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Sun, 13 May 2018 - 08:11
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Member Group: Members Posts: 22 Joined: 10 May 2018 Member No.: 97,904 |
Hi
Good morning all A PCN was received last week addressed to lets say the registered owner of said vehicle, parked in a car park whilst went to get something to eat and see a film, the firm issuing the PCN is Vehicle Control Services Ltd. Is it needed to post up the letter ? Thanks This post has been edited by Anom124: Thu, 17 May 2018 - 11:22 |
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Thu, 5 Jul 2018 - 09:42
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Member Group: Members Posts: 4,126 Joined: 31 Jan 2018 Member No.: 96,238 |
Do not go near the IAS
It guarantees to reject at least 85% of appeals All you would achieve is hand VCS an "independent" decision to wave in court if they take legal action later As far as the court is concerned, IAS appeals are considered by solicitors and the organisation is the only one approved to deliver dispute resolution for parking under the Consumer ADR Regulation A judge would need a very good reason to overturn its decision You will then be the one that appears unreasonable Putting VCS to the cost and effect of defending the IAS appeal when you had no intention of accepting the "wrong" result |
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Thu, 5 Jul 2018 - 20:42
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Member Group: Members Posts: 22 Joined: 10 May 2018 Member No.: 97,904 |
It is recommended not to appeal to the IAS, they will reject, even if you have a very good case. The IAS are far from independent, it is run by the people behind the IPC and their solicitors. Wait for further action. Ok thanks, glad I checked here. How are they able to call themselves "Independent" when they aren't, Im surprised they are able to carry on when they aren't independent. Do not go near the IAS It guarantees to reject at least 85% of appeals All you would achieve is hand VCS an "independent" decision to wave in court if they take legal action later As far as the court is concerned, IAS appeals are considered by solicitors and the organisation is the only one approved to deliver dispute resolution for parking under the Consumer ADR Regulation A judge would need a very good reason to overturn its decision You will then be the one that appears unreasonable Putting VCS to the cost and effect of defending the IAS appeal when you had no intention of accepting the "wrong" result Ok advice has been noted. I still can't believe they are will to go to these lengths just for a measly £60 at the moment and £100 or more later. This post has been edited by Anom124: Thu, 5 Jul 2018 - 20:39 |
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Thu, 5 Jul 2018 - 20:48
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Member Group: Members Posts: 41,510 Joined: 25 Aug 2011 From: Planet Earth Member No.: 49,223 |
I still can't believe they are will to go to these lengths just for a measly £60 at the moment and £100 or more later. Some companies have taken a decision to roboclaim just about everything. Whilst they may lose some single cases the vast majority pay up to fund the process and is extremely profitable. A company that does issue a large amount of claims will encourage many to pay without a fight... This post has been edited by Jlc: Thu, 5 Jul 2018 - 20:49 -------------------- RK=Registered Keeper, OP=Original Poster (You!), CoFP=Conditional Offer of Fixed Penalty, NtK=Notice to Keeper, NtD=Notice to Driver
PoFA=Protection of Freedoms Act, SAC=Safety Awareness Course, NIP=Notice of Intended Prosecution, ADR=Alternative Dispute Resolution PPC=Private Parking Company, LBCCC=Letter Before County Court Claim, PII=Personally Identifiable Information, SAR=Subject Access Request Private Parking - remember, they just want your money and will say almost anything to get it. |
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Thu, 5 Jul 2018 - 21:51
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Member Group: Members Posts: 4,126 Joined: 31 Jan 2018 Member No.: 96,238 |
I'm surprised more companies don't abuse the court process in this way
Estimated once that it only needs one motorist out of four to cave in when the papers arrive to make a profit on the exercise The actual number has to be closer to three out of four According to one report (FOI?), claims by Civil Enforcement, a particular roboclaim company, have about 80% success rate The company has never turned up to a hearing and cancels the claim if it's defended As their claims are particularly padded out with fake charges, their claims are more likely than most companies' to be defended There was a recent thread that looked at the numbers The fake charges meant that motorists that don't pay up without a protest are the least profitable According to their accounts a couple of years ago, the legal representative fees that ParkingEye added to claims for their in-house solicitor amounted to about a quarter of their running costs and made the difference between profit and loss |
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Sun, 22 Jul 2018 - 08:42
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Member Group: Members Posts: 22 Joined: 10 May 2018 Member No.: 97,904 |
Hi all
Another letter has been received for the next stage Heres a link Rather than post the whole letter I decided to just host the important part. http://i66.tinypic.com/w71jrk.jpg Thanks all for any help. This post has been edited by Anom124: Sun, 22 Jul 2018 - 08:43 |
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Sun, 22 Jul 2018 - 09:11
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Member Group: Members Posts: 17,088 Joined: 8 Mar 2013 Member No.: 60,457 |
Note the "May". The cannot start proceedings without further notice, and probably will not anyway. They cannot just obtain a CCJ against you and the rest of it are just frighteners.
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Sun, 22 Jul 2018 - 09:31
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Member Group: Members Posts: 22 Joined: 10 May 2018 Member No.: 97,904 |
Note the "May". The cannot start proceedings without further notice, and probably will not anyway. They cannot just obtain a CCJ against you and the rest of it are just frighteners. Yes its hotting up now isn't it lol. I'm still finding it unbelievable they could go to court over a small amount. |
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Sun, 22 Jul 2018 - 09:54
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Member Group: Members Posts: 17,088 Joined: 8 Mar 2013 Member No.: 60,457 |
If they do start a court claim then there will be some unexplained additions to the sum claimed.
Come back if you get a Letter before Claim. |
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Sun, 22 Jul 2018 - 10:37
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Member Group: Members Posts: 442 Joined: 14 Feb 2015 Member No.: 75,738 |
"I'm still finding it unbelievable they could go to court over a small amount. "
The small amount times millions of tickets issued means that many small amounts become very large amounts very quickly! |
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Sun, 22 Jul 2018 - 16:31
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Member Group: Members Posts: 18,751 Joined: 20 Sep 2009 Member No.: 32,130 |
VCS take cases to small claims all the time. The scam works, people pay.
...only, not here or on MSE forum! |
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