I've just seen a very good snotty letter produced by @lee19921992 about 19 hours ago for someone who had received a "Letter Before Claim" and I wondered if it could be used in this instance with a few adjustments. Is it snotty enough? Feel free to suggest improvements... "Dear xxxx, Thank you for your "letter of claim" dated 28th June 2023, received with your reference number **** for alleged parking breaches. Please be advised that I have absolutely no intention of paying these extortionate and ridiculous made-up sums of money for allegedly breaking some imaginary contract which I never entered into and which you have not demonstrated how I personally became party to. You do not even have the identity of the driver who had the vehicle on the alleged date of the alleged breach, yet you want to litigate against me. I could go on but it is enough to say that this whole claim is utter nonsense and I’m sure that any Judge would agree. Should you wish to proceed with this farcical claim and risk a thrashing in Court then be my guest, but you know and I know that you are on a sticky wicket. A copy of this letter has gone to ParkingEye for information."

I have noticed something of interest; in the original PCN and in letters received up to 2023 the "date of event", sometimes called the "date of contravention" is given as 19th December 2019 and the issue date is given as 9th January 2020, the two letters sent by dcblegal this year refer to the issue date as 19th December 2019 the LOC details are wrong and being a suspicious person I suspect this is a deliberate attempt to mislead in the hope that after all this time we would have mislaid the original paperwork, but we kept everything. The original PCN also showed the arrival time and exit time for the car park, and a stay of 25 minutes but no evidence showing that the car was parked, and I saw elsewhere that they should be able to prove that a car was parked and not moving around the car park; is this true?

OK, thanks and a good point. Do you have any examples of a good snotty letter in cases like this which would tell me what to focus on?

I am going into hospital for a few days at the end of the month and I would prefer to get it out of the way before that if I can, so I appreciate any advice you can give me. The essence of the matter is that the car park is controlled by number plate recognition cameras, the event in question took place on 19th December 2019 and their first parking charge notice was issued on 9th January 2020, 21 days after the event and therefore outside of the period of 14 days that I am advised they had to issue the notice. At the beginning of this thread someone confirmed that Abbey Court car park is camera-controlled by NPR cameras and that there was a 14 day limit on the issue of notices for such car parks; it was also pointed out early in the thread that the 14 day limit is calendar days, not working days, with no allowance for Christmas or New Year Bank holidays. Assuming all of that remains the case then the snotty letter should probably focus on the fact that they were out of time making their claim.

Letter of Claim arrived today from dcblegal, requesting payment of PCN plus debt recovery costs. I need advice on what to do next please, as I don't think I can ignore this.

Exactly three years after the first Parking Charge Notice, we received a "solicitors reminder letter" from dcblegal who had been asked by DCBL to write with the usual warnings about pay £140 within 14 days (it was originally £70) or they "may" be instructed by ParkingEye to send a formal letter of claim. The letter is full of dire warnings about ParkingEye having up to 6 years from the date the first parking charge notice became due (they sent the first on 9th Jan 2020) to commence proceedings, additional fixed costs being applied, and how the amount due may increase because of legal fees. All correspondence to date has referred to a date of contravention of 19th December 2019, and the first Parking Charge Notice was dated 9th January 2020, 21 days after the date of contravention. According to advice here, they had exceeded the 14 day limit they had to issue a notice for an ANPR car park. In this latest letter they state that the PCN was issued on 19th December 2019 when it wasn't, I have the first PCN to prove it. I won't respond to this either but I will probably need help at some point from a snotty letter writing expert...

Almost on cue, another letter from dcbl headed "Notice of Intended Legal Action" turn up today saying that as I have failed to pay them £140 and I have not responded to their letters the are now referring the matter to their clients to review commencing legal action. Maybe we shall see a Letter of Claim next month. Any Snotty Letter writers who were itching to get started can stand down for the moment

I guess I have to wait until June now for them to send a Letter of claim or yet another reminder. Then I will ask for the Snotty Letter help

To save everyone going over old ground here, back in early 2020 we established that this is an ANPR car park and that they were out of time with their notice; date of event is shown as 19th Dec 2019, date of issue is 9th Jan 2020, 20 days later. DX100uk told me that they have 14 days to issue the notice from the date of the event for an ANPR car park event and they are well over that at 20 days. I'll wait for the Letter of Claim and come back for advice re letter content from Ericsbrother who I am told is the snotty letter expert

Dcbl's Final Notice of Debt Recovery letter arrived today. They will now recommend to their client the commencement of legal action, etc., etc. One more letter before a Letter of Claim, perhaps? ParkingEye PCN, 9-01-2020.pdf I've attached the first PCN again, redacted properly this time...

Dcbl's Final Notice of Debt Recovery letter arrived today. They will now recommend to their client the commencement of legal action, etc., etc. One more letter before a Letter of Claim, perhaps?

That was the first so I await the next two with bated breath....

It is in my attachments (I only have one) posted in Feb 2020. you should be able to see it in my posting of 22nd Feb 2020..

another letter from Dcbl arrived today, this time a Final Reminder to pay them £140. They have been doing this since Feb 2020 and still haven't noticed that 1) they were too late in issuing the original charge of £70 and 2) the car park exit photo they sent me doesn't show a registration number! One day soon they might send a Letter Of Claim...

I have heard nothing at all from ParkingEye or their minions since 2020, today a letter turned up from a company called DCBL giving me 14 days to make a payment etc., usual stuff. It says that the case is not subject to high court or bailiff action, that if I don't pay they will recommend to their client that they commence legal action, etc, etc. and after all this time there is still no sign of a Letter of Claim or anything Court related. I will continue to sit this one out.