Just had phone call from Graham White Solicitors!

annetom

Hi All

Anyone can help with some advice on parking fine by central ticketing, Roxburghe and Graham White soliciters.

Basically i received a notice to registered keeper from Roxburghe debt collectors on the 9th Nov for payment of £107 for non payment of parking fine from offence on 7/9/10 at East Kilbride olympia shopping centre car park. This was the first i was aware of any such offence. Having checked my works diary i was in the said car park that day and at the time stated but did not receive any fine and wouldn't have expected one as paid ticket as always do (unfortunately no longer have the tickets to use as evidence) I phoned Roxburghe and spoke to one of their agents who stated that they had a photo of out of time ticket and as i had failed to pay original fine issuesd by central ticketing it had been passed to them to chase, with them adding on their costs. I stated that i had never received any original notice of offence so didn't have the opportunity to appeal or pay fine. The agent claimed that is not their fault and i must pay or be taken to court. I requested and was promised photo of timed out ticket but not received yet 7 days later. I have subsequently received a letter of intended legal action from Graham Whites threatening small claims court action and the threat of payment required doubling to meet costs of such action and also credit rating being affected. I have sent them a letter stating the fact i never received any original fine notice and have requested they reconsider, i have also sent a letter to central ticketing requesting they send me a print from the CCTV of the ticket being issued and me accepting it.

Having now read some previous posts i realise how crooked these people are and the fact that private car parks have no legal right to pursue un-paid fines but i would very much appreciate any feedback on my situ.

Thanks

taffy056

I have replied to your other thread annetom

Whatdoiknow

Why not ignore the first question they ask then when they ask another, answer the first question and keep on like that answering a question in arrears similar to what the Two Ronnies did, I am sure they would give up.

trisontana

This is a very interesting article about "Graham White" aka Michael David Sobell

sassy_one

Ignore it, how did they get your telephone number?

118118 I suspect.

Note the times and dates they call you, more than 3 times, you have a Harassment case to take up with OfCom

anewman

[FONT=Arial,Helvetica][SIZE=-1]If you're just bored, you can use sales calls as a form of free entertainment.[/SIZE][/FONT]

• [FONT=Arial,Helvetica][SIZE=-1]Play tele-terrorist and make believe the salesperson is your top-secret partner in crime. Ask him/her where the bomb is located or which governor's daughter you ought to kidnap next.[/SIZE][/FONT]
• [FONT=Arial,Helvetica][SIZE=-1]Get a friend and pretend you're government spooks wiretapping the tele-terrorist mentioned above. Make a tape recording of yourselves--the "agents"--commenting on the conversation, unaware that the 'tapped' party can hear you. Playback the tape during a telemarketing call and act really suspicious. E.g.:[/SIZE][/FONT]
  
  [FONT=Arial,Helvetica][SIZE=-1](you and telemarketer are yakking)[/SIZE][/FONT]
  [FONT=Arial,Helvetica][SIZE=-1](click!)[/SIZE][/FONT]
  [FONT=Arial,Helvetica][SIZE=-1]Agent 1: Got anything on 'im yet?[/SIZE][/FONT]
  [FONT=Arial,Helvetica][SIZE=-1]Agent 2: Sh! They'll hear us![/SIZE][/FONT]
  [FONT=Arial,Helvetica][SIZE=-1]Agent 1: No way. This is a one-way tap, they can't hear anything.[/SIZE][/FONT]
  [FONT=Arial,Helvetica][SIZE=-1]Agetn 2: Oh. (Matrix-esque not-quite-DTMF tones in background...beepbopboobbeepbip)[/SIZE][/FONT]
  [FONT=Arial,Helvetica][SIZE=-1]Agent 1: Is that xxxxxx on the other end?[/SIZE][/FONT]
  [FONT=Arial,Helvetica][SIZE=-1]Agent 2: No, I don't know who that is. The voice doesn't sound familiar..it may be his new contact.[/SIZE][/FONT]
  [FONT=Arial,Helvetica][SIZE=-1]Agent 1: I heard this guy has over 20 bodies buried in his back yard.[/SIZE][/FONT]
  [FONT=Arial,Helvetica][SIZE=-1]Agent 2: You're shittin' me![/SIZE][/FONT]
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  [FONT=Arial,Helvetica][SIZE=-1]Agent 3: Eagle, what's your status?[/SIZE][/FONT]
  [FONT=Arial,Helvetica][SIZE=-1]Agent 1: Nothing yet, at least nothing admissible in court.[/SIZE][/FONT]
  [FONT=Arial,Helvetica][SIZE=-1]Agent 3: Got a trace on the remote number yet? (click!)[/SIZE][/FONT]
  [FONT=Arial,Helvetica][SIZE=-1]You: (interrupting spiel) Hey... do you hear something?[/SIZE][/FONT]
  [FONT=Arial,Helvetica][SIZE=-1]Agent 1: Oh !!!!! I think he's onto us![/SIZE][/FONT]
  [FONT=Arial,Helvetica][SIZE=-1]Agent 3: ABORT! ABOR...[/SIZE][/FONT]
  [FONT=Arial,Helvetica][SIZE=-1](click-click!)[/SIZE][/FONT]

