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Debt Recovery Plus (DRP) Brochure
ImNoExpert
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A few days ago I'm sure I saw a post from CouponMad* suggesting someone upload the Debt Recovery Plus (DRP) Brochure, which clearly shows they operate a no charge service. I'm not sure if anyone else has done this, but thought I would do so anyway.
I've downloaded the document and uploaded it to GoFile: Debt Recovery Plus (DRP) Brochure for anyone who might wish to make use of it.
The Protections of Freedoms Act, Schedule 4, limits any parking charge to £100. Even if it didn't, companies like DRP don't charge PPC's £50 for "debt recovery", they charge £0.
This is why your "parking charge" suddenly increases at "debt recovery" state. DRP take the apparent £100 parking charge, add £50 to it, then send the letter to you. If you then pay them, they keep the £50 and pass the £100 on to the parking company.
If you don't pay DRP the £150 invoice, they can't do anything further, not legally.
If you do find yourself in a situation where you're having "debt recovery" charges for DRP added to your "debt", feel free to download the above document and make it a part of your defence / witness statement, clearly showing that no "debt recovery fee" was ever paid for in the first place.
*My apologise if this wasn't you CouponMad!
I've downloaded the document and uploaded it to GoFile: Debt Recovery Plus (DRP) Brochure for anyone who might wish to make use of it.
The Protections of Freedoms Act, Schedule 4, limits any parking charge to £100. Even if it didn't, companies like DRP don't charge PPC's £50 for "debt recovery", they charge £0.
This is why your "parking charge" suddenly increases at "debt recovery" state. DRP take the apparent £100 parking charge, add £50 to it, then send the letter to you. If you then pay them, they keep the £50 and pass the £100 on to the parking company.
If you don't pay DRP the £150 invoice, they can't do anything further, not legally.
If you do find yourself in a situation where you're having "debt recovery" charges for DRP added to your "debt", feel free to download the above document and make it a part of your defence / witness statement, clearly showing that no "debt recovery fee" was ever paid for in the first place.
*My apologise if this wasn't you CouponMad!
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That brochure is a useful thing for newbies to read and use, ImNoExpert.
PRIVATE 'PCN'? DON'T PAY BUT DON'T IGNORE IT (except N.Ireland).
CLICK at the top or bottom of any page where it says:
Home»Motoring»Parking Tickets Fines & Parking - read the NEWBIES THREAD0 -
It's now a £60 add-on!This is why your "parking charge" suddenly increases at "debt recovery" state. DRP take the apparent £100 parking charge, add £50 to it, then send the letter to you. If you then pay them, they keep the £50 and pass the £100 on to the parking company.
See beamerguy's 'Abuse of Process ....... 'thread.
https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/6014081/abuse-of-process-district-judge-tells-bwlegalPlease note, we are not a legal advice forum. I personally don't get involved in critiquing court case Defences/Witness Statements, so unable to help on that front. Please don't ask. .
I provide only my personal opinion, it is not a legal opinion, it is simply a personal one. I am not a lawyer.
Give a man a fish, and you feed him for a day; show him how to catch fish, and you feed him for a lifetime.#Private Parking Firms - Killing the High Street0 -
Could you post that in a new post here please
Debt Collectors (DRP & ZZPS) What they don't want you to know
https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/comment/74439905#Comment_74439905
Nice to keep scammers rubbish in one place0
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