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Euro Car Parks and Debt Recovery Plus

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WARDY55
WARDY55 Posts: 3 Newbie
in Parking tickets, fines & parking
Hi everyone I hope you can help and I apologise as you will have probably had to reply to many of these in the past already.

Firstly I have looked for similar instances on the forum but nothing quite like my predicament so here goes

I parked in a Euro car parks car park which has signs saying something along the lines of free parking for 2 hours only ( I didn't see these at the time)
I have received one letter saying I was parked there for over 3 hours and had pictures (I'm guessing from CCTV) of my number plate entering and leaving the car park.

Ignoring this I received another letter stating I now owe £70 as I didn't pay within 14 days.

Again I ignored, next I had a letter from debt recovery plus, stating quite a bit of technical jargon etc. now saying the outstanding amount is £140.

And again I ignored....I have now received a forth letter headed 'notice of intended litigation' threatening CCJ's and the impact on credit rating and such.

What should I do?? I did after the 3rd letter decide to appeal back to euro car parks attaching bank statements to prove that I did shop there but that is all I have done and I have heard nothing.

Your advice and wisdom is very much appreciated :)

If you need to see the letters just let me know!!

Thanks!!

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  • Stroma
    Stroma Posts: 7,971 Forumite
    Uniform Washer
    Yes ignore them, it's a numbers game for them, the more people they try and intimidate the more statistically coughs up. Don't fall into the trap of thinking that these do court and you get CCJs , they don't ! Euro have never done court unless taken there !

    You will get Zenith Collections writing to you next, they are the same company as Debt Recovery +, look on the bottom right corner of the letter when you get it. Also pay attention to the signatures, James becomes Claire they obviously have gender issues.
    When posting a parking issue on MSE do not reveal any information that may enable PPCs to identify you. They DO monitor the forum.
    We don't need the following to help you.
    Name, Address, PCN Number, Exact Date Of Incident, Date On Invoice, Reg Number, Vehicle Picture, The Time You Entered & Left Car Park, Or The Amount of Time You Overstayed.
    :beer: Anti Enforcement Hobbyist Member :beer:
  • Coupon-mad
    Coupon-mad Posts: 151,175 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 10,000 Posts Name Dropper Photogenic
    I like your username, being a Brighton fan for many years, Wardy is a legend!

    :T

    So I take it you missed the letter chains sticky thread then, at the top of this forum, which tells people that they will get these well-known Debt Recovery Plus standard computerised threats? This is what people have been getting and ignoring for YEARS! Debt Recovery/Zenith can't do anything except write letters when it comes to fake parking tickets because there is no debt, no defaulted credit agreement or anything owed at all.

    http://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/....php?t=2329119

    This is no biggie so please calm down. I have ignored 2 fake PCNs myself and laughed at the debt recovery letters. You can't appeal now so what a waste of time that was. Simply file all the letters and only take seriously real Court papers (unheard of from Euro with just a single fake PCN - and you'd win if you defended it).

    Here's a thread from pepipoo forum with the newer letters. On pepipoo I post as SchoolRunMum and I linked quite a few other threads for that person as you'll see from all the links:

    http://forums.pepipoo.com/index.php?showtopic=78495

    See how commonly your question about this pathetic letter is asked...:)
    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 THREAD
  • fil_cad
    fil_cad Posts: 837 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 500 Posts Photogenic
    Dont fold up to the scammers hopeing your about to cough up your cash into there bank account, IGNORE Drp they will give up and go away very upset. :money:
    PPCs say its carpark management, BPA say its raising standards..... we all know its just about raking in the revenue. :eek:
  • WARDY55
    WARDY55 Posts: 3 Newbie
    Thanks everyone for your help, I'll hold out and wait for a letter from Zenith then!!

    I can't believe how professionally poor the letters are with the gender issues, ie. claire and James its laughable.

    Has there been any posts where someone has actually received genuine court letters?
  • peter_the_piper
    peter_the_piper Posts: 30,269 Forumite
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    Yes, the rare ones pop up every now and again, almost all don't get to court as the ppc gives up. Some try outrageous claims with a big discount for early payment to try to frighten a driver into paying, very rarely does the ppc follow through and even less win as the case is easily beaten with the correct advice.
    I'd rather be an Optimist and be proved wrong than a Pessimist and be proved right.
  • Coupon-mad
    Coupon-mad Posts: 151,175 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 10,000 Posts Name Dropper Photogenic
    WARDY55 wrote: »
    Thanks everyone for your help, I'll hold out and wait for a letter from Zenith then!!

    I can't believe how professionally poor the letters are with the gender issues, ie. claire and James its laughable.

    Has there been any posts where someone has actually received genuine court letters?


    Yes from a PPC direct. NEVER from Debt Recovery Plus/Zenith as they are just pen-pushers.
    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 THREAD
  • The_Slithy_Tove
    The_Slithy_Tove Posts: 4,096 Forumite
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    WARDY55 wrote: »
    Firstly I have looked for similar instances on the forum but nothing quite like my predicament so here goes
    Nope. Exactly the same as hundreds of others. Just continue to ignore unless you receive genuine court papers.
  • WARDY55
    WARDY55 Posts: 3 Newbie
    The_Slithy_Tove wrote: »
    Nope. Exactly the same as hundreds of others. Just continue to ignore unless you receive genuine court papers.

    All the ones I looked at didn't mention been photographed entering an leaving the car park that's all!! Other than that the process seems the same!!

    Thanks all the same!! :)
  • Coupon-mad
    Coupon-mad Posts: 151,175 Forumite
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    WARDY55 wrote: »
    All the ones I looked at didn't mention been photographed entering an leaving the car park that's all!! Other than that the process seems the same!!

    Thanks all the same!! :)



    Errrrrm...every single Parking Eye thread, every Highview thread...for starters!
    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 THREAD
  • Stroma
    Stroma Posts: 7,971 Forumite
    Uniform Washer
    Coupon-mad wrote: »
    Errrrrm...every single Parking Eye thread, every Highview thread...for starters!

    CP Plus another, and probably every scammer with ANPR in their name ;) we know that almost all these scammers manage car parks by cameras, we know that is the most effective way to manage , I mean scam money off people .
    When posting a parking issue on MSE do not reveal any information that may enable PPCs to identify you. They DO monitor the forum.
    We don't need the following to help you.
    Name, Address, PCN Number, Exact Date Of Incident, Date On Invoice, Reg Number, Vehicle Picture, The Time You Entered & Left Car Park, Or The Amount of Time You Overstayed.
    :beer: Anti Enforcement Hobbyist Member :beer:
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