DRP Debt Recovery Plus Ltd

jono1978

Hi all,

I have read a lot of posts on various forums about this, most say to ignore but some say you still have to pay, looking for some advice.

I parked in an empty car park on a Sunday evening a while back and a short while after got a parking fine, everyone told me to ignore it as they can't enforce it or take any action, however since then I have been getting regular letters from DRP threatening to take me to court if I don't pay the £128 fine which will rise to £160 if I don't pay within 7 days.

They talk about complying with pre-action protocol before the need for court proceedings

Can anyone give me some advice whether they are able to issue any kind of action against me, i.e. CCJ etc?

Many thanks in advance

John

Half_way

where did you read "ignore"?
secondly who issued the ticket?

pogofish

Try reading the up to date info in the Newbies Sticky before acting on long-outdated advice like "Ignore" - Unless you are in Scotland or NI

jono1978

Hi, thanks for the replies, just reading on various forums including this one, was issued by care parking, I shall take a look thank you

Redx

a debt collector cannot take you to court for this

I doubt they even said they were going to do this in your paperwork

they probably said you "may" be taken to court

or that they will recommend to the creditor that they take court action

read the paperwork again, it will have sentences mentioning the above, beacause they are trying to scare you into paying the alleged debt, they will use weasel words to try to do this

read post #4 of the NEWBIES sticky thread

read the sentence that says not to open any more debt collector threads

read the thousands of previous threads about debt collectors on here and on pepipoo

Care parking could try a court case (very doubtful) , but DRP will definitely NOT be issuing a court case because they do not "own the debt" , they are acting as agents for Care parking

they dont get paid unless you pay them , because they added their fee on

after 6 years, its statute barred (in england and wales)

read posts #12 and #13 in here

https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/5161978

if this happened in england or wales then your friends are idiots, because the law changed 3 years ago and you should have appealed the parking invoice from Care

in future, appeal , dont ignore

and its not a fine , its an invoice , nothing more

Care parking cannot fine you , me , or the Queen

Fruitcake

This forum has not advised ignoring since 2012, so you really need to check dates when looking at information on the internet, and even then it is not necessarily correct.


As advised above, the NEWBIES thread is your one stop shop for all private parking queries, especially post 4.


Now you need to tell your friends and families what to do if they get a private parking ticket.


Do not pay, do not ignore, do not reveal who was driving, do not miss the appeal deadlines, never, ever 'phone a parking scumpany, ignore debt collectors, and visit MSE to find out how to beat these scams.

arthurx1234

"read post #4 of the NEWBIES sticky thread"

DRP will offer a reduced payment then they will write to you again using the Zenith Company paperwork ( same company) - below taken from their web page -- same company number
Zenith Collections is a trading name of Debt Recovery Plus Ltd.
Registered in England and Wales, Registered office: 78 York Street, London, W1H 1DP.
Debt Recovery Plus Ltd. Registered office: 78 York Street, London, W1H 1DP. Company Registration No. 6774150. VAT Registration No. 977956045.

Dont panic, dont phone them, most people would say dont write to them, a few on this forum advise writing to them and deny the debt --- but the final choice is yours

Arthur

jono1978

Thanks for the info, Sorry for posting this, I only found the sticky after you pointed it out. Its worth saying that one of the people advising to ignore is a police officer!, as about 4 separate people parked in the same place at the same time got a notice and we've all been advised to ignore it. I shall look into it further, but yes you are right the head says:

'Reduced payment offer to avoid potential court proceedings'

The also say 'recommend their solicitor to commence court proceedings against you'

They state its 'their clients final offer to settle the case'


I shall have to spend a bit of time reading the stickies as theres loads of info in there,

Thanks again for taking the time to reply

John

Umkomaas

Its worth saying that one of the people advising to ignore is a police officer!,

Police and solicitors are two of the least well informed groups on private parking issues. They're definitely on your 'ignore' list in this context.

Guys_Dad

With some PPCs who never have done court, then it may be safe to ignore. But who knows when they might start?

We recommend appealing and taking advantage of POFA 2012 in all cases.

Redx

police officers are not trained in civil law, most solicitors and CAB dont know this topic either

the best advice is this

STOP READING THE DEBT COLLECTOR LETTERS !!

do not open them , do not read them , do not post about them

if Care parking send anything, or if court papers arrive in the next 6 years, deal with those letters

in future , appeal parking invoices to the parking company, in good time