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Comment on Graham White Solicitors, parking companies and the law by Carolyne

Carolyne — Thu, 26 Apr 2012 09:34:13 +0000

This is the email I have sent today, to their account holders email address, their client services email address, their sales email address, and their it support email address…

“Further to the letter received today from Michael Sobell at Graham White Solicitors, a law company which appears not to exist, please find attached yet again my documentation.

As no-one has had the decency to reply to my previous appeals, I do find it hilarious that you are trying to scare me into paying by sending fraudulent solicitors’ letters.

I shall of course refer that matter to Sarah Hodgkins, Fraud Intelligence Officer at the SRA.

All of my previous correspondence will be used in court when you issue legal proceedings.

In the meantime, should you send any further threatening letters, please be advised that they will be filed in my recycling bin.

Kind regards”

We’ll see what happens next! Morons…

Comment on Graham White Solicitors, parking companies and the law by Tina

Tina — Thu, 26 Apr 2012 09:21:27 +0000

I have received a letter from Graham White Solicitors threatening court proceedings of £207.25 and that judgement orders wil be made against me for six years. I rang to admit i was parked in Asda just over two hours because of the Christmas rush in December and going to Asda to do my shopping. I received nothing at all until the 17th April, when it was alleged I had received two further letters from them 23rd March and 2nd April. I requested further copies, as I work for a firm of Solicitors, only to be told they did not have them. I asked why, they could not tell me. I spoke to another guy, presumably a manager and asked to speak to the solicitor concerned. I was told he did not speak to anyone. I asked him for copies of the letters and he wanted to know why – as explained I required these copies before I paid anything and I needed to speak to my colleague at my office, he asked why I wanted to do this. I asked him if he would pay something that he did not have letters for and he asked what the gain to me was of having sight of these letters. As he therefore declined in giving me the copy letters or telling me the address for Excel Parking Services, or to speak to the solicitor concerned, I asked for the address to write to, to make a complaint. This address was nothing like the address from “Graham White” and was Roxborough under a Po Box address “PO Box 342 West Byfleet Surrey KT14 6YX. As I explained to him when I send letters to clients I keep copies and these are available, he said they were computer generated ! which computers do they use “A CALL CENTRE” obviously.

Comment on Graham White Solicitors, parking companies and the law by Carolyne

Carolyne — Thu, 26 Apr 2012 09:18:01 +0000

Oh, and in my last email to them I told them I have no intention of paying the fine anyway. LOL

Comment on Graham White Solicitors, parking companies and the law by Carolyne

Carolyne — Thu, 26 Apr 2012 09:16:51 +0000

Hi there

I was Googling Graham White and came upon this article! Luckily I am not a person who has been intimidated by these idiots – Roxburghe. I am just sending about my fourth email appealing the parking notice I received, which I received because Ibis Hotels cocked up and did not issue me with a parking ticket so I could park for free! (So I’m going to complain again to them too.)

In any event, I’m glad I found this article so that I have confirmation that these “solicitors” are in fact just some more morons. I will be mentioning in my email to Roxburghe the fact that they have not responded to any of my appeals and that all of my emails will be put before the court when court proceedings commence, which of course they won’t.

I just ignore the phone…

For every letter I receive from them, I email the scanned copies I have the documentation proving that I had booked a parking space. If anything ever did go to court, I can therefore prove that I was appealing the tickets.

At least I know I’m not alone!!

Comment on Graham White Solicitors, parking companies and the law by Barry

Barry — Sun, 22 Apr 2012 11:00:27 +0000

Please makle sure both the SRA and Ombudsman are informed and that they are told there are others many others in the same position. One thing they wont tell you. If they cant prove you received the letters they cant prove you received the notice no reply means nothing has been served. If it went to court they would have to prove you received all the notifications without a reply from you they cant.

Comment on Graham White Solicitors, parking companies and the law by David

David — Sun, 22 Apr 2012 10:22:27 +0000

Hi Jon, thank you for the information about the aforementioned parasites and their theiving procedure of duping honest hard working citizens of this country. I also received a Civil Parking Notice fine for £40.00from Vinci Parking in Cardiff in January2012. Knowing I was in Swansea with my car for the whole of the day in question I contacted Vinci by telephone to inform them I had proof that my car and I were not in the place they stated. I requested their proof in the way of photographic evidence to support their claim
I received a call the following day from an emplyee of Vinci confirming their parking warden had input the wrong registration into their system. I asked the person to confirm this retraction in written form to which they duly did within a few days.
All said and done, I thought that would be the end of the matter until the end of March 2012 when I received a Letter from Roxburge debt collectors informing me that the ‘fine’ has now become £94.00 together with all the threatening ‘further costs and legal action from you know who -Graham White Solicitors- This letter whuich was signed by a ‘Steve Dargonne’ (not personally but a photocopy inprint) ie mass produced electronically,
I duly ignored this letter due to the information already received, I received today the next action of this well oiled machine in the form of Graham White Solicitors aka Micheal Sobel Solicitor who again not signed personally but as before a photocopy signature.
This Letter has the hallmarks of a legal document with large bold letters FINAL WARNING at the top folloed by references toward legal statements which are of course the vehicle delivering the intimidation. Before I write to this parasite I googled him to find your blog which delivers good advice on how to deal with such slimeballs. I will be sending my response to this letter shortly but I expect it to take at least 3 to 4 drafts as I find myself typing expletives that I would not normally use in correspondance

Comment on Graham White Solicitors, parking companies and the law by Jules

Jules — Fri, 20 Apr 2012 02:26:11 +0000

20th April 2012

Also in reply to Barry Faust,

Well Barry it would appear that regarding the above mentioned battle it still continues. I am in receipt of a letter dated 13/04/12 from G White Solicitors.

