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Eagles1905

Hi @ peter_the_piper

Total amount owing was £265.43 (I thought the 43p was a nice touch) Original PCN was £160.00 so i imagine this final figure included court costs/other nonsense?

So for the sake of £10.43 I decided to settle - appreciate I may have a solid case if I chose to go to hearing however as a single chap on a moderate income I couldn't justify the extra expenditure as frustrating as that is.

I have since drafted a formal complaint regarding Gladstones Solicitors and I intend to file a complaint regarding the mis-use of my personal data (that will be for UK-CPM)

nosferatu1001

£25 to issue claim, £50 to file the claim form, plus interest.
ORiginal PCN was NOT £160, it was £100, they later added on fake, fraudulent "debt collector charges" when no such charges were incurred

Eagles1905

Submitted a robust complaint to the SRA (Solicitors Regulation Authority) yesterday and am currently awaiting reply.

Doing some reading to complain to the Ombudsman it would appear I first need to complain to Gladstones, even if said complaint inst acknowledged (draft a doc and send recorded post?)

Once that is in I have the basis for my complaint to the Ombudsman. I am going to give this a go - nothing else to lose! Thanks all.

The_Deep

I am appalled, you paid the scammer rather than pay the court the fee of £255 which you would very likely have been refunded and the PPC made to cough up.

Why do we bother?