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xeenies wrote: »

So should I just go to the £16 company rather than doing it myself. Sounds like a good service?

Only you can decide I'm afraid. If you're a worrier then yes, the £16 is well worth it and PTAS are very very good.

Personally, if it were me, I'd just wait it out but then I have a rather pathetic email from the MD of C2C stored in my inbox.

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xeenies wrote: »

My main concern is the fine going up, couldn't it if they do go to court and I lose?

OK, C2C could change their policy but to date they have NEVER taken anyone to court. They wouldn't even know how to fill in the paperwork.

PS - it's NOT a FINE :mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad:

ampersand

xeenies - STOP USING THE 'FXXX' WORD It ISN'T a 'fxxx', never has been.

It's a scam invoice and so far you have been a perfect hit for these shysters. They've frightened you now, for the future, financially.

STOP STOP STOP - RIGHT NOW.

You are perfectly capable of writing i.e. copying, cutting, pasting, tweaking a lucid and effective Appeal, with help here. I also strongly feel that this achievement will do a great deal for you personally xeenies.

I'd put the £16 thought away as well for now, but that is yours to decide.

I'd only ask you to at least try. You can play a strong game with these thugs and seeing them off, esp if by your own efforts, will do so much for you - and you can spread the gospel, as I did at a carboot site early yesterday. I intervened, hearing the upset, fear and worry of someone who'd received one of these filthy attempts at extortion. Over a dozen people jotted down this mse site path.

All the help and strength you need is here. Promise me you'll try:-)
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Also, given Tesco's tenuous trading pattern atm, they are putting big effort/money/PR into retaining/recalling customers. I doubt a day Manager would do anything other than Sorry, but...not me...can't do anything', so head for the top. Email, requesting answer within 5 working days from CEO: dave.lewis@uk.tesco.com. Telephone 01992 632222. Do you have your receipts? proof of shopping from online Banking?

Any effort you make is better than rolling over and you made a decent stab with your first letter, when you had no real knowledge. You do now. Just try.

xeenies

Thank you I think I might try myself

Coupon-mad

If you do then you can't revert back to PTA later except to ask them to write a court defence for you (which doesn't come with the same guarantee the £16 does). And do bear in mind you have thrown away one of your best appeal points for the IAS stage so you 'may well' lose at IAS now, even with our help (we will help you with the wording but the problems with the NTK letter would have won it, but as driver you can't argue that point).

So if you lose at IAS, you need to be braced for a court hearing later. C2C may well try a small claim - they have the odd hearing or two in Brighton every so often, I know because I check the listings and am from Sussex myself. As I said the IAS decision isn't binding on you, and it's not (i.e. you do NOT 'have' to pay up if you lose) but it doesn't stop C2C trying court.

So, if you are still dithering consider all the above but don't just pay the scumbags. If you can't face court, contact PTA now and it's all done & dusted for you if they take the IAS appeal on. PTA is run by two posters here, by the way, but not me!

xeenies

I value your advice and will do that. Saves the stress and since I've messed it up so far anyhow I better not risk making it worse. By the way if I lose IPS and the company issue a small claim will that increase the initial fine of £100?

ampersand

xeenies - just to make an old[in your Earth years] lady very happy, please edit the f-word out of the preceding post.:-)

Quentin

xeenies wrote: »

I value your advice and will do that. Saves the stress and since I've f**d it up so far anyhow I better not risk making it worse. By the way if I lose IPS and the company issue a small claim will that increase the initial fine of £100?

A court case involves court costs which the loser pays.


Though if you go to PTAS and they accept it then it won't concern you!

xeenies

Sorry will do

Redx

too many F words in this thread

until you learn the ropes and terminology, you wont sort this out by yourself

I repeat, use PTAS and stop dithering as frankly I dont believe you will win this given the 3 pages of info you havent yet understood, not even the use of the F word

good luck anyway, whatever your decision