Debt collectors are now involved

fisherjim

Declan91 wrote: »

Is it worth contacting Britannia Parking now or will it just do more damage?

Why on earth haven't you contacted the hotel, you stayed there, you paid there, it's their car park, they contract Britannia not the other way round!

Don't know where you read about ignoring in the first place, but you should ignore Debt Recovery Plus they are just chancers.

You are at the debt collecting Muppet stage and now another scammer is after your money too, Britannia are only interested in scamming you!

System

from them with a photo of my car entering and leaving

The only way Britannia can argue this, if you had a ticket that was valid for the period is if there is a term that says "No leaving the car park". What do the signs say - as it is based on the signs.

Can you get a pic of the signs?

Also Britannia are banned from the electronic version of the Keeper database so how they got your details with 7 days is a mystery. Could you ask the DVLA who got your details and when - if indeed they did.

There is a distinct whiff about Britannia at the moment.

Declan91

Still trying to sort this out with the hotel themselves.

Can't get any photos as it is far from where I live.

Whilst trying to sort this out I have now received another letter from Debt Recovery Plus. Titled "Notice of intended court action".

I'm assuming this is yet another scare tactic?

Redx

DRP cannot issue court proceedings - period

IGNORE drp , dont open their letters (or Zenith either) , dont read them , dont post about them , wasting your time and ours

HO87

The advice to ignore debt collectors is not simply an idle decision made by serial debtors. That is most certainly not the case.

The point that the vast majority of people misunderstand is the "power" - if that is what it is - these debt collection companies have. They have absolutely no more legal power than every other Joe Soap on the High Street. The difference is that they know that but they also know that most of the public don't and so rely on what amounts to straightforward bullying, bluff, bluster and tactics such as switching the debt collection company mid-stream, short-dating letters and sending multiple letters giving differing deadlines, etc all intended to put the recipient under pressure.

What that all boils down to is a stamping of feet and shouting - like a petulant child. The reason? Well, as explained because they just can't do anything else or anything more than you or I. All they can do is to ask and the rest of their behaviour is founded on the fact that they do not get paid unless you stump up. The debts are not theirs but their clients and as a result they cannot take you to court.

beamerguy

A young budding debt collector in the making

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e3AiMsJo090

Half_way

What do you mean by still trying to sort this out with the hotel?

Umkomaas

beamerguy wrote: »

A young budding debt collector in the making

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e3AiMsJo090

She'll no doubt make someone a lovely wife, one day.