I've been doing some reading. I think I understand my situation fairly well. From reading another case I found the below quote:
As above... the driver should never be identified! They have no idea who the driver is. They only know the Keepers identity. There is no legal obligation on the Keeper to identify the driver and they should always decline to do so, unless we can verify that the original Parking Charge Notice (PCN) was issued in full compliance with POFA 2012. (not so) Smart Parking almost never comply with the requirements of PoFA to be able to hold the Keeper liable.
First, you must ask yourself why you never received the original Notice to Keeper (NtK). Was your address on the V5C up to date at the time of the alleged contravention? Often people change address, update their drivers licence with the DVLA, not understanding that they also have to separately update their V5C information. Please double check that your V5C is up to date with your current address.
Any debt recovery letters can be safely ignored. Debt collectors are powerless to do anything except to try and persuade the low-hanging fruit on the gullible tree to pay up out of ignorance and fear. Never, ever enter into communication with a useless debt collector.
As you have now received a Letter of Claim (LoC) from DCB Legal, you need to respond with the following to info@dcblegal.co.uk and also CC in yourself:
However in the case in question it was confirmed that the V5C was *always* up to date. In my case my V5C is NOW up to date but at the time of the alleged violation was not. What are the implications of this in my situation?
