Equita

terrimorgan

Hi all, we just received two letters from Equita saying that we didn't pay two pcn's from ParkingEye, they are demanding £185 x2. For a start we never heard from ParkingEye at all, just these letters this morning. What is the best way to deal with this? Can they enforce it? The letters say that if we don't pay they will recommend that ParkingEye take us to court.

Thanks, Terri x

ManxRed

Have you moved address recently? Did you update your address with the DVLA?

terrimorgan

Nope, we have lived here for over 30 years

catfunt

I'd write back and tell them that as you have had no previous communication from Parking Eye, and this is the first you have heard of this, that the debt is denied and they need to refer the matter back to their clients.

Does the letter give any clues as to where and when the parking event(s) took place?
Are you in England/Wales?

terrimorgan

Nothing. All it says is that ParkingEye wrote to us, thats it.
I will write back, thank you x

terrimorgan

catfunt wrote: »

Are you in England/Wales?

We are in England

dvdrdl

I got three this morning too.

Is this just another fake collection firm used to intimidate victims?

The personalised franking mark replicating a stamp is a sure sighn that these are sent out in the thousands.

I reckon they're putting the pressure on since they managed to win a case.

I will do some digging

Equita company reg: 3168371
42-44 Henry St
Northampton
NN14BZ

pappa_golf

Equita seem to do a lot of bailiff work , are there/is there anything you believe written on the letter to make you think they are acting as bailiffs?

System

They are also owned by Capita.

Would such a company of high standing such as Capita stoop so low?

http://i64.tinypic.com/2poqxkh.jpg

Umkomaas

This looks like a new PE tactic (there's another thread mentioning Equita similarly) to hoover up past ignorers.

@OP - could to photo/scan a copy of the Equita letter (front and back if appropriate), host it on Photobucket or Tinypic, redact any personal detail and copy link here - change it to a dead link by changing http to hxxp and regulars will convert.

pappa_golf

hang on , is this not illegal?


thinking back to Wonga etc days , were they were fined a lot for writing debt collection letters in another shade of red , when it was the same company?


edit: not existant companies




although slimy "trev" and his personal debt recovery company has been raised a few times , inc in court , did anything "official" happen to him?