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Hi all. I received a letter before claim from Gladstones Solicitors relating to their client (ES Parking Enforcement). They originally sent the notice to an old address, I hadn’t updated my v5 at the time, in march. Upon receiving this LBC on the 28th I immediately contacted the solicitors and provided evidence that I did in fact purchase a ticket on the said day and the mistake is on their clients side.

They have since replied to this saying “our Client is satisfied that the Charge was issued correctly. Did not display pre paid voucher.”

Not only do I have proof of paying via the pay2park app, they have also sent me a photograph of the sign which clearly says “you can also pay via the pay2park app”.

They are saying that I still need to pay the fine or they will start legal proceedings.

Clearly I do not want to pay this and think it is quite obvious the fault is on their side and not mine.

What steps can I take next? Is court the only option and how likely am I to win?

Any advice on next steps is appreciated.

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A bit late since you have blabbed the drivers identity by rushing in and contacting Gladstones.

If you hadn’t blabbed the drivers identity, you would not have paid a penny over this. I’ll leave it to others with more tolerance to provide further advice on how to proceed.
Never argue with stupid people. They will drag you down to their level and then beat you with experience” - Mark Twain

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Our advice is to read https://www.ftla.uk/private-parking-tickets/read-this-first-private-parking-charges-forum-guide/ and follow its advice and instructions, including posting every bit of correspondence here for us to see.

If you named yourself as driver, then you shot yourself in the foot, because you destroyed a strong avenue of defence.

However, we are where we are. If you check the terms and conditions for parking displayed on the car park signs, and you believe you complied with them, then you can construct a defence. Often cases are discontinued when they are properly defended and we can guide you through the process, starting with a Letter of Claim which - again - you need to show us when you receive it. It’s a process and requires attention to details such as dates.

In the meantime you will receive rubbish from debt collectors which we don’t want to see and to which you should not respond in any way.

But we can’t help you if you talk about things without showing them to us as well. Obscure your name and address and claim numbers and any passwords but do not obscure any dates, for some reason lots of posters here think that they need to obliterate dates and these are usually critical in advising you.
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I've sent you a PM

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Nosy Parker, if you take on the case, if either you or the OP could inform us of the final outcome it would be most appreciated.

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