VCS ANPR ticket LBC received

sebastianvettel · 7 August 2018 at 4:40PM

Hi everyone. I've just received an LBC from VCS. I've received debt recovery letter from both DRP and Zenith. I've responded robustly to the first one from DRP and ignored the second one from Zenith. As an ANPR ticket (no window ticket), the NTK was issued after day 14 so I believe it's a 99.9% win chance even at court stage. The key fact is I've left UK a couple of days ago and I need to tell them the change of address to a foreign country (Non-EU and my visa has expired). I know that I need to inform them of the change of address. So what should I do next? Shall I mention the change of address when I replying to the LBC or do it separately?
Many thanks!

Updated 22/08/2018:
Unfortunately, A claim form from the county court was sent to my previous address despite the fact that I've told VCS the change of address.

As I've told my friend to open the letter, shall I let him return this letter to the county court telling them that I had already moved out? Or shall I ignore that as it's not delivered to my new address (foreign address)? (Probably the worst thing to do I know)

Thanks.

sebastianvettel · 8 August 2018 at 3:26PM

Can anyone help? I'm stuck with the content of the reply. And I'll be back in the UK so probably if it was taken to court stage I would be there.

Quentin · 8 August 2018 at 3:44PM

It doesn't matter as long as you give them it.

Ignore drp!

Only respond to the lbcca from VCS, never respond to debt collectors

sebastianvettel · 8 August 2018 at 3:49PM

Thank you for that. I'm gonna give them the new address and point out the breach of POFA 2012.

Quentin · 8 August 2018 at 4:15PM

See the newbies faq thread near the top of the forum for advice (#2 there covers court claims right from receipt of the LBCCA - including rebuttal letters)

The_Deep · 8 August 2018 at 5:06PM

Of course you should inform them, by post and email, and your local court. court.

This is an entirely unregulated industry which is scamming the public with inflated claims for minor breaches of contracts for alleged parking offences, aided and abetted by a handful of low-rent solicitors.

Parking Eye, CPM, Smart, and another company have already been named and shamed, as has Gladstones Solicitors, and BW Legal, (these two law firms take hundreds of these cases to court each year). They lose most of them, and have been reported to the regulatory authority by an M.P. for unprofessional conduct

Hospital car parks and residential complex tickets have been especially mentioned.

The problem has become so rampant that MPs have agreed to enact a Bill to regulate these scammers. Watch the video of the Second Reading in the House of Commons recently

http://parliamentlive.tv/event/index/2f0384f2-eba5-4fff-ab07-cf24b6a22918?in=12:49:41 recently.

and complain in the most robust terms to your MP. With a fair wind they will be out of business by Christmas.

Quentin · 8 August 2018 at 5:17PM

The_Deep wrote: »

Of course you should inform them, by post and email, and your local court. court.....
..

A letter to the PPC after each move will suffice.

Email if you wish but use a disposable email address rather than your own normal one

The local court won't keep this information!! They are overwhelmed as it is and simply couldn't be keeping a record of anyone with an outstanding parking invoice notifying them they had moved into the local area!!

sebastianvettel · 8 August 2018 at 5:53PM

Thanks, everyone. I've read through the NEWBIE thread and copied one of these reply, add the address change part. I've checked and did found that the LBC was not complied with the Practice Direction. And I'm going to both post this letter and email it to them.

Ref: XXX

Dear XXX

Thank you for your Letter Before Claim.
First, I’d like to inform you of the change of address. The NEW address will be effective from 8th Aug 2018. Full address: XXX.
Secondly, the alleged debt is disputed, and any court proceedings will be vigorously defended.

Third, the letter is not fully compliant with the Practice Direction and appears to be a deliberate attempt to mislead the recipient.

Please therefore provide a Letter Before Claim which complies with the requirements of Annex A Para 2 of the Practice Direction on Pre-action Conduct:

(Link cannot be added as I'm a new user)

I confirm that I shall then seek advice and submit a formal Response within 30 days of receipt, as required by the Practice Direction.

Please ensure that someone does actually read and respond to this letter, providing the specific information relating to the county court claim that your client intends to make against myself as the defendant to the proposed legal proceedings. Please DO NOT send a generic FAQ letter in reply as to do so does not meet the requirements of the Practice Direction and will take this matter no further forward.

Please note, a refusal to comply with the Practice Direction will result in an immediate referral to the Solicitors Regulation Authority for breach of the Principles contained in the SRA Handbook version 8, published on 1st October 2013.

I trust this will not be necessary and look forward to receiving a fully compliant letter before claim in due course.

Yours faithfully

Quentin · 8 August 2018 at 5:57PM

Are you sure you have received a LBC?

Who from?

How long did they give you to pay and were there any forms enclosed for you to return?

sebastianvettel · 8 August 2018 at 6:03PM

Yes, it's titled in red and it's from VCS Litigation Department. They gave me 30 days to pay. ANNEX 1(information sheet) & 2 (financial situation) included according to PRE-ACTION PROTOCOL FOR DEBT CLAIMS.

Quentin · 8 August 2018 at 6:31PM

Ok. This is a lbcca.

But send a letter of rebuttal and don't complete their forms

VCS ANPR ticket LBC received

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