I act on behalf of my 85 year old disabled father who is extremely distressed, as a current victim of this fraudulent company receiving threatening letters and so forth from messrs Roxburghe/Graham White Solicitors.

I too will continue to ignore their cheap photocopied correspondence and will be forwarding all copies to the fraud department of the SRA and the legal ombudsman for their comments on the matter. These people need to be dealt with once and for all.

Comment on Esporta Brighton – unfair notice periods and forged signatures by Lexy

Lexy — Fri, 13 Apr 2012 17:48:48 +0000

Hi,
I am in the same boat as you guys. I wrote to Esporta Plymouth to let them knowI wanted to cancel my membership as was moving house with no esporta near by. I gave them 7 weeks notice and they came back wanting another 2 months on top of that. They wanted £118 for 2 months membership that I didnt use and set Arc deby collectors on me before my membership was even due to finish. I have always paid my debts but on this occaision told Arc politely that i wasnt going to pay as I didnt agree that I owed the money as a) I had not used the facilities and b) the excessive notice period in the contract was unfair. Arc phoned and wrote to me but I kept repeating my answer and then they went away. Scot call are now chasing me and am not responding to them at all either. If Esporta come back to me again I will ask for evidence of loss because I did not give them 3 calendar months notice and ask for independent adjudication or a court case on the grounds to settle the matter as the contract is unfair due to different notice periods for Esporta and myself). I believe they also have to provide evidence of loss to justify their excessive notice period for a court case. Do fight these guys with me and dont be bullied by ARc or Scotcall. You have no contract with them so they cant take you to court. Only Esporta can and are unlikely to win. Good luck everyone. Lexy

Comment on Kafevend puts it right by Tony hinder | Fivedollarsbyt

Tony hinder | Fivedollarsbyt — Sun, 01 Apr 2012 08:13:52 +0000

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Comment on Esporta Brighton – unfair notice periods and forged signatures by Melody

Melody — Sat, 31 Mar 2012 18:04:22 +0000

So the Virgin takeover is complete. Scotcall have given up with me and referred the case ‘back to their clients’, and Virgin are emailing me apologising for past trouble and asking me to rejoin. Sweet! (I won’t be rejoining).

Comment on Graham White Solicitors, parking companies and the law by Barry

Barry — Fri, 30 Mar 2012 04:06:32 +0000

Neil I personally would not pay but I cannot advise you do not! I would say contact the SRA ask them about the solicitors and be specific regarding the name also ask to be put in contact with the lady I mentioned in the fraud section or you can email the fraud section yourself, keep all correspondance and make sure the SRA see it either copies or orginals if they want originals make sure you copy the letters first.

Comment on Graham White Solicitors, parking companies and the law by Neil Owen

Neil Owen — Thu, 29 Mar 2012 20:10:41 +0000

In reply to Barry Faust,
I also have had threatening letters from Roxburghe with regards to a parking enforcement notice issued by APCOA. Just this morning, a letter arrives from “Graham White Solicitors” Michael Sobell stating that I need to pay £128 for the notice issued. The “solicitors” are also stating that I will soon be liable for extra costs totalling £207.25, the same as many others I have read about.
Would you recommend that I also contact the SRA with the papers I have had sent to me? I do not intend to pay anything after reading what I have today online.

Comment on Graham White Solicitors, parking companies and the law by barry faust

barry faust — Wed, 28 Mar 2012 18:27:37 +0000

The Solicitors Registration Authority is your first port of call then keep all the correspondance for the legal ombudsman their email is here enquiries@legalombudsman.org.uk the email for the SRA is report@sra.org.uk

The SRA have told me Graham White Solicitors do not exist and ceased trading in 1995 do not pay a penny so Roxburghe are acting illegally but the SRA need the evidence to prove it and your correspondance will do that so keep all of it and make sure you copy it and send it to the SRA and Legal Ombudsman.

My case is 382-163 also you might want to report them to the fraud section of the SRA at fraud@sra.org.uk.

Sarah Hodgkins fraud intelligence officer is dealing with all complaints about Roxburghe and Graham White Solicitors she does not seem to believe what i am telling her is true so the more you can send her the better!

Comment on Graham White Solicitors, parking companies and the law by Andrew

Andrew — Fri, 16 Mar 2012 11:40:22 +0000

I received a parking fine from CMS last year in July while moving my girlfriend into her new apartment. I later left to find a warden printing out a “Fine” which he said I had to pay. He then took a picture of the car and left.

