URGENT HELP PLEASE: £3400 demanded by Parking Ticketing Ltd - Claim Form received

Hi everyone

i was just drawing up a draft defence with my brother-in-law and need advice on a couple of issues.

1. The penalties I have received are from a previous parking company. The new signs outside my property are quite obscure but directs the visitor to another sign which is more detailed and highly visible, setting out the contract. The previous signs were also at the same obscure locations but I believe there was no visible sign like this new one. The problem is, I do not have access to photos or evidence of the previous signs and so if I argue that the signs were obscure and/or that there was no clear visible sign - I have no way of proving it. Should I still go ahead and use this as a point of defence?

Lack of access to those signs means I also cannot check for wording ambiguities in the terms they had set out.

2. I have evidence of having entered an agreement with the building management for the parking space but this only covers most of the PCNs. Some of the PCNs were issued before this agreement but since moving into the property I was put on a waiting list for the parking space and only got one after four years. On viewing the property I was told by the estate agent that it comes with a parking space. Once I moved in, they told me to get in touch with the building management, who then put me on a waiting list. Can I use this as a point of defence?

I don't know if it is at all relevant to mention that at any one time throughout all these years, at the very maximum, only half of the parking spaces have ever been occupied.

I want to express my sincere thanks, in advance, for your responses and time.

My brother in law has just informed me that although he has regularly received DRP letters he has actually never ever received a NTK!

Obviously the PCNs were always stuck to my windscreen so he would have never known about those tickets apart from when it would reach debt recovery stage.

I would be grateful if anyone would take the time to point out how I could best incorporate this into my defence?

Thank you so much for your prompt response!

BiL's correct details were on the V5C since he first acquired the vehicle for me.

Have not emailed SAR. I thought once it reaches county court it is too late to do SAR. My time was limited.

I'll find out why but THANK YOU for taking the time to tell me I was mistaken.

I sincerely appreciate everyone's time on this forum. Your time and effort exponentially reduce the distress and worry that these PPCs are blasting on people. I truly wish everyone endless blessings!

Thank you thank you thank you!

Hi everyone

I have my hearing very soon and I had a couple of issues which I hope someone would advise on.

1. So the Claimant has sent me a fat pile that basically includes photos that mostly show nothing. Just shots of the vehicle not bearing a permit, and there is hardly any proper clear shot that shows the PCN has been served correctly and is stuck to the windscreen.

2. Also, they have sent multiple copies of Notices to Keeper, which I have literally never ever seen in my life. I KNOW for a fact I have not received these and its causing me such phenomenal distress to see that they can just shove these documents in my face when I have actually never received them. The ONLY document they ever sent were the red DRP letters with the warning of legal action. How can I argue this or convince the Judge that they're lying?

3. This claim is a residential one. I will be arguing primacy of contract. The Claimant claims they manage the parking pursuant to a contract with the Estate Agents ( who are the managing agent on behalf of the landowner). My BiL is not party to this contract and was never informed of such a contract.

Having observed the lease, the Claimant claims that although the right to park has not been expressly mentioned in the lease, the claimant would presume that the Defendant's right to park would have come from a contract with the managing agent of the site.

They have further argued that according to the lease terms the landowner or agent appointed on their behalf is able to introduce regulations on the lessee in the interest of good estate management and the essay is required to observe the same regulations.

Despite all of the above, my BiL has neither entered a contract with the estate agent nor is the lease in his name. He merely has signed a contact with another estate agent whom he rented the property from; and his tenancy agreement doesn't mention any of the above parties.

I would be so so grateful if anyone would take some time to give me their opinion and advice.

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