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Gladstones LBC 1st Response
lon_85
Posts: 176 Forumite
Hello everyone,
Apologies for any errors, I'm not well at moment and feeling very stressed about this letter :-(
I have a LBC from Gladstones solicitors for £170. (Attaching original letter below).
I checked the newbies 2nd post and found the 1st reply template - just wanted to double check it is the right one that I send to Gladstones by email
"Dear Sirs,
Your ref: [insert pcn number]
Proposed legal proceedings
Claimant: Private Parking Solutions
I refer to your letter of claim.
I confirm that my address for service for the time being is as follows, and any older address must be erased from your records:
[Insert correct address here]
You should revert to your client because the 'propensity to pay' score in my case is zero, so any claim is hopeless and a waste of the court fee (whether 'fronted' by your firm or not).
The alleged 'debt' is disputed and any court proceedings will be vigorously defended.
Yours faithfully,
Also in terms of the reasoning - not sure if they will accept it but I only went into the area as I was lost, I was looking for a new development and after following my map I did not see the entrance so i had to go to a safe place to use my phone to check the address again and call the company. I couldn't stop anywhere else temporarily. I didn't park as I was still in the vehicle, just temporarily stopped so I didnt think that would incur a fine but anyway lesson learned for next time.
Apologies for any errors, I'm not well at moment and feeling very stressed about this letter :-(
I have a LBC from Gladstones solicitors for £170. (Attaching original letter below).
I checked the newbies 2nd post and found the 1st reply template - just wanted to double check it is the right one that I send to Gladstones by email
"Dear Sirs,
Your ref: [insert pcn number]
Proposed legal proceedings
Claimant: Private Parking Solutions
I refer to your letter of claim.
I confirm that my address for service for the time being is as follows, and any older address must be erased from your records:
[Insert correct address here]
You should revert to your client because the 'propensity to pay' score in my case is zero, so any claim is hopeless and a waste of the court fee (whether 'fronted' by your firm or not).
The alleged 'debt' is disputed and any court proceedings will be vigorously defended.
Yours faithfully,
Also in terms of the reasoning - not sure if they will accept it but I only went into the area as I was lost, I was looking for a new development and after following my map I did not see the entrance so i had to go to a safe place to use my phone to check the address again and call the company. I couldn't stop anywhere else temporarily. I didn't park as I was still in the vehicle, just temporarily stopped so I didnt think that would incur a fine but anyway lesson learned for next time.
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"Also in terms of the reasoning"DO NOT ADD DETAILS.
DO NOT ASK FOR EVIDENCE.
DO NOT TRY MITIGATING CIRCUMSTANCES.
THIS IS CERTAINLY NOT A 'FINE'.
Just send the template LBC reply and wait and see if they try a claim. Usually they don't.PRIVATE 'PCN'? DON'T PAY BUT DON'T IGNORE IT (except N.Ireland).
CLICK at the top or bottom of any page where it says:
Home»Motoring»Parking Tickets Fines & Parking - read the NEWBIES THREAD2 -
Thank you @Coupon-mad!0
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Your VRM details and pcn reference are on show, redact and replace2 -
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You can either ignore or reply. Doesn't make any difference which.If you want to reply you only need to say the alleged debt is denied and that you look forward to the county court claim.2
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