Parking county court claim form

[calex1965]

Hi there,
The keeper received 2 PCNs on the 4th and the 11th October 2018 from Parking Enterprise Solutions and does not recall seeing any signage when first parking on the 4th, hence parking again on the 11th. The keeper ignored all correspondences from ZZPS and QDS Solicitors and then recieved a 'formal letter of claim persuant to pre action protocol for debt recovery' letter.
The keeper requested information from EPS and QDS on who owned the land,(originally a free car park for a FE College), asking for a copy of the contract, cctv evidence proving the signage was there, on these specific dates and all on view correctly.
The keeper received no information, with EPS saying 'We will not provide any copies of contracts as these are business sensitive information. All signage is approved by the British Parking Association.' and 'this is a 'breach of contract' with all correspondence to only go through QDS.

The signage to date, is now on full show in comparison to none witnessed when parked there.

The keeper also contacted POPLA but they advised that the keeper could not appeal due to passing the 28 day deadline.

The keeper received a County Court claim form (dated 08/03/19) with the total cost growing and amounting now to £449...

Having done some research, the keeper is sending off the 'acknowledgement of service' form (without choosing any options?) to delay the process.

Is this the correct procedure and where does the keeper go from here?

Any assistance would be greatly appreciated
Cheers

[charitynjw]

Hi & welcome.

Could you clarify?

Are you an employee of the college?

Were these windscreen notices to driver (NtD), &/or did you receive notification by post? (Notice(s) to Keeper...NtK)
I'm guessing 'yes' to the former.
Did you receive the latter?

Have you taken pics of the site signage?

[calex1965]

Hi,
Thanks for the reply.
I work at the college part time.
yes I recieved an Ntk.
The keeper didnt take any pics of the signage at the time the car was parked there.

[charitynjw]

It might be worth checking if your contract of employment says anything about parking.

Could you post up a pic of the NTK? (Front & rear, redact personal info but leave times/dates visible, inc date of sending.)

When you get the chance, also pics of site signage.

Ps the driver parked there.

& have you tried to see whether the college will intervene on your behalf?

[calex1965]

Hi, thanks for the correspondence.
To answer your questions-
I only work one day a week at this college (on a zero hours contract)
Apologies, but which Ntk document do you require?
I will attempt to discuss in full with my manager at the college re intervention.
Thanks

[calex1965]

Btw there is now large, noticeable signage in the car park. However, this was not apparrnt when the driver parked there

[charitynjw]

Hi, thanks for the correspondence.
To answer your questions-
I only work one day a week at this college (on a zero hours contract)
Apologies, but which Ntk document do you require?
I will attempt to discuss in full with my manager at the college re intervention.
Thanks

THe first postal Notice to Keeper.

[charitynjw]

Btw there is now large, noticeable signage in the car park. However, this was not apparrnt when the driver parked there

Can you get that in writing (ie email) from the college department responsible for such matters? (Exact dates would be good.)

[calex1965]

Ok thanks I'll chase it up. In the meantime I'll send my claim form to delay the process. Do you know what part of the 'acknowledgment of service' form should be filled in or omitted?
cheers

[charitynjw]

Ok thanks I'll chase it up. In the meantime I'll send my claim form to delay the process. Do you know what part of the 'acknowledgment of service' form should be filled in or omitted?
cheers

Tick 'defend all'

Do not contest jurisdiction.

Do not write anything in the 'defence' dialogue box.

[calex1965]

Thanks for your time