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Hey there, I'm new to driving and I've been away from home for the past 3 months, so I didn't receive these letters. I passed my test in august, so I'm new to all this and no doubt this is all my fault. Is there anything that can be done at this stage?

Pub Car Park
You must get tonnes of excuses, but there was a bunch of vans blocking all the signs. I also assumed since it was part of the pub that it would be free. So upon entering I didn't see anything, then when exiting the car park I saw the sign because someone had moved, I tried calling but I had literally 0 signal in that entire area - so I couldn't even pay if i wanted.


Solved! I phoned the pub and they cancelled it! - Apparently it was a deterrent for people going to the train station. Jesus.


Airport Drop off
I did actually drop someone off here. None of us saw any signs :(

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Is there anything can be done about this?
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As they have gone to debt collectors, you could just ignore - come back if you receive a Letter of Claim from their solicitors. It's too late for them to consider an appeal. If you search on here for airport drop off cases, you'll see they have no way to recover the charges from you as the keeper of the vehicle.

As an aside, I note your comment that you were away for 3 months. If you are the keeper of a vehicle, and are going to be away for that long, you need to ensure there is some way for you to have your post checked semi-regularly. If this had been a criminal offence such as speeding, rather than a private parking charge, and you hadn't responded for 3 months, you'd now potentially be facing prosecution.
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Re: Two parking Claims - Already sent to debt collectors
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Okay so pay the pub one? leave the airport one and see if something else develops? If I get a court letter then i pay it?

Is that the plan? Also thank you for the advice, i actually had a neighbour take in my mail and she forgot to give it because she's quite elderly.

Cheers-


Update: I phoned the pub and they cancelled the ticket! Great news! - Apparently it was sent in error as its for people using the train station. Patrons of the pub are okay.
« Last Edit: February 11, 2026, 06:25:59 pm by Georgie »
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Sorry - my fault for skimming, missed that one of them was a pub and not an airport.

Good news that the pub intervened. Make sure you follow up with an email so that you have written confirmation.
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Re: Two parking Claims - Already sent to debt collectors
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No problem, will do - in terms of the heathrow one, will i get a warning before it gets to court so i have the possibility to avoid it? I'll pay if that's the case or by that point will it be too late?

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Hey, this is a follow up from an old thread -

https://www.ftla.uk/private-parking-tickets/two-parking-claims-already-sent-to-debt-collectors/msg109427/#msg109427

I got a gatwick drop off ticket forwarded to debt collection -
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Now I've had another letter from Moorside legal (a different debt collection agency?) - is this just a scare tactic. The advice was just to wait, at what point should i take this at face value and pay. Naturally i don't want to go to court and I don't want a mark on my credit rating.

Thank you
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I'm just seeing letters from TRACE in there, they're debt collectors and should be ignored.

Can you upload the Moorside letter, redacting personal info.

Was the PCN ever appealed, or just ignored?

ETA: CCJ's are only done if you lose the small claims case, if it gets to that point. If that happens, you have time to pay so it won't affect your credit. But that's only if it gets to that point.

If the Moorside letter is a Letter of/before claim, someone more experienced should be able to help you.
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The parking dispute is sorted.

However the Gatwick drop off ticket is not resolved. Here's the letter from Moorside legal:

moorside legal.pdf
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And here is the texts im getting

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It is a Letter of Claim, which should be
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the claimant writing to the defendant with concise details of the claim. The letter should include the basis on which the claim is made, a summary of the facts, what the claimant wants from the defendant, and if money, how the amount is calculated;
It’s not, it’s utter rubbish. “You owe £170”.
A response should be
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The reply should include confirmation as to whether the claim is accepted and, if it is not accepted, the reasons why, together with an explanation as to which facts and parts of the claim are disputed
In this case the only possible response is along the lines that the Letter of Claim does not meet the procedure rules (
PRACTICE DIRECTION – PRE-ACTION CONDUCT AND PROTOCOLS – Civil Procedure Rules – Justice UK
justice.gov.uk
) and that the only possible response to the vague letter is that it is not accepted and will be defended in full, during which the incompetent nature of the Letter of Claim will be brought to the court’s attention.

Oh, and block the number sending you texts.
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