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MET parking charge: Letter from Debt Recovery Plus - please help
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savingup80
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I received a parking charge notice from MET in August 2011, stating that I had stayed in a Mcdonalds car park for 81 minutes when the limit was 60 mins. It resembles the MET notices shared in the forum on the examples of tickets thread. This was issued in August 2011. I just received a letter from Debt Recovery Plus stating that:
"As a member of the British Parking Association, and its Approved Operators Scheme we adhere to its code of practice. Therefore we now invite you to declare whether or not you were the driver involved in the above contravention or to disclose the identity of the driver so that we can avoid pursuing the wrong person. If you choose not to contact us on this invitation and in the absence of any other evidence, we will continue to pursue the vehicle keeper.
If you fail to make payment or make contact with your proposal for payment, this account will be passed to our litigation team and legal recovery action may commence. A typical case may be referred to the County Courts for an application for a County Court Judgement. If we are successful with our application, enforcement options may include:
- An attachment of earnings order
- County Court bailiffs being instructed
-Your items being sold at public auction to pay for the judgement
It may also be requested that the court award statutory interest, court costs, legal fees which will significantly increase the amount outstanding. Any court judgment lasts for 6 years and may severely affect your ability to obtain credit in the future"
I have ignored the 4 MET charge notices (including a bright red one saying the amount is now £150). But I am now concerned about whether continuing to ignore to to reply to refuse the charge is the best option. I read all the threads on the forum and watched the WatchDog episode on PPC charges. Can anyone provide any advice.
Thank you kindly in advance.
"As a member of the British Parking Association, and its Approved Operators Scheme we adhere to its code of practice. Therefore we now invite you to declare whether or not you were the driver involved in the above contravention or to disclose the identity of the driver so that we can avoid pursuing the wrong person. If you choose not to contact us on this invitation and in the absence of any other evidence, we will continue to pursue the vehicle keeper.
If you fail to make payment or make contact with your proposal for payment, this account will be passed to our litigation team and legal recovery action may commence. A typical case may be referred to the County Courts for an application for a County Court Judgement. If we are successful with our application, enforcement options may include:
- An attachment of earnings order
- County Court bailiffs being instructed
-Your items being sold at public auction to pay for the judgement
It may also be requested that the court award statutory interest, court costs, legal fees which will significantly increase the amount outstanding. Any court judgment lasts for 6 years and may severely affect your ability to obtain credit in the future"
I have ignored the 4 MET charge notices (including a bright red one saying the amount is now £150). But I am now concerned about whether continuing to ignore to to reply to refuse the charge is the best option. I read all the threads on the forum and watched the WatchDog episode on PPC charges. Can anyone provide any advice.
Thank you kindly in advance.
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It is total bluster. IgnoreStill waiting for Parking Eye to send the court summons! Make my day!0
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The advice is still keeping ignoring. It's as simple as that. Don't be intimidated by these hollow and meaningless "threats".What part of "A whop bop-a-lu a whop bam boo" don't you understand?0
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don't get spooked.
they use the term 'may' at least 3 times. the time to get worried is when they tell you they 'will'.
you've already got all the advice you need: you don't contact. you don't accept any phone calls. you don't pay.
as much as I hate those bloody meerkats in the advert: it's 'simples'.0 -
to add: I just love the way they 'invite' you to 'declare' who was driving.
I invite you to declare them 'total prats'.
(I will listen, I promise).0 -
Thank you to those who so quickly responded. I will continue to hold my ground even though the Debt Recovery Plus letter caused me to become a little uncertain - I imagine this is their attention in sending such a letter.
I have not responded in any way to date.
I would like to know if anyone has received any letters from Debt Recovery Plus, regarding a MET charge, and if so, how many letters have they received from them. Also, if anyone has experienced Debt Recovery Plus referring their case for a County Court judgement.0 -
The answer is in the top sticky thread. Debt Recovery Plus letters are shown under several PPCs. If you do not find your letter-chain under MET, look at another set of pics that include DRP. Your letter sounds very familiar so I'm sure we have it listed already. And I have NEVER heard of the DRP letter-chain leading to Court for ANY PPC, ever (after 4 years of coming on here!).PRIVATE 'PCN'? DON'T PAY BUT DON'T IGNORE IT (except N.Ireland).
CLICK at the top or bottom of any page where it says:
Home»Motoring»Parking Tickets Fines & Parking - read the NEWBIES THREAD0 -
please stop worrying, nothing will/can happen to you,,continue to ignore absolutely everything related to or on behalf of these clowns.0
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Just refer them to the response in Arkell v Pressdram:D"You should know not to believe everything in media & polls by now !"
John539 2-12-14 Post 150300 -
not sure the OP will be familiar with the response but it's worth googling.Just refer them to the response in Arkell v Pressdram:D
please join with me - all reg posters - in hoping that soon I get a ppc 'ticket' that gives me the chance to use this response on a placard the size of westminster abbey.0 -
If you fail to make payment or make contact with your proposal for payment, this account will be passed to our litigation team and legal recovery action may commence. A typical case may be referred to the County Courts for an application for a County Court Judgement. If we are successful with our application, enforcement options may include:
- An attachment of earnings order
- County Court bailiffs being instructed
-Your items being sold at public auction to pay for the judgement
What an absolute load of codswallop !
No one whatsoever can "apply for a county court judgement" There is a process to follow first.
You want to take that letter down to the cop shop and tell them someone is demanding money with menaces from you. Don't leave till you have a crime number then start the ball rolling against them.
They really are parasites and leeches, i hate them. It really does show how desperate they are now getting. Since the advent of the internet they must be losing thousands of pounds a week, well tough.
The word is getting out more and more and the more outlandish their useless threats are the more exposure they get and the more they lose.
Just what type of parasite can actually go to work each day and do that to other people?0
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