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I have an ongoing parking "charge" from Link Parking which has now moved to their solicitors - Gladstones.
In May I was parking in my son's car park for a short time - no more than 30 minutes - and came down to find a "ticket" demanding £100 (£60 if paid with 14 days) on my windscreen. I immediately realised that my parking permit was not visible as it had slipped down the dashboard. Assuming (common sense!) that the ticket would be cancelled when Link Parking were informed of this, I contacted them "appealing" the ticket on these grounds.
My FIRST mistake: I admitted I had been driving. I know... too honest to play with these cowboys.
They immediately dismissed the appeal. I then received a Letter before Claim from Gladstones demanding £150!
I have been writing back and forth to them and to Link and eventually got the Secretary of the Board of Management of the flats to write to Link explaining that I was the mother of a resident. It was rather a meanly-mouthed letter to be blunt culminating in:
The situation now is that I have sent Gladstones, copying in Link, several emails and letters asking them for more information re their grounds. Very little has come back to me.
I am expecting court papers before long.
My son is working abroad but when he gets back next week I hope to be able to see the lease that came with his flat rental. The secretary of the Management Board did say that there would have been nothing in that lease re parking.
I also notice online that Gladstones & the IPC used by Link are run by the same people. This seems VERY incestuous.
I have emailed my MP re this matter and am presently compiling a report to SRA.
I would appreciate any feedback as to how to progress with this business. It has taken far too much of my time already to research and to respond to their unfair and bullying "charge".
Many thanks to anyone who can help, particularly if you have fought Link Parking/Gladstones. It has been suggested to me that it is a matter of contract law, or rather no contract in my case.
In May I was parking in my son's car park for a short time - no more than 30 minutes - and came down to find a "ticket" demanding £100 (£60 if paid with 14 days) on my windscreen. I immediately realised that my parking permit was not visible as it had slipped down the dashboard. Assuming (common sense!) that the ticket would be cancelled when Link Parking were informed of this, I contacted them "appealing" the ticket on these grounds.
My FIRST mistake: I admitted I had been driving. I know... too honest to play with these cowboys.
They immediately dismissed the appeal. I then received a Letter before Claim from Gladstones demanding £150!
I have been writing back and forth to them and to Link and eventually got the Secretary of the Board of Management of the flats to write to Link explaining that I was the mother of a resident. It was rather a meanly-mouthed letter to be blunt culminating in:
Clearly, we cannot arbitrate in this matter. This letter is simply to point out that **** *** (car reg) was parked here by a close relative of one of the residents at ********** (address).
Yours faithfully
Yours faithfully
I am expecting court papers before long.
My son is working abroad but when he gets back next week I hope to be able to see the lease that came with his flat rental. The secretary of the Management Board did say that there would have been nothing in that lease re parking.
I also notice online that Gladstones & the IPC used by Link are run by the same people. This seems VERY incestuous.
I have emailed my MP re this matter and am presently compiling a report to SRA.
I would appreciate any feedback as to how to progress with this business. It has taken far too much of my time already to research and to respond to their unfair and bullying "charge".
Many thanks to anyone who can help, particularly if you have fought Link Parking/Gladstones. It has been suggested to me that it is a matter of contract law, or rather no contract in my case.
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