Indigo penalty notice train station

ed_wood

Thanks for the wonderful advice everyone.
Just sent off the appeal, in the name box just used keeper of vehicle.
Will update when I hear something.

ed_wood

Hi All,
Never received any reply to the appeal apart from a few requests for the name of the driver of the vehicle by email. They claimed these were needed for data protection! I made it very clear that they had the name of the keeper of the vehicle and thats all they were getting.
Today my Mum received a letter from a debt collection agency, ZZPS, should anything be done about this or should it be ignored?
Thanks, Ed

beamerguy

ed_wood wrote: »

Hi All,
Never received any reply to the appeal apart from a few requests for the name of the driver of the vehicle by email. They claimed these were needed for data protection! I made it very clear that they had the name of the keeper of the vehicle and thats all they were getting.
Today my Mum received a letter from a debt collection agency, ZZPS, should anything be done about this or should it be ignored?
Thanks, Ed

The infamous ZZPS :rotfl::rotfl::rotfl::rotfl:

Just drongo chancers to ignore

POWERLESS TIMEWASTERS

Tell your mum to take the advice of the media
NEVER CONTACT SCAMMERS

ed_wood

Received another letter from ZZps on Saturday:

"The penalty is an offer for you to make payment of an alternative charge under railway byelaws. If the the penalty is not paid, then our client is entitled to commence a private criminal prosecution against you for your breach of railway byelaw 14. This could result in you being fined up to £1000 (level 3 on the standard scale, set out in section 37 of the criminal justice act 1982).
By Breaching railway byelaw 14, you have committed an offence. The penalty has been issued under section 219 of the transport act 2000 as amended under the railway act 2005
our next action is to pass this account to the law firm QDR solicitors ltd. We would prefer to get to the bottom of this with you, without the need to use lawyers. However, we are duty bound to advise you that if this does get passed to solicitors, the balance owing will be increased by a further £36.
The criminal prosecution process is not simple; if you need debt advice, places where this can be sought are detailed on the reverse of this letter"

What an extraordinarily passive aggressive threatening letter!
Is there any point replying to this letter and if so what should I write?

Thanks people and happy new year.
Edward

pappa_golf

ZZPS client is indigo , indigo cannot start a court case in magistrates court , only the TOC can do that

the TOC do not use QDR solisitors

await letter from TOC

there is a slight problem , indigo are not allowed to pass any information gathered from the DVLA to the TOC

nosferatu1001

Indeed, what a load of rubbish from zzps there.

If the driver wasn’t identified then nomoffence can be committed by the keeper. That’s just an out and out lie.

The_Slithy_Tove

ed_wood wrote: »

If the the penalty is not paid, then our client is entitled to commence a private criminal prosecution against you for your breach of railway byelaw 14.
...
By Breaching railway byelaw 14, you have committed an offence.

What's the point of a criminal prosecution in a court of law. Sounds like they have decided the offence has been committed, which is not in their gift to decide. They would appear to have prejudiced any potential court case here.

beamerguy

You can always spot a scammer when they talk
rubbish and say things like .....

"We would prefer to get to the bottom of this with you, without the need to use lawyers"

Sort of thing a child would say ..... that's the ZZPS way

Thought that the pervy thing was a BPA staff privilege

Contact Trading Standards with a complaint about the
ZZPS letter as it is menacing and they are attempting
to extort money from you

Take notice of pappa-golf

The_Deep

our client is entitled to commence a private criminal prosecution against you for your breach of railway byelaw 14.

They seem to be digging themselves into a hole here. A private criminal prosecution, even if it was allowed, would not come cheap, especially if OP hired a QC and the PPC lost.

pappa_golf

a private criminal prosecution? , for what?? indigo have not suffered any loses