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Bailiff letter from private parking company with no first letter
By: jimimac Date: November 18, 2024, 7:11 am
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Hi,
Today I received a letter form a bailiff to collect £170 for a
parking charge on private land.
This is the first notice that I've received (we're diligent with
making sure we open post).
What's more is that on the date the contravention took place the
driver did purchase a parking ticket on the app Just Park - the
booking is still on the app.
The bailiffs letter does not mention the time of the
contravention, only the date and location.
So the main issues are that I dont know if the driver did
contravene (by booking wrong location or overstaying) as details
aren't on the letter, and also I didnt receive the first notice
so I had no chance to resolve at the lower price.
I dont live near the area so I cant get pictures of the parking
signage but the driver did park right under the sign and would
have got the location code from the sign.
Letter attached below.
Advice welcomed.
J
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Re: Bailiff letter from private parking company with no first le
tter
By: DWMB2 Date: November 18, 2024, 7:18 am
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[quote author=jimimac link=topic=3927.msg46008#msg46008
date=1731935467]
Today I received a letter form a bailiff to collect £170 for a
parking charge on private land.
[/quote]
Despite the name of the company, you should note the important
text at the bottom of the letter:
[indent]"This case is not subject to High court or bailiff
action"[/indent]
Debt collectors like DCBL can be ignored. By this point any
opportunity to appeal will have passed - you should file but
ignore debt collector letters, and come back here for advice if
you receive a "Letter of Claim" from solicitors, such as DCB
Legal.
If the original notice and potentially a reminder have not been
received, I would strongly recommend you get your V5C document
out and double check that the address on it is correct.
#Post#: 46054--------------------------------------------------
Re: Bailiff letter from private parking company with no first le
tter
By: b789 Date: November 18, 2024, 9:11 am
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Ignore all debt collector letters. DCBL are impotent in this
matter. They have no standing to do anything and must be
ignored. Use their letters as kindling or line the bottom of a
litter tray.
This is what is going to happen with over 99% certainty... You
will eventually receive a Letter of Claim (LoC) from their
sister company, DCB Legal. When you do let us know and we will
provide a suitable response.
Eventually, they are going to issue a claim in the county court
which will arrive as an N1SDT form from the CNBC. Again, show us
the claim form when it arrives and we will advise on deadlines
and provide the defence to use. In due course, they will
discontinue the claim. I say this with greater than 99%
certainty.
So, for now, do nothing until you get the LoC. No one who is
receiving advice on here pays a penny to ECPM.
#Post#: 46061--------------------------------------------------
Re: Bailiff letter from private parking company with no first le
tter
By: jimimac Date: November 18, 2024, 9:41 am
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Thank you for the advice!
I'll file and ignore for now but come back when the LOC arrives.
#Post#: 46063--------------------------------------------------
Re: Bailiff letter from private parking company with no first le
tter
By: b789 Date: November 18, 2024, 9:45 am
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An LoC will give you 30 days to pay. Normal debt collector
letters only give you 14 days.
Have a read of the Pre Action Protocols for debt claims, section
3, to understand what has to be provided in an LoC:
HTML https://www.justice.gov.uk/documents/debt-pap.pdf
#Post#: 49007--------------------------------------------------
Re: Bailiff letter from private parking company with no first le
tter
By: jimimac Date: December 9, 2024, 7:33 am
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Just received another bailiff lettewr (I dont think its the LOC)
but I thought id add it here for clarity.
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Re: Bailiff letter from private parking company with no first le
tter
By: b789 Date: December 9, 2024, 7:51 am
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DCBL are a debt collector. We do not need to see any debt
collector correspondence and you need to ignore it. No debt
collector can issue an LoC. In fact, no debt collector can do
anything at all, which is why we tell you to ignore them.
A Letter of Claim (LoC) will be from either the unregulated
private parking company themselves or, more likely, from one of
several bulk litigation solicitors. As they are using DCBL for
their useless debt collection threats, they will most likely use
the sister company, DCB Legal to send you an LoC. The LoC will
say "Letter of Claim" on it and has to follow some set rules
known as the Pre Action Protocol (PAP).
So, if you're unsure whether a letter is a real LoC, have read
of section 3 of the PAP for debt claims here:
HTML https://www.justice.gov.uk/documents/debt-pap.pdf
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Re: Bailiff letter from private parking company with no first le
tter
By: jimimac Date: December 10, 2024, 6:54 am
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Thanks!
#Post#: 97670--------------------------------------------------
Re: Bailiff letter from private parking company with no first le
tter
By: jimimac Date: November 11, 2025, 6:45 am
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Hi,
So almost a year later I have received a letter stating that I
have a county court judgement against me (in April 2025) - I
never received an LoC but after checking my credit report that
shows the county court judgement.
I'm not sure what to do now - I have a mortgage up for renewal
in 12 months so Im worried it will affect my credit score
negatively especially as I havent paid it.
#Post#: 97671--------------------------------------------------
Re: Bailiff letter from private parking company with no first le
tter
By: DWMB2 Date: November 11, 2025, 6:47 am
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Have you changed address between your last post and now?
Can you show us the letter you have now received?
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