10 December 2001, 01:28 PM
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Bex,
Don't suppose this was in Westminster by any chance?
Earlier this year we got a letter saying we had not paid a ticket etc etc.... Anyway car wasn't parked where they said it was at that date and time and luckily we had bumped into a friend coming out of a shop opposite the meter where the car WAS legally parked so could prove it.
You can draw your own conclusion as to how this happened but Westminster are alleged to expect their wardens to acheive a certain quota of tickets.......
Needless to say a stiff letter and the ticket was cancelled.
Hope this information may be of some help and hope you get it sorted.
Robin
Don't suppose this was in Westminster by any chance?
Earlier this year we got a letter saying we had not paid a ticket etc etc.... Anyway car wasn't parked where they said it was at that date and time and luckily we had bumped into a friend coming out of a shop opposite the meter where the car WAS legally parked so could prove it.
You can draw your own conclusion as to how this happened but Westminster are alleged to expect their wardens to acheive a certain quota of tickets.......
Needless to say a stiff letter and the ticket was cancelled.
Hope this information may be of some help and hope you get it sorted.
Robin
10 December 2001, 01:45 PM
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Bex,
Sorry to hear that your nightmare continues.....
My best suggestion at this point has got to be Trading Standards/Citizens Advice???
Whilst I know that it is currently legal daylight robbery, the solicitors in question must be guided by some sort of guidelines which would hopefully stop them from repeatedly hassling you with fictitious claims. I think you should talk to CAB about both the clamping company and the solicitors as well as it sounds like something needs to be done about both, and I suspect that something can.
At the end of the day, as a private firm, the burden of proof lies with them and in this case, I think, nothing less than photographic evidence would suffice. It's different when it's a recognised body giving you a ticket (the Police or the Council) as they don't really have to "proove" that they have given you a ticket and followed the correct procedure. You have to proove that that they did not (I know, I've been to the Parking Ticket Adudication Service (or whatever it's called [img]images/smilies/mad.gif[/img] )), and I won
( 
to Haringey Council BTW).
I'll speak to my Dad if you like about this as he's a barrister who's main interest is Civil Law (which this falls nicely into).
I'll let you know what I find,
Matt
Sorry to hear that your nightmare continues.....
My best suggestion at this point has got to be Trading Standards/Citizens Advice???
Whilst I know that it is currently legal daylight robbery, the solicitors in question must be guided by some sort of guidelines which would hopefully stop them from repeatedly hassling you with fictitious claims. I think you should talk to CAB about both the clamping company and the solicitors as well as it sounds like something needs to be done about both, and I suspect that something can.
At the end of the day, as a private firm, the burden of proof lies with them and in this case, I think, nothing less than photographic evidence would suffice. It's different when it's a recognised body giving you a ticket (the Police or the Council) as they don't really have to "proove" that they have given you a ticket and followed the correct procedure. You have to proove that that they did not (I know, I've been to the Parking Ticket Adudication Service (or whatever it's called [img]images/smilies/mad.gif[/img] )), and I won
( to Haringey Council BTW).I'll speak to my Dad if you like about this as he's a barrister who's main interest is Civil Law (which this falls nicely into).
I'll let you know what I find,
Matt
10 December 2001, 02:19 PM
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Another thought Bex. If they are inventing tickets in order to get you to pay them money, that's called attempted fraud. If you pay that's then fraud(might be worth 70 quid just to get the company directors thrown in jail )
Get the proof you need, then go to the police. I suspect they won't do anything [img]images/smilies/mad.gif[/img] but when you write to their solicitors mention that you have reported them to the police for attempted fraud.
)Get the proof you need, then go to the police. I suspect they won't do anything [img]images/smilies/mad.gif[/img] but when you write to their solicitors mention that you have reported them to the police for attempted fraud.
