Hello all,
I feel i'm in a slightly unique position here.
The flat I live in has a car park where we have our own assigned bays and then a few spaces at the front. All of which require a permit. We have 2 cars in our household, there isn't enough spaces out the front for everyone so we can't always park our 2 cars.
I have recently got 2 parking tickets, one of which was because I wasn't able to park in one of the outside bays and had to use one of the bays dedicated for the housing association (HA). I have done this a few times and never had an issue as I leave relatively early for work, although this time they came round doing checks before 6am!.
The other time I was in my own bay and genuinely forgot to put my permit on the dashboard.
I have had a few letters from Trace Debt Recovery and have ignored them all as I usually do but the letter I got the other week has concerned me. It states:
"We've written to you before, explaining that our client could choose to apply for a CCJ against you.... We've assessed your case and we are recommending that our client takes legal proceedings against you. We will submit our evidence to our client or their chosen solicitor."
They are offering me 14 days to pay £170, which is dated as the 18th of Feb so payment due on the 4th of March.
Is this just scare mongering? I think it's a joke to be getting fines at my own home. I have proof (obviously) that I live at this address and my cars V5 is registered here, too.
Do I have a leg to stand on if this escalates? Can I continue to ignore? Do I have to pay?
Thanks for any potential help
