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Private car park - excessive charge

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  • bargepole
    bargepole Posts: 3,238 Forumite
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    Dibnah wrote: »
    Or, am I believing their hype too much
    Yes you are. Debt collection agencies consist mainly of spiky-haired minimum-wage drones from Leeds who write letters / make phone calls demanding money.

    They have no more powers to take anything than I have to charge you £50 for taking too long to read this posting. Carry on ignoring.

    I have been providing assistance, including Lay Representation at Court hearings (current score: won 57, lost 14), to defendants in parking cases for over 5 years. I have an LLB (Hons) degree, and have a Graduate Diploma in Civil Litigation from CILEx. However, any advice given on these forums by me is NOT formal legal advice, and I accept no liability for its accuracy.
  • peter_the_piper
    peter_the_piper Posts: 30,269 Forumite
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    As big as NCP are they are just a money grubbing company like all the rest. Ignore them and they will eventually go away. Had NCP been acting as an agent for a council then that would be different but as they are threatening debt collectors then they are acting on their own.
    Debt collectors are just a company who can only ask you to pay up, you are getting confused with court appointed bailiffs. As NCP don't do court there's not a problem.
    I'd rather be an Optimist and be proved wrong than a Pessimist and be proved right.
  • Dibnah
    Dibnah Posts: 7 Forumite
    bargepole wrote: »
    They have no more powers to take anything than I have to charge you £50 for taking too long to read this posting. Carry on ignoring.
    peter_the_piper wrote: »
    Debt collectors are just a company who can only ask you to pay up, you are getting confused with court appointed bailiffs. As NCP don't do court there's not a problem.

    Lovelyjubbily
    It will be a good anger management/anger expression opportunity for me then lol

    Thanks for helping me stay strong
    I think I'll keep a log of their threats - all just for fun like
  • Dibnah
    Dibnah Posts: 7 Forumite
    Just an update - I've got a "Pre Legal Notification"

    They are saying all sorts will happen, court fees, solicitors costs, CCJ, warrant of execution, blah blah de blah :rolleyes:

    I think I am well and truly in their automatic letter generation database
  • Coupon-mad
    Coupon-mad Posts: 161,530 Forumite
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    Dibnah wrote: »
    Just an update - I've got a "Pre Legal Notification"

    They are saying all sorts will happen, court fees, solicitors costs, CCJ, warrant of execution, blah blah de blah :rolleyes:

    I think I am well and truly in their automatic letter generation database



    At least it gives you some spare printer paper, if they have been kind enough to furnish you with letters with blank space on the back.:D

    I plan to use my letters to print coupons on the back, I am always running out of paper so am grateful for what carp we might get sent for the private ticket which was plonked on my family car last month. Funnily enough I still can't recall who was driving that day...;):rolleyes:
    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
  • Dibnah
    Dibnah Posts: 7 Forumite
    Wooooooooooo Hooooooooooooooo I'm going to have my day in court
    Because Graham White Solicitors say so
    lol
    Will not be holding my breath though
    thankfully this is blank on one side so will make handy scrap paper :)
  • Dibnah
    Dibnah Posts: 7 Forumite
    Update: Still no day in court as yet....oh well
  • peter_the_piper
    peter_the_piper Posts: 30,269 Forumite
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    You can let your breath go now.
    I'd rather be an Optimist and be proved wrong than a Pessimist and be proved right.
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