I didn't know it can't be re-litigated, that makes me feel somewhat better. I'm just fed up of the letters from them. I will ignore any further correspondence now, thanks for the help everyone.

After looking back at documents that I still have I can see that the solicitors made a GDPR request to Hoist and Barclaycard and a CCA request to Hoist. Also I can see in both witness statements and defence statements that no admission was ever made to the sums claimed, I have attached these for reference. In fact the defence explicitly states the following. Defence.pdf Witness Statement.pdf

It was ignoring Hoist that led them to issuing small claims action in the first place. It was a credit card debt just over £5000, they are demanding payment of the original amount from Hoist before court fees/legal costs was added. There is absolutely no way I will pay it, I would rather instruct solicitors again than give a penny to these vultures, the whole thing has just got me in panic mode right now.

Hi there, I'm looking for some advice, I have spent years trying get myself sorted financially and off the credit doodoo list and now I have 0 defaults and a credit score over 900 and was recently accepted for a mortgage for the first time. I've received letters recently from Lowell regarding a debt that they have purchased from Hoist for in excess of £5000. Hoist issued a claim form in the county court and I engaged the services of a solicitor to deal with the case which ended with Hoist discontinuing the claim. I have communicated with Lowell advising them of the above and that I also consider the matter to be statute barred. Account opened 2015, defaulted 2016, court action and discontinuance in 2020. Lowell are claiming that the amount is not statute barred as I communicated by way of a 3rd party writing to Hoist requesting information ie the solicitors and also there was further acknowledgement by way of court fees. At no point have I ever acknowledged that I owe the amount in writing or otherwise and so obviously I disagree with their assessment of the situation. The whole thing is very stressful given that I am in the middle of purchasing a house. What is the best way of dealing with this?

Slight update from DCBL recently who have somewhat responded to the SAR. Looks like they don't hold much information or have simply not provided it and it also looks to be the case that they have issued the 'Letter before action' without the client actually transferring any evidence to them. Looks to be the case from the wording that they still intend to proceed. combined.pdf

Thanks for all the replies, all communication I have had with them is in the pdf and I have not revealed who was driving the vehicle. They have not provided me with clear pictures of the signage to see if it stated no parking and I have tried to get my own photos of it but it appears the area in question is now being ticketed by another parking firm and the original signage is gone. @FTMDave is it worth sending them another email on top of the response I have already given them? If so what should this say?

Apologies, I wasn't sure just how much identifying information to include, I've reuploaded with all dates and times as requested. The date of infringement: 07/12/17 Have you yet appealed to the parking company yet? No Have you received a Notice To Keeper? No, it went to a previous address however I have received the original via a SAR. What date is on it? 09/01/18 and 07/02/18 Did the NTK provide photographic evidence? Yes Did the NTK mention Schedule 4 of the Protection of Freedoms Act 2012 (PoFA)? Yes Who is the parking company? UKPC Where exactly was the vehicle parked? Progress Place, Liverpool, L1 6AF (it was an alleyway, not a carpark) DCBL-min.pdf

I have attached everything I have from them and everything I have sent. The ticket was never appealed nor have I communicated with either company prior to the most recent contact. DCBL.pdf

Hi all, I received a "Letter before Claim" letter recently from DCB Legal for £160 for a parking ticket issued by UKPC 4 years ago. From other posts on here I'm led to believe that there is a high certainty that this will lead to a court claim being issued. I've had to pay a solicitor twice previously to deal with county court claims that I had received in the past for consumer credit debt and I don't really want to go down this route again for such a low amount and would really appreciate some help from people here. I first emailed DCB Legal and stated that I have no recollection of the alleged PCN and let them know I have requested a SAR from UKPC as the merits of their claim are vague with no evidence being supplied from them and there is no breakdown to the amount of £160 that they are requesting. I ended the email stating that I need more time to resolve the matter. I then sent a SAR to both DCB and UKPC, UKPC responded a short time later with a zip file with a number of photos of the vehicle and signage (which is unreadable in the photos), 2 letters they sent demanding payment and what looks to be a reconstituted version of the original PCN. DCB Legal look to have added £60 on top of the original PCN. What would be the next step for me from here? Thanks in advance.

Thanks I intend to I have received a few nasty messages and threats from the dealer very recently since filing the papers, I've been accused of harassment, blackmail and abusing the car. I offered the garage to settle the matter previously by paying 50% of what it cost me to get it repaired as I wanted a quick, easy, amicable settlement to the whole issue as it had dragged on for so long when they refused this I said I would take the matter to court then hence their allegation. They are also claiming that their warranty does not cover neglect and abuse, I was travelling from London to Liverpool at a set speed on the motorway about an hour and a half into my journey when the engine popped, surely this and the fact I had only done 1000 miles since purchase would not be classed as abuse? I had problems with the car from day one with the wheels not being correctly balanced/tracked and then an oil leak 2 weeks after purchase. The dealer had no problems accepting responsibility initially, apologizing profusely, assuring me it would get sorted and also giving me use of a courtesy car until I purchased another vehicle.

I am taking the action against the dealer directly with his 'trading as' business name on the forms as he is not ltd registered. The repairs are nearly done on the car and I have a bunch of receipts totalling over £1000 now. On another note I received Notice of Issue Today.

3 copies of the small claims form was sent to the court yesterday attached along with receipts for the vehicle, a copy of the guarantee and a copy of the breakdown report. Brief details of the claims Amount claimed and the particulars

Well I didn't receive a response as expected, I have just finished filling in the forms to send to the small claims court, printing multiple copies along with evidence on which I intend to rely upon, I will be sending it off in the morning. Does anybody know how long it takes to receive a notice of allocation?

I do fully intend on taking it to court I have let it drag on for nearly 6 months already, I don't expect to get the full amount back and even then I don't expect any judgement to be paid immediately either, can anything be claimed compensation wise for the stress and inconvenience of it all? I already have pictures of the damage and the RAC report, I could get a local mechanic to do a small write up report for the court as well.

Thanks for this, it looks like exactly what I was looking for I will keep the thread updated on my progress for future reference for anybody in a similar situation, the dealer is still within the 14 days at present that I have given them. Is the letter I have sent them good enough to satisfy a court in regards to notice before action?