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Ethical Parking Management

palvi
palvi Posts: 25 Forumite
in Parking tickets, fines & parking
Hi ,

I received a "final reminder before debt recovery" letter dated 23 March from these people and when I spoke to my son , who is at Uni, totally forgot to tell me about this.

The letter says pay £60 within 28 days or else they will send the debt to their debt recovery specialists with further costs to add etc.

Please help as not sure if to pay as I believe there are a lot of these companies trying to get money out of people.

Thanks

P

Comments

  • Guys_Dad
    Guys_Dad Posts: 11,025 Forumite
    10,000 Posts Combo Breaker
    "ethical" and "parking" are two words that make strange bedfellows with the word "parking" in a PPC context.

    Threatened by a debt collector is not a threat I would worry about. If they were really serious, they would apply to Northampton court.
  • palvi
    palvi Posts: 25 Forumite
    Thanks Guys Dad, at least your comment about "ethical" and "parking" comment has put a smile on my face.

    Shall leave it for now and see what other threatening letters they send. I wouldn't mind but the paper they use is so flimsy as well, very unprofessional!! Looks like one person acting as traffic warden, law enforcer and debt collector!!

    Thanks once again.
  • The_Slithy_Tove
    The_Slithy_Tove Posts: 4,111 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Name Dropper
    palvi wrote: »
    Looks like one person acting as traffic warden, law enforcer and debt collector!!
    You've hit the nail on the head. The so-called debt collectors are often arms of the same company, located in a seedy office or portakabin, as the PPC themselves. Many of them are not particularly professional setups. None of them operates in anything like an ethical manner.
  • palvi
    palvi Posts: 25 Forumite
    They should be banned completely. I am sure they will get some unsuspecting person to panic and pay up. Ruthless!!!

    Thanks guys.
  • Grimble
    Grimble Posts: 455 Forumite
    Eighth Anniversary 100 Posts
    You forgot caravan!
  • palvi
    palvi Posts: 25 Forumite
    LOL!!:rotfl:
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