NCP parking ticket assistance needed

horatiomul · 6 March 2018 at 9:38PM

Hi all,

I appreciate this is not new to a lot of you but would value you some directed aid as I am struggling with this and don't want to pay unfairly.

Here are the details in brief and then happy to post letters etc as required.

1. Parked in an NCP car park back in December.
2. Attempted to make payment at card machine, which appeared to process payment ask for pin etc. Assumed it had gone through as machine does not issue a ticket. (Was not the only person confused by this on this day either!)

3. Received a letter with pics from NCP. I ignored.
4. Received a second letter from NCP, ignored again.
5. Received Debt Collectors letter from TRACE wanting £160, googled and searched on MSE.
6. Found template letter on MSE forum, sent to NCP.

I have now had a response from "NCP" saying that this with debt collectors and we are past the point of appeal. Also received a 2nd letter from TRACE to pay up the fee.

Have been searching through the very helpful forum but I am now not sure on my next step if I have one or if I should just pay up. was wondering about another letter of response after reading through a forum post regarding debt collectors,

Any help gratefully appreciated!

Horatio

Coupon-mad · 6 March 2018 at 9:41PM

Post #4 of the NEWBIES thread applies. You missed appealing it & winning (would have been easy).

You are ignoring debt collector letters, no need for a thread, no risk, no CCJ, nothing.

horatiomul · 6 March 2018 at 9:59PM

Thanks Coupon-Mad,

Just to clarify what I have read as post#4:
1. Simply ignore all Debt Collector esq letters.
2. Use one of the strongly worded letters to counter the NO appeal letter from NCP.

horatiomul · 7 March 2018 at 2:45PM

Would my previous post be the right course of action to take?

Umkomaas · 7 March 2018 at 2:50PM

horatiomul wrote: »

Would my previous post be the right course of action to take?

Any further correspondence with the debt collectors or NCP is futile. Just ignore anything from the debt collector, come back if you get a LBA or MCOL from NCP (vanishingly unlikely) - see NEWBIES FAQ sticky, post #5 for acronyms.

horatiomul · 7 March 2018 at 2:57PM

Thank you @Umkomaas.

horatiomul · 3 September 2018 at 9:46PM

OK, quick update.

Had letter from Gladstones, replied using forum aids and template for letters before claim. No response!!

Recently had a few letters from B M Legal (purposefully incorrect) not to mention spam calls.
They have sent a letter before court. Have acknowledged and responded with same letter sent to previous solicitor.
They have now responded stating we had entered into a contract by mutual agreement and stating there fees are not unreasonable. They did end the letter saying it was now on hold while they check with the client.
Question. Should I take their parting statement to mean that I will not hear back or should I still respond and acknowledge this letter?

Coupon-mad · 3 September 2018 at 9:53PM

What on earth makes you think nothing will happen, or that you will not hear back?

Clearly BW Legal are filing some claims for NCP, as other NCP threads show you.

horatiomul · 3 September 2018 at 10:12PM

I don't know hence why I am asking for help on the forum. I did think similar when just checking the threads after sending this update for further help.

Can you please offer any further advice on this case @Coupon?

KeithP · 3 September 2018 at 10:16PM

The ball is in their court.

Expect a claim form from the County Court Business Centre.

Prepare yourself to deal with that by reading more of post #2 of the NEWBIES FAQ sticky thread.

Coupon-mad · 3 September 2018 at 10:18PM

Wait for the claim, defend it and win. 99% of people here report a win.

NCP parking ticket assistance needed

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