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Thank you for your responses — they are greatly appreciated. It's genuinely interesting to see the different perspectives shared by the respondents.

From what’s been said, the advice still stands: don’t pay unless you're prepared to challenge it all the way.

Could you briefly outline what the process of fighting this case would involve?

I’m asking because if it turns out to be too difficult of a process with a likelihood of losing, I may decide it’s simpler to just pay it.

Paperwork.

Ignore debt collectors

Respond to a Letter of Claim

File court papers - specify a hearing in person at your local court, and a defence you will get help with

Wait for Nexus to discontinue before the deadline for paying the court fee. It will cost them more to attend than the money they’re trying to extract from you.

If they don’t, the court will read the points POPLA ignored and find in your favour.

Thank you for your response.

'and a defence you will get help with', does this mean I would have to find a solicitor?

No.
The whole point of this forum is to offer free advice, and unless the solicitor specialises in parking then the free advice you’ll get here will be better than anything you pay for. The only thing a solicitor will do is manage some of the paperwork, so as long as you can follow instructions here (some can’t) then you’ll be fine.

Is this normal and when should I expect to receive the 'letter of claim'?

They have up to 6 years from the date of the parking event to issue a claim, but there's no good reason to take that long. 12-18 months is relatively normal, but could be more, could be less.