Aylesbury Shopping Park / UKPC

Scicluna

give_them_FA wrote: »

Scicluna, I will reinforce that advice from personal experience.

What they are trying to do is to SCAM you. They do this by threatening to take legal action which in fact they CANNOT do. If they pass it to a debt collection agency, NEITHER CAN THEY. No-one can take you to Court for this.

Forget the ticket and forget the deadline. If you don't pay, all you will get is a letter asking for more and setting a new deadline. If you don't pay that... I think you get the picture.

Yes they will get your name/address from DVLA but that doesn't mean a thing except that they will have lost £2.50 doing it.

So- IGNORE, IGNORE, IGNORE. Edit your original post to take out all the identifying detail (place, times, etc) if it makes you feel safer- but, ultimately, IGNORING always works.

They go through a set routine of template letters; then some meaningless letters from a debt collection agency; then maybe even one or two from a fake solicitor.

If you have ignored all those, then the invariable next stage is.... they cut their losses and quit, because they figure you are not mug enough to fall for their lies or get bullied.

THAT ALWAYS HAPPENS. I speak from extensive experience.

When it does, please would you:

1. Return here and confirm, so other victims will be reassured that our advice works;

2. Tell all your friends not to pay the scammers (any car park private company) and tell them to tell all THEIR friends... etc.

So I think it is fair to say that I don't appear to have any horrendous debt collectors bashing down my door or court summonses!
I did receive several letters from various 'companies' all telling me that 'this may happen' and 'that may happen' if I didn't cough up... However, it didn't matter how red the text got - I smiled at each, promised my nervous husband that I was doing the right thing, and threw them away.

I think my initial post on this thread was around February 2012 - by the time we moved house in May/June 2012, the letters had stopped. We had a redirection service on for 12 months and still didn't receive any others.

Don't respond, don't appeal, certainly don't pay and try not to worry when the letters arrive. They will stop.

And yes - I also returned my purchase and got a full refund.

Thanks all.

NogginScratcher

Just to update on my own situation discussed above, I ended up getting about seven letters from various companies before they eventually dried up as the good folk here said they would. However, out of nowhere I've just received another one - over a year and a half since getting the parking ticket! The threatening tone is unsettling - pay £150 in 14 days or it gets passed to their solicitor... consider court proceedings... etc, etc...

I know the rules have changed since I got the ticket but presumably, the old rules still apply here as the ticket was received in the summer of 2012. Am I safe to continue ignoring?

kirkbyinfurnesslad_2

Sit tight.

Come back if you get a letter from lpc. Been a mass mail shot so dont panic

Coupon-mad

NogginScratcher wrote: »

Just to update on my own situation discussed above, I ended up getting about seven letters from various companies before they eventually dried up as the good folk here said they would. However, out of nowhere I've just received another one - over a year and a half since getting the parking ticket! The threatening tone is unsettling - pay £150 in 14 days or it gets passed to their solicitor... consider court proceedings... etc, etc...

I know the rules have changed since I got the ticket but presumably, the old rules still apply here as the ticket was received in the summer of 2012. Am I safe to continue ignoring?

UKPC are trying a new letter or two, needs rebutting IMHO:

https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/4035787

https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/4848777

https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/4848513

https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/4847852

Read the Prankster's blog mentioned to others already.

kirkbyinfurnesslad_2

I personally wouldn't bother unless an LBA/LBCC is sent, i think its just a fishing exercise.

You dont see it much on these boards but there are a lot of tertiary debt collectors such as Mckenzie Hall who will buy aged debts that are years old at say 1p in the £ and write a few letters, but will have no serious intention of doing anything. They will always get some caught in this fishing exercise , and this in a sense is no different