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Advice needed pretty please
Williammoe
Posts: 4 Newbie
About 3 months ago I parked my car in a private carpark(which is unmanned but has Parkforce signs up) opposite my works carpark as people were blocking my access, I ran in work to get a member of staff to move their car so I could get into my own space.
On returning to my car I had a ticket. Stupidly I wrote to them to appeal and in my letter used the name I use in work (not my real name). I then received letters saying they did not accept my appeal and costs were increased, threats to go to court etc. I ignored them as I realised they only seem to have my details from the letter I wrote to them. Any correspondence is always adddressed to the name I use in work rather than the name registered to the car.
I have now received a letter from a debt collection agency stating they will send baliffs/ go to court to apply for a CCJ and my credit rating will be affected etc. Again this is sent to the name I use at work.
The amount is now up to £150, I am getting worried now as is my husband who is giving me grief about not simply paying up in the first place.. Any advice would be appreciated.
The reason I've gone on about the whole name thing is that clearly they haven't even been onto DVLA to check whose name the car is registered in.
Help please..x
On returning to my car I had a ticket. Stupidly I wrote to them to appeal and in my letter used the name I use in work (not my real name). I then received letters saying they did not accept my appeal and costs were increased, threats to go to court etc. I ignored them as I realised they only seem to have my details from the letter I wrote to them. Any correspondence is always adddressed to the name I use in work rather than the name registered to the car.
I have now received a letter from a debt collection agency stating they will send baliffs/ go to court to apply for a CCJ and my credit rating will be affected etc. Again this is sent to the name I use at work.
The amount is now up to £150, I am getting worried now as is my husband who is giving me grief about not simply paying up in the first place.. Any advice would be appreciated.
The reason I've gone on about the whole name thing is that clearly they haven't even been onto DVLA to check whose name the car is registered in.
Help please..x
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Should not have appealed. PPC's don't do appeals as you and I know it.
From now on ignore evrything0 -
Debt collection agencies have no powers to do any of the above. You would have to lose in court, and fail to pay the judgement, before bailiffs could get involved. And it would have to get to that stage before anything appeared on your credit file.Williammoe wrote: »I have now received a letter from a debt collection agency stating they will send baliffs/ go to court to apply for a CCJ and my credit rating will be affected etc. Again this is sent to the name I use at work.
The amount is now up to £150, I am getting worried now as is my husband who is giving me grief about not simply paying up in the first place.. Any advice would be appreciated.
Your husband should be getting grief for believing that anyone should pay these mickey mouse bogus fines from scam artists. Tell him to have a read around these forums to realise the truth about PPCs.
Just get on with your life and ignore all their pathetic attempts at intimidation.
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.0
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