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PPS / BW Legal - Letter of Claim
Hello Legal Beagles,
My first post here, so please bear with me, but this is outrageous!
Before I get started I would like to thank various members here and on MSE for their brilliant ideas and in some cases brilliant wording which I may have borrowed or adapted (too many posters to name you all)!
In summary:
I am the registered keeper of a car that was parked within a private carpark back in October 2017.
PPS use ANPR and VRN details at this particular carpark to pursue non-compliant motorists / vehicle keepers.
The VRN details on this occasion were entered incorrectly in that only the last three letters where punched into the ticket machine and also there was a minor overstay.
As the keeper I received a postal Notice to Keeper, followed by a failed appeal, followed by various threatening letters, followed now by this Letter of Claim (LoC). I have not admitted driver liability and it wasn’t me driving!
I have drafted a response outlining all the legal arguments and issues that I have with the charge, but there are a couple of questions which I could really do with some Legal Beagle help on…:
Should I limit my response to this Letter of Claim to purely asking for the missing / required information, or should I go all-out and “give them both barrels” as per my extensive ramblings covering every legal argument?
The driver of the vehicle at the time was of British / Asian nationality and whilst the driver can speak reasonable English and understand UK highways road signs, it would take serval hours to read, translate and fully understand the complicated signage at the location – would this be a relevant defense (no contract) and should I include it within the response to this LoC?
Lastly, should I fill in the Reply Form (enclosed with the LoC)?
Any advice, pointers or corrections would be most welcome, as this is driving me insane.
Thank you
Defendant A
My first post here, so please bear with me, but this is outrageous!
Before I get started I would like to thank various members here and on MSE for their brilliant ideas and in some cases brilliant wording which I may have borrowed or adapted (too many posters to name you all)!
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In summary:
I am the registered keeper of a car that was parked within a private carpark back in October 2017.
PPS use ANPR and VRN details at this particular carpark to pursue non-compliant motorists / vehicle keepers.
The VRN details on this occasion were entered incorrectly in that only the last three letters where punched into the ticket machine and also there was a minor overstay.
As the keeper I received a postal Notice to Keeper, followed by a failed appeal, followed by various threatening letters, followed now by this Letter of Claim (LoC). I have not admitted driver liability and it wasn’t me driving!
I have drafted a response outlining all the legal arguments and issues that I have with the charge, but there are a couple of questions which I could really do with some Legal Beagle help on…:
Should I limit my response to this Letter of Claim to purely asking for the missing / required information, or should I go all-out and “give them both barrels” as per my extensive ramblings covering every legal argument?
The driver of the vehicle at the time was of British / Asian nationality and whilst the driver can speak reasonable English and understand UK highways road signs, it would take serval hours to read, translate and fully understand the complicated signage at the location – would this be a relevant defense (no contract) and should I include it within the response to this LoC?
Lastly, should I fill in the Reply Form (enclosed with the LoC)?
Any advice, pointers or corrections would be most welcome, as this is driving me insane.
Thank you
Defendant A
