BPCollins Letter Of Demand

DeepInDebt

Hi All,

Firstly thanks for being so helpful in the past.

I have received a letter through the post from BPCollins. It is a letter of demand for £150 saying they are acting on behalf of UK Parking Control Ltd.
It is from October 2012.
It states if I don't pay in 7 days then they will instruct their client to issue court proceedings.

Can you please advise what I should do with this?

Many Thanks,

DID

Stroma

Does it say their clients are debt collectors? Does it say its a notice before claim or similar? Are you in England or Wales ?

Thanks

Coupon-mad

DeepInDebt wrote: »

Hi All,

Firstly thanks for being so helpful in the past.

I have received a letter through the post from BPCollins. It is a letter of demand for £150 saying they are acting on behalf of UK Parking Control Ltd.
It is from October 2012.
It states if I don't pay in 7 days then they will instruct their client to issue court proceedings.

Can you please advise what I should do with this?

Many Thanks,

DID

Search the forum for the other UKPC case (yesterday) where we answered this?

DeepInDebt

Stroma wrote: »

Does it say their clients are debt collectors? Does it say its a notice before claim or similar? Are you in England or Wales ?

Thanks

England
Nothing on the letter about clients being debt collectors
It doesnt say anything about notice before claim, simply letter of demand?

Does this make a difference?

Thanks for your help

DeepInDebt

Coupon-mad wrote: »

Search the forum for the other UKPC case (yesterday) where we answered this?

Hi, after reading this, I think the suggested course of action was to report the solicitors? Is this correct?

Thanks for your help

4consumerrights

DeepinDebt

I've been looking into BP Collins LLP - they are solicitors which you did not make clear in your post - however this is a slightly different case than previous JMW Solicitors

Yes do send Daisy's letter - post 8 (obviously changing solicitors name BP Collins LLP and your name!!)
https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/4789714

BPCollins Website page:
(look under wheels of justice link on right side) here:
http://www.bpcollins.co.uk/people/profile/matthew-brandis

as the link on page given below is faulty:
:http://www.bpcollins.co.uk/news-and-articles/case/wheels-of-justice-b-p-collins-just-the-ticket-for-ukpc


this page raises certain questions and a lot of bull***t!

UK Parking Control are NOT one of largest private parking companies
Rupert Williams states that UKPC were never involved in clamping - slight distortion of reality there as Rupert Williams used to run Denver Securities Ltd a clamping company featured on Watchdog

http://neilherron.blogspot.co.uk/2006/03/bbc-watchdog-now-on-case-of-private.html

They did use the services of BP Collins when East Riding of Yorkshire took UKPC to court and yes UKPC did win this case on appeal due to an appalling case put by the council - did not really bring much substance to it whatsoever! (Anyone on this forum posting advice would have done a far superior job) - They even got the year wrong 2012 and not 2011 as stated!

Why did they send letters from JMW Solicitors LLP several times recently if BP Collins allude that they've been clients since 2006?? And I bet they certainly do not communicate every day - could not afford the fees!!

It's a joke to say that UK Parking Control folllow BPA COP due to numerous breaches including inadequate or no signage and their policy to breach the Equality Act 2010 with discrimination against disabled drivers.

UKPC's process of forming contracts undermines any legal authority to operate whatsoever due to their process for forming contracts:
http://ukparkingcontrol.com/presentation/newpres/index_new.html#/Why%20UKPC (Process page).
UKPC demand a signed contract from the landowner to be returned after just sending a no obligation proposal to be considered. After contract is signed; UKPC then do a site survey and determine signage and terms etc !
Incredibly this was never even raised by East Riding! They also freely admit to offering their services free, and obtaining all income from issuing parking charges - proving no GPEOL.

Sorry to ramble OP - UKPC is a current pet hate due to a POPLA case I recently helped with privately for someone in September - still awaiting decision early Dec.

PLEASE REMEMBER TO SEND DAISY'S LETTER POST NO. 8 TO BP COLLINS (thread given above)

DeepInDebt

Thanks, I will send. Is it likely they will take me to court?

Stroma

No it's not likely as this parking company doesn't go there to date

esmerobbo

Looks like another rent a letter outfit.

Up to £3000 20% of collected debt plus VAT

No collection £5 plus VAT.

http://www.bpcollins.co.uk/brochure-pdfs/Commercial_Debt_Collection_Service.pdf

4consumerrights

esmerobbo wrote: »

Looks like another rent a letter outfit.

Up to £3000 20% of collected debt plus VAT

No collection £5 plus VAT.

http://www.bpcollins.co.uk/brochure-pdfs/Commercial_Debt_Collection_Service.pdf

Many thanks to esmerobbo for finding that brochure today. I overlooked this when replying in the wee small hours and got distracted with their other pages of involvement.

YES THIS IS ALSO A RENT A DEBT SOLICITOR letter and do report also to SRA for failure to comply with specific client instruction. Just proves that they are not on the phone every day after all! Report also the wheels of justice page on their website - no doubt written by Rupert Williams for misrepresentation and misleading and false information.

DeepInDebt

Thanks for all your help again people, much appreciated.

So just to sum up, if I do nothing its unlikely they will take me to court?

And to send the letter is to get the solicitor to follow the industry practice they should be following? i.e. not offering their services on the cheap to rogue businesses?