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Thanks, that's what I thought. Do you think it's worth sending off a response to the letter before claim stating that as the registered keeper I'm not liable for the parking charge unless they can identify the driver? or do you think that'd do more harm than good?

I read that not sending a response to a letter before claim within the time window can allow them to ask the court to automatically presume liability? But as you said I guess it's unlikely that it'd actually get that far.

Hey All,
Thanks for your responses so far. Just thought I'd provide an update.
So I've continued to get reminder letters through the post and haven't responded to any of the letters at all.
Today I've received a Letter Before Claim from P4P. Should I continue to ignore or could you please advise on next steps?

Letter included below:

The driver was visiting a friend in Leith and parked in the car park for the building. The driver says they never seen any signs when they parked up as all signs are attached to a fence below eye level and are mostly behind other parked cars. There is a sign on entry to the car park but again is below eye level.


The driver had previously parked there before the Private Parking company was installed and assumed they were still safe to do so as a visitor to the building. The sign states that visitors should obtain a permit from residents, estate or concierge office. Resident was never given visitor permits & there is no estate or concierge office that they know of.


Driver can provide proof of residence of friend that they visited & all parties are residents of Scotland.


I the registered keeper has received a 3 letters so far from TNC Parking Services on behalf of P4Parking. The latest letter is titled "Notice of intention to instruct solicitors. To commence legal action at your local county court. Parking charges are legally enforceable."


I haven't communicated with TNC/P4P regarding these notices.


The body of the letter is as follows:

Please be advised that unless settlement of the above Parking Charge Notice is received by this office within 7 days of the post mark hereon we intend to advise our above client to instigate immediate legal proceedings against you.
Should this be necessary and subject to judgment and the rules of the Court our client may further be entitled to additional costs, fees and interest.
Please be aware that, if the Court decides you owe the money, a County Court Judgment (CCJ will be issued which might adversely affect your credit rating.
Private Parking Charges are legally enforceable in the UK.
England & Wales - On 4th November 2015 the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom handed down judgment in the favour of a parking operator who took a motorist to Court for non payment of a parking charge. Full details can be found online at - https://www.supremecourt.uk/cases/uksc-2015-0116.html
Scotland - On 13th January 2017 the Dundee Sherriff Court handed down judgment in favour of a parking operator who took a motorist to Court for non payment of a parking charge. Full details can be found at - https://www.scotcourts.gov.uk/search-
judgments/judgment?id=a48631a7-8980-69d2-b500-ff0000d74aa7

I think the window for popla / appeal will have closed. Should I continue to not respond to them?
In the slim chance it does go to court, I assume I can argue the driver was a visitor and there were no means of obtaining a visitor permit at the site?


Photo of the carpark signage:




Glad I found this forum since Pepipoo is down.
Thanks!