advice is there, including ignoring text messages,  phone calls and emails etc, as well as debt collectors letters , so please do so

Come back to your triple merged thread if you receive a Letter of Claim giving you 30 days notice,  or a Money Claim 

RedPen50

Gr1pr - apologies, I am not aux fait with this website and remembered the advice about the Newbies thread, so I was just pointing that out in this thread, nothing was intended by it.  I also remembered I was to create new threads on the Newbies and that I had previously created the first thread in April but couldn't remember where it was, so I created this one.  I didn't know you could merge all three, so I will have a go now.   I haven't responded to the text at all and will wait to see if anything happens.

RedPen50

Reason: Needs moving, merging or splitting
Notes: Can the three reports, one in April and I think there are two in October, be merged as they relate to the one incident. Thank you.

chrisw

Are you sure it's a genuine text?

 There are similarly worded scams going round at the moment. Does it state your registration number? How do they know your mobile number?

RedPen50

ChrisW - It just says "Final Notice, as per previous correspondence your balance of ... is overdue.  Pay immediately at ?pay.co.uk or call ... quote ref ...  Failure to act may lead to a CCJ which will affect your credit file and further legal costs.  Gladstones Solicitors Ltd."   I don't think I received a text from Gladstones previously, it was just via email.   

Gr1pr

Wait for an official Letter of Claim in the post from Gladstones 

No texts emails, only letters