[*] [FONT=Arial,Helvetica][SIZE=-1]Play Tormenting Telemarketers. In this game you rack up points based on how long you can keep them on the line--e.g. how much of the telemarketer's time you can waste. Bonus points for making them repeat themselves, more bonus points for making them mad, still more for making them swear.[/SIZE][/FONT]
[*] [FONT=Arial,Helvetica][SIZE=-1]See this page on using your answering machine (& favorite pet to foil telemarketers' call-progress monitors and get bounced off their lists as an invalid number. Also, see this fun anti-telemarketing software. "Enigma: Anti-Telemarketing Software guides its users in the fine art of telling telemarketers to stop calling. Simple and fun to use, this program will help provide you with hours of laughs (confused and frightened telemarketers not included)."[/SIZE][/FONT]
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[*] [FONT=Arial,Helvetica][SIZE=-1]Act interested, but slowly turn down the volume on the phone as you talk (or, failing that, back slowly away from the receiver). The telemarketer will probably turn up his/her headset volume to compensate. Then, when you return to full volume you're sure to come in LOUD AND CLEAR.[/SIZE][/FONT]
[*] [FONT=Arial,Helvetica][SIZE=-1]Engage in a Reverse Crank Call. Many of these overpaid radio personalities make crank phone calls and play them on the air...while they're celebs and can get away with that kind of thing, the everyday schlob like yourself is not so lucky. Since they called you, however, sales calls are a fun and perfectly legal opportunity to try your hand at crank calls. While not everyone is a Jerky Boy, you can still have fun--here's one of the actual exchanges between myself and TruGreen, a chemical lawn-care service.[/SIZE][/FONT]

[FONT=Arial,Helvetica][SIZE=-1]Bill: Hello?[/SIZE][/FONT]
[FONT=Arial,Helvetica][SIZE=-1]Telemarketer: Hello, this is Tru-Green ChemLawn, blah blah blah you have grass cutworms in your lawn.[/SIZE][/FONT]
[FONT=Arial,Helvetica][SIZE=-1]Bill: Yes...and?[/SIZE][/FONT]
[FONT=Arial,Helvetica][SIZE=-1]TM: These grubs are hazardous to your lawn... we are offering a special deal on chemical treatments that will kill...[/SIZE][/FONT]
[FONT=Arial,Helvetica][SIZE=-1]Bill: Oh, don't worry about them, they don't eat much.[/SIZE][/FONT]
[FONT=Arial,Helvetica][SIZE=-1]TM: But sir, they'll chew up your lawn and....[/SIZE][/FONT]
[FONT=Arial,Helvetica][SIZE=-1]Bill: Well, I guess me and them'll just have to get along then...[/SIZE][/FONT]
[FONT=Arial,Helvetica][SIZE=-1]TM (suppressing laughter): So, you're saying you're not concerned about the grass grubs eating your lawn...[/SIZE][/FONT]
[FONT=Arial,Helvetica][SIZE=-1]Bill: No, I have my own way of dealing with them.[/SIZE][/FONT]
[FONT=Arial,Helvetica][SIZE=-1]TM: Really...[/SIZE][/FONT]
[FONT=Arial,Helvetica][SIZE=-1]Bill: It's a better solution than using chemicals. I just send the wife out to dance naked on the lawn.[/SIZE][/FONT]
[FONT=Arial,Helvetica][SIZE=-1]TM (trying hard not to crack up): ...And this works?[/SIZE][/FONT]
[FONT=Arial,Helvetica][SIZE=-1]Bill: Yeah, it seems to take care of the grub problem. Get a few complaints from the neighbors though...[/SIZE][/FONT]
[FONT=Arial,Helvetica][SIZE=-1]TM (about to lose it): So it kills the grubs...[/SIZE][/FONT]
[FONT=Arial,Helvetica][SIZE=-1]Bill: No, it just blinds them. When they can't see where they're going, they die off soon enough.[/SIZE][/FONT]
[FONT=Arial,Helvetica][SIZE=-1]TM: (has totally lost it and tries to talk through peals of laughter)[/SIZE][/FONT]
[FONT=Arial,Helvetica][SIZE=-1]Bill: ...yeah, I was thinking maybe I could rent her out, maybe you guys could have her out nights and weekends, take care of the rest of the neighbourhood's grubs...[/SIZE][/FONT]
[FONT=Arial,Helvetica][SIZE=-1]TM: (click!...)[/SIZE][/FONT]

Taken from http://www.cexx.org/telejunk.htm