Notice of Debt Recovery

Sean_McVey

Hi - I could do with some advice on this.
I got a ticket for not parking within the lines in a private car park. I appealed to the Independent Appeals Service but lost.
The carpark operator, Premier Parking Logistics, have now passed on my details to Direct Collection Bailiffs Ltd (DCBL) who have sent a Notice of Debt Recovery. The initial £60 fine went up to £100 because I appealed and now DCBL, in their Notice of Debt Recovery, are saying there's a further £60 admin and recovery fee added making it £160. The letter says "Failure to address within 14 days.... will result in your case being reviewed for legal recovery and such costs being added to the debt for recovery."
I've read much of the stuff on the forum and the advice seems to be that this letter has no legal authority. But I am concerned about ever spiralling demands for recovery costs being sent to me and ultimately having to pay this in court.
Would be really grateful for advice on the best way to proceed.
Thank you

Quentin

The advice here is to completely ignore debt collectors.

See

https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/5035663

Umkomaas

Would be really grateful for advice on the best way to proceed.

Read the NEWBIES FAQ sticky, post # 4. Come back if you get an extremely unlikely court claim. I don't think PPL is likely to want to go anywhere near a court.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1387286/Clamping-boss-Walton-Wilkins-claims-10m-impounding-cars.html

Have you read this thread too - it's almost always on the first page of this forum?

READ THIS BEFORE YOU START A NEW THREAD ABOUT ROSSENDALES or DEBT RECOVERY PLUS

beamerguy

Sean_McVey wrote: »

Hi - I could do with some advice on this.
I got a ticket for not parking within the lines in a private car park. I appealed to the Independent Appeals Service but lost.
The carpark operator, Premier Parking Logistics, have now passed on my details to Direct Collection Bailiffs Ltd (DCBL) who have sent a Notice of Debt Recovery. The initial £60 fine went up to £100 because I appealed and now DCBL, in their Notice of Debt Recovery, are saying there's a further £60 admin and recovery fee added making it £160. The letter says "Failure to address within 14 days.... will result in your case being reviewed for legal recovery and such costs being added to the debt for recovery."
I've read much of the stuff on the forum and the advice seems to be that this letter has no legal authority. But I am concerned about ever spiralling demands for recovery costs being sent to me and ultimately having to pay this in court.
Would be really grateful for advice on the best way to proceed.
Thank you

So you understand

1: The IAS is simply a scam set by Gladstones Solicitors
to support parking cowboys like Premier Parking Logistics
The scam is simple
>>> Premier Parking Logistics will reject any appeal
and then offer a so called independent appeals service .. the IAS
who will also reject it

Then the parking cowboy instructs debt collectors who in the capacity of debt collectors are timewasters and to be completely
ignored. NEVER CONTACT THEM

In your case, they have instructed DCBL and probably the
word Bailiff has concerned you.
DCBL wear two hats
1: High Court Bailiffs
2: Timewasting debt collectors

They can only act as high court bailiffs if a case is lost in court,
mostly county courts, and the claimant does not get paid, then
for a fee they can apply to the high court for bailiffs to call

In your case this is not happening as you have not been to court
and as DCBL say ... "will result in your case being reviewed for legal recovery and such costs being added to the debt for recovery."

DCBL will pass it back to Premier Parking Logistics because they
will fail collecting any money from you
Premier Parking Logistics if they decide to will then instruct
a solicitor and if all follows the usual patter we see her daily,
they will instruct the scam master Gladstones Solicitors to contact
you. Gladstones are a highly incompetent firm that have come
to the attention of the courts for wasting the courts time.

If you hear from Gladstones then return here for all the
help you need.

However please take note of what Umkomaas says above.

If Gladstones or any other daft solicitor acts on the instructions
of Premier Parking Logistics they leave themselves wide open
for a whooping in court as Premier Parking Logistics have a bad
history already noted on the courts systems and IT'S so easy
to resurrect if that's what Premier Parking Logistics want

You are now dealing with scammers on all sides so sit tight
and wait ... DON'T CONTACT THEM -- EVER
Forget debt collectors

Sean_McVey

Thanks beamerguy, that's very helpful

Sean_McVey

Hi - wonder if you can advise.
I got a letter from the car park operator asking for £100 to settle which I ignored.
Now received a letter from DCBL titled 'Legal Recovery Action' saying they are recommending to their client the commencement of legal action against me.
Be grateful for advice on how to proceed.
Thanks

pogofish

See post #3 - debt collectors are all the same.

beamerguy

Sean_McVey wrote: »

Hi - wonder if you can advise.
I got a letter from the car park operator asking for £100 to settle which I ignored.
Now received a letter from DCBL titled 'Legal Recovery Action' saying they are recommending to their client the commencement of legal action against me.
Be grateful for advice on how to proceed.
Thanks

What a joke, this is a "we give up" letter

Let them recommend to their client, good luck to them

With the new claim procedure now in force, oh boy, the solicitors
that act for this scam will really struggle

DCBL as debt collectors have failed and as the debt(so called)
does not belong to them, it's the end of the line for DCBL

Just wait to see which crazy solicitor will take this on

Sean_McVey

Thanks Beamerguy.

What's the likely outcome if they appoint a soilicitor?

Umkomaas

Sean_McVey wrote: »

Thanks Beamerguy.

What's the likely outcome if they appoint a soilicitor?

You’ll get a solicitor’s letter.

Are you still talking about PPL here, or is this about a different ticket from a different PPC?

Quentin

Sean_McVey wrote: »

What's the likely outcome if they appoint a soilicitor?

The whole process for these cases is set out in the Newbies faq thread.

Read up there on how these pan out.

As you have been advised throughout your thread, ignore debt collectors and wait and see if you get any proper lbcca or Court correspondence. If so come back for advice on how to defend this at that time.

Creditors have six years to take court action