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ZZPS Ltd, Wright Hassall and formal letter of claim
Emmaargh
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I apologise if there's already a thread about this but the ones I've read relate to different parking companies.
Basically I stayed at Parc Tawe North Retail Park ran by ZZPS Ltd and overstayed by about 20 minutes. The retail park wasn't even open and it was a maximum 3 hour stay, no charges.
I got the first few letters saying I needed to pay, then it got passed to a debt collector and now I've had a few letters from Wright Hassall, the last one being formal letter of claim. I haven't responded to any communication as I know in doing so I take claim for the "invoice." Where do I go from here?
They said I have 14 days to pay before they anticipate being instructed to commence county court proceedings against me. It took 4 days for them to even get the letter to me - how is that fair?
I really don't want to pay the now £208 fine and I also don't want to go to court. Any help would be appreciated. I wouldn't be happy but if I could pay the original fine (would be £100) over a couple of months then even that would be better then court or paying the whole thing. Do I continue to ignore?
Please help - thanks in advance
Basically I stayed at Parc Tawe North Retail Park ran by ZZPS Ltd and overstayed by about 20 minutes. The retail park wasn't even open and it was a maximum 3 hour stay, no charges.
I got the first few letters saying I needed to pay, then it got passed to a debt collector and now I've had a few letters from Wright Hassall, the last one being formal letter of claim. I haven't responded to any communication as I know in doing so I take claim for the "invoice." Where do I go from here?
They said I have 14 days to pay before they anticipate being instructed to commence county court proceedings against me. It took 4 days for them to even get the letter to me - how is that fair?
I really don't want to pay the now £208 fine and I also don't want to go to court. Any help would be appreciated. I wouldn't be happy but if I could pay the original fine (would be £100) over a couple of months then even that would be better then court or paying the whole thing. Do I continue to ignore?
Please help - thanks in advance
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:huh:Surely ZZPS are a debt collecting company, not a parking PPC ?
No doubt the more learned people on here will know for sure, but they got involved in my own personal case as debt collectors.0 -
Oops they are the debt collectors, sorry!0
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for a start , its not a "fine" , its an invoice , nothing more
so its a PARKING CHARGE NOTICE , from a private company (who cannot fine you , me or the queen herself)
also ZZPS do NOT run this parking area, so we need to know who the PPC actually is, because it is NOT zzps , ZZPS are a debt collector with no powers
and the letter you received is more likely to be a ZZPS letter on WH headed notepaper, so a debt collector letter, and there are hundreds of similar threads on here
so who was the actual PPC ????0 -
I got confused with the ZZPS bit but it's by Premier Park0
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so not much different than this thread about CEL, ZZPS and WH
https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/5650295
ignore unless you get a real LBC from WH themselves
or an MCOL from Northampton
At the moment you have no control over if this gets to a court case, other than foolishly paying up in full
Even if a court case happens and you lost, its likely that you would pay less , because the debt collector fees can be kicked out
chances are you have a ZZPS letter on WH headed notepaper0 -
I've checked Wright Hassall website and the contact numbers on the website tally up to what's on the letter.. surely that makes it legit?0
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who does it say to pay the money to ? ZZPS or PP or WH ?
is it a WH email to reply to ? or a ZZPS one ?
whose address has to be contacted by letter ? ZZPS or PP or WH ?0 -
It just says to call their debt recovery number (which is actually listed on Wright Hassall's website) to discuss repayment and avoid any further action.
The address is WH and the only mention of ZZPS is at the top where it says 'instructed by'..0 -
Precisely. A debt collector cannot instruct a solicitor in regard to an alleged debt 'owed' to a third party (PP).It just says to call their debt recovery number (which is actually listed on Wright Hassall's website) to discuss repayment and avoid any further action.
The address is WH and the only mention of ZZPS is at the top where it says 'instructed by'..
This is a debt collection letter and can be ignored. If the word 'Solicitors' wasn't shown on the letter, would you be so concerned?Please note, we are not a legal advice forum. I personally don't get involved in critiquing court case Defences/Witness Statements, so unable to help on that front. Please don't ask. .
I provide only my personal opinion, it is not a legal opinion, it is simply a personal one. I am not a lawyer.
Give a man a fish, and you feed him for a day; show him how to catch fish, and you feed him for a lifetime.#Private Parking Firms - Killing the High Street0 -
No I suppose you're right, I wouldn't bat an eyelid at it.
It just scares you when you see the words 'court' and 'ccj.'
At what point do I need to be concerned, do you know?
I appreciate everyone's help, thank you0
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