Debt Recovery Plus

SUNNYJIM_2

Sorry for yet another posting about DR + but I received a PCN over a year ago for parking on a private car park and overstaying by 13 minutes. As the parking fee was £1 per hour I felt that the £60 parking charge by Athens Security Services /AAS Parking was exorbitant. I wrote and told them this and that I didn't intend to pay. I have had several letters from them since then, some increasing the parking "fine" to £160 then another offering to reduce it to £80. I have ignored these subsequent letters. I have heard nothing from them since before Christmas last year but on return from holiday at the beginning of May I received a letter from Small Claims Solicitors saying that unless I now pay £149.99 in the next 14 days their client (Athens Security/AAS Parking) may issue legal proceedings and obtain a County Court Judgement for the sums owed plus legal costs.


As I failed to open a POPLA dispute with the company last year is it likely that I am going to have to pay this "fine"?


Many thanks for your help.

Coupon-mad

SUNNYJIM wrote: »

is it likely that I am going to have to pay this "fine"?

Nope - highly unlikely:

http://forums.pepipoo.com/index.php?showtopic=87052


HTH

Umkomaas

First off, this is no fine, private companies cannot issue fines. It is just a speculative invoice and has no statutory underpinning.

You are so far down the road of 'ignore' (unfortunately you could have so easily got rid of it from your life via POPLA) that there's little else you can do (although see following paragraph) than to carry on ignoring and hope it all fizzles out. If you get a letter from the PPC, or their solicitors, headed Letter Before Action, or similar, come back.

The other possibility is if the driver was anyone other than the RK - if so, come back for further advice.

To get shot of the debt collectors you can send a 'cease and desist' letter, telling them the debt is denied and for them to refer it back to their client; any further letters from them will be deemed as harassment and you will take legal action, as required, to force them to stop continued contact.

HTH.

SUNNYJIM_2

Thank you Umkommas for your response. You did say to come back if the driver was anyone other than the RK. Well the RK is my husband (the letters have all been addressed to him apart from initial emails to myself) and I was the driver. How does this change things. I haven't informed them that I am not the RK.

Redx

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