BW letter of claim re PCN from May 2011 Berkeley Precinct in Sheffield

[Lizzyben]

On the 10 May 2011 I received a PCN for staying longer than I should have in a car park at Berkeley Precinct in Sheffield.

 

 

I have never entered into any correspondence with the issuing company on advice from forums and the media.

 

 

I believe it was initially Parking eye but over the years I have received letters from various companies and a solicitor.

 

 

The solicitor's company even rang my home.

Due to not being contacted for over a year I threw away the paperwork I had received believing that it was all over.

 

BW legal have taken over and have been offering me discounts etc.

I have now received a Letter of claim, balance due 154.00 and threatening me with County court action, CCJ and siting Parking eye v Beavis. If I don't pay and they take me to court the total bill is estimated at 272.50 I have until the 10 November to respond.

 

I have had nearly 6 years of this and am worried.

I didn't originally pay the fine because the company had not put any additional signage up at the car park as far as I was aware stating that you couldn't stay longer than 2 hours however I did not take any photos etc once I received the PCN.

 

Can you help me as to what I need to do ?

Do I need to write to them denying the payment etc.

I feel I don't have any justifiable defence that I can evidence.

Thank you.

[dx100uk]

urm sure it was parking ete

I bet it was excel or VCS

 

 

BW have been sending 1000's of these letters

they are hoping to get a backdoor CCJ.

 

 

there are loads of threads here regarding the BW letters

 

 

to p'haps make them think twice

simply send the one line disclaimer on the many threads here.

 

 

dx

[dx100uk]

moved to the private parking forum and retitled

 

 

dx

[dx100uk]

oh and by the way

its NOT A FINE

 

 

its a speculative invoice

[BankFodder]

I suggest that you do not ignore them. People who ignore them are more likely to end up with default judgements and all of the consequential problems.

 

I suggest that you write to them that you deny that any debt exists but if they will provide you with evidence of some debt then you will be prepared to give the matter further consideration. Tell them also that you have received a phone call from their solicitor and that this is to stop immediately. Tell them if there is any recurrence of this that you will contact the solicitors regulation authority.

 

Send the letter on Monday. Send it recorded. Keep a copy. Don't have anything more to do with them until you get a response. Then come back here.

[Lizzyben]

Thank you to all of you for your responses, I'll send the letter Monday and await the outcome.

[Lizzyben]

Thanks for your response DX

[dx100uk]

just the short and sweep one line deial letter

to BW

ok to send it 2nd class with free proof of posting from the counter

no need to waste money by recorded etc.

 

 

all you have to prove is it was sent

 

 

dx

[ericsbrother]

agree, just a one line letter stating that there is no keeper liability in this matter and it is denied that you were the driver at the time . Any action will be vigourously defended as being vexed.

(it is not expected for you to remember who was the driver after all this time even though any tort is actionable up to 6 years after the event)It is for them to prove who was driving.

Also ask yourself why the amount is £154 when the original amount would have been £60 if you havent entered a credit agreement with them-they have literally made the amount of the debt up as most people would pay that wheras they wouldnt pay £200 as it is abviously a made up amount.