This happened a second time, but this time round i DID have a permit, yet because it was sitting just slightly under the window, and it was misty – the warden decided to issue ANOTHER “FINE”….

now i’ve received letters from Roxburghe as well (yet to receive the solicitor stuff) I got a call from them and they said I needed to pay the £188 … the call has been recorded and it can be taken to a small claims court. I actually explained the instances mentioned above…

I was told they need to prove the driver was me etc – because i mentioned the above – does this change anything? – meaning – do I need to pay?

Comment on Graham White Solicitors, parking companies and the law by Frank

Frank — Thu, 08 Mar 2012 15:25:00 +0000

My daughter received a “Graham White” letter demanding payment of parking fine, with additional costs even though she had already settled the original fine (Genuine) we have a letter from the car park company confirming payment and yet they still pursue her for payment. Where can i go to stop this happening? is there a governing body??

Comment on Graham White Solicitors, parking companies and the law by Barry

Barry — Sat, 03 Mar 2012 16:13:03 +0000

I am glad you said they read this forum as since I posted what I know about them i have not received anymore letters strange that?

Comment on London to Brighton Bike Ride turns bad by Aggy Guarracino

Aggy Guarracino — Sat, 03 Mar 2012 16:07:13 +0000

I did the ride twice in the early 2000′s, whilst the atmosphere is second to none and difficult to match, the lack of rider etiquette, road sense or even just plain old fashioned common sense is dumbfounding.

Yes, the ride is massively overcrowded with cyclists from all walks of life at all abilities. In many ways this is what adds to the atmosphere and charm of the event. I’ve done other sponsored rides with no atmosphere at all; no crowds cheering you on, just a start line a finish line and a cold empty feeling when it’s all done.

The problem seems to be with a large majority of riders being blissfully ignorant to the dangers of a ride with 1000s of riders and how their actions affect those around them. Dangerous weaving, texting and talking on their mobile phones and my personal favourite; riders stopping dead without even a glance over their shoulder to answer a ringing mobile.

Not sure what the solution is, the sheer numbers involved make it a logistical nightmare to affectively police poor cycling behaviour.

Comment on Graham White Solicitors, parking companies and the law by John McAdam

John McAdam — Fri, 02 Mar 2012 18:51:08 +0000

We received our Parking Charge Notice in December 2011 from PCN (NW) LTD.

Our first letter after that was from Roxburghe on 17th Jan.
We wrote back refuting the allegation and requested that they refer the matter back to the principle eg PCN (NW) LTD.

Second letter from Roxburghe 2nd Feb. more demands now for £195. We wrote back pointing out we refuted the allegation please refer back to the principle.

Third letter arrived following day 3rd Feb. This letter interestingly enough quotes the principle agency relationship that a registered keeper is responsible for a drivers actions.
This I beleive applies to companies and drivers acting on their business. Otherwise if someone stole your car and went through a red light you would be responsible for thier fine!

Fourth letter 9th february from Michael Sobell of Graham Whites – more threats etc.
We replied to him to please commence court proceedings and we would defend the actuion in court.

Fifth letter from Roxburghe again 20th february, this time they have offered us 14days to stump up or full details of would you believe it ‘our dispute’. before we could reply to this

Sixth letter from Michael Sobell again 29th Feb – Final Warning – at last. We are now ignoring these letters but I will now make written complaints to OFT re the huge amounts being demanded. The solicitors regulation authority our local MP and upon receipt of further harrasing letters we will complain to the police under the Protection from Harrasment Act 1997.

I am writing this to show support to everyone else who has recieved one of these Parking charge notices (or invoice) and then suffered these annoying demands. The more that people stand up to them the less profit they make. Do not post any personal details or identyfying information as the people behind this scam also read through these forums.

Comment on Graham White Solicitors, parking companies and the law by Esteban

Esteban — Thu, 01 Mar 2012 19:49:03 +0000

Hi, I am relieved to read the above. I have just received the letter from Roxburghe Debt Collectors. My only concern is my wife is 8 months pregant and might have to deal with aggressive phone calls from the above and Graham White. Any advice as how to deal with them when they call? Is it best just to hang up? Thanks

Comment on Kafevend puts it right by Alan

Alan — Wed, 29 Feb 2012 11:21:21 +0000

@Alan
I have to update this note as Kafevend have been more than supportive to put right this misunderstanding.
It is sad that I commented on Kafevend before actually speaking with them in person to put right what I/we felt was wrong.
Kafevend do not wish anyone misery and from the report of the nursery story mentioned I found this too was put right in favour of the nursery.

Today I received a phone call from Kafevend, very patient considering my comments above and in emails, the matter has promised to be resolved. I offered to meet halfway but was told it’s covered…does that sound like a company out to make money? I don’t think so.

For my previous comments I wish it to be noted that Kafevend have been very patient and understanding in this matter.

To Kafevend I apologise for making the earlier comment and wish all readers to note that should ever their be an issue, talk with them directly they’re more than happy, and professional, to assist you.

My apologies and gratitude to all at Kafevend