CST Law Letter Before Claim – What You Should Know
Have you received a CST Law Letter Before Claim (LBC) for a private parking fine and are unsure what to do next?
You’re not alone! Every month, more than 130,000 people visit our website for help with fines and parking tickets.
In this article, we’ll help you understand:
- What a CST Law LBC is
- If you need to pay CST Law parking fines
- If you can ignore CST LBC
Which? found that unclear rules and the different payment methods in private car parks contribute to the increase in fines.1 But don’t worry; we’re here to help you navigate through this confusion.
Let’s get started!
Not sure what to write in your parking appeal?
You don’t need to start with a blank page.
We’ve created a free parking ticket appeal letter template that gives you a clear structure to follow.
Free editable parking appeal letter template from MoneyNerd.
Do you have to pay a parking fine?
Parking Charge Notices are not considered to be real fines, but they can still become enforceable.
The company – typically with a legal team working on their behalf – can take you to court and ask a judge to issue a court order.
This order makes it your responsibility to pay or face further action, such as bailiffs.
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What’s an LBC?
A Letter Before Claim (LBC), also known as a Letter Before Action (LBA), is a letter informing the recipient that the sender plans to take court action if a request is not carried out, usually a payment.
These letters are part of the mandatory protocol before taking someone to court. If they’re not sent then court action could be delayed or stopped.
What’s Included in the Free Appeal Template
A clear structure
The template gives you a simple framework for putting your parking appeal together, so you don’t have to work out what to write from scratch.
What you’ll add
- Your parking charge details
- Why you’re appealing
- Any relevant evidence
- What you want the parking company to do
Easy to adapt
Just replace the sections in [square brackets] with the details of your own situation and edit the wording where needed.
You’ll get the template by email so you can save it, edit it and use it when you’re ready.
Free parking appeal letter template from MoneyNerd.
What is the Letter For?
A CST Law Letter Before Claim (LBC) is therefore a letter sent by CST Law on behalf of their client, which may be a private car park operator, such as CPS, chasing an unpaid private parking fine.
But it could also be for another of CST Law’s clients chasing other unpaid debts.
The letter may be a genuine letter with real intent of taking you to court. Or it could be used as part of a scare technique to ‘encourage’ you to make the payment.
Firms are not supposed to send legal threats when they aren’t a real possibility, so it’s unlikely that a team of solicitors would take this action.
Have you received one?
If you have received a CST Law Letter Before Claim for an unpaid parking fine, you may want to consider paying the fine.
Although Parking Charge Notices are not considered real fines, they do become enforceable if a judge sides with the parking operator, and at this stage, there may be other fees to pay.
Can you ignore it?
It’s not a good idea to ignore an LBC from a legal team.
There is no way of knowing for sure whether this is a real threat or just a scare tactic, but it could be an expensive and stressful mistake to assume they won’t take you to court.
Feel more confident before you send your appeal
Writing a parking appeal can be difficult when you’re not sure what to include or how to structure it.
Our free template gives you a clear starting point, helping you:
- Set out what happened clearly
- Explain why you’re disputing the charge
- Include the important details
- Avoid starting from a blank page
Simply adapt the template to your own circumstances before sending it.
Free parking appeal letter template from MoneyNerd.
CST Law Contact Details
| Address: | Credit Style Limited, 5 Rutland Court, 161 Rutland Road, Sheffield S3 9PP |
| Phone: | 03300 450 650 |
| Fax: | 0845 638 4712 |
| Website: | https://www.creditstyle.co.uk/ |
How long can a company chase you?
A private company has six years to recover the unpaid parking fine, either on their own or with the help of service providers like CST Law.
After this time, they cannot take you to court and ask a judge to force you to pay. Without a court order telling you to pay, the debt cannot be enforced.
It doesn’t disappear, but you’ll never have to pay it unless you volunteer to do so.
Ready to appeal your parking ticket?
Don’t start with a blank page.
Get our free parking ticket appeal letter template and use it as the starting point for your response.
Add the details of your parking charge, explain why you’re appealing and adapt the wording to your circumstances.
We’ll send the template straight to your email.
Free parking appeal letter template from MoneyNerd.
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