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Reply to a Letter of Claim for a Private Parking Charge
[YOUR FULL NAME]
[YOUR ADDRESS]
[EMAIL]
[SOLICITORS' NAME, OR PARKING COMPANY]
[ADDRESS GIVEN IN THE LETTER OF CLAIM FOR THE REPLY FORM]
[DATE]
Your reference: [REFERENCE ON THE LETTER OF CLAIM]
Parking charge: [PCN NUMBER] — vehicle [REGISTRATION] — [CAR PARK NAME AND ADDRESS] — [DATE OF THE PARKING EVENT]
Claimed on behalf of: [PARKING COMPANY]
Dear Sir or Madam,
I refer to your Letter of Claim dated [DATE AT THE TOP OF THE LETTER OF CLAIM], claiming £[AMOUNT CLAIMED]. I enclose the completed Reply Form. This reply is sent within 30 days of that date under the Pre-Action Protocol for Debt Claims.
1. I dispute the claim
I do not owe the amount claimed, for these reasons:
( ) I am the registered keeper. I do not admit that the conditions of Schedule 4 to the Protection of Freedoms Act 2012 for holding the keeper liable have been met, including a notice to keeper with the required content, given within the time allowed.
( ) [THERE WAS A VALID TICKET / PERMIT — DETAILS].
( ) [THE SIGNS WERE NOT VISIBLE OR CLEAR — DETAILS].
( ) [THE AMOUNT INCLUDES ADDED CHARGES I DO NOT ACCEPT: £(AMOUNT)].
( ) [OTHER — DETAILS].
2. Documents I ask you to provide (paragraph 5.2 of the Protocol)
A copy of every notice sent to me about this charge, with the date each was posted.
All photographs of the vehicle and of the signs at the entrance and where the vehicle was parked, with dates.
The terms and conditions you say the driver agreed to, and how the agreement was made.
Evidence that [PARKING COMPANY] had the landowner's authority to manage the car park and bring claims on that date.
A statement of account showing the original charge and every amount added since, with the basis for each.
[ANY OTHER DOCUMENT].
3. Next steps
Please provide these documents, or explain why any of them are unavailable, within 30 days of receiving this letter. Under paragraph 4.2 of the Protocol, please do not start court proceedings until at least 30 days after you have provided them.
( ) I am seeking debt advice from [ADVISER] and have an appointment on [DATE].
Yours faithfully,
____________________
[YOUR FULL NAME]
Enclosures: Reply Form; [COPIES OF YOUR EVIDENCE]
For me
[ ] Date at the top of the Letter of Claim: [DATE]; reply sent by [DATE + 30 DAYS]
[ ] Sent by post with proof of posting on [DATE], and by email
[ ] Documents received on [DATE] — or not received by [DATE]
[ ] Do not name the driver in this letter