DCBL fine for nearly £400

beamerguy

petrolpusher wrote: »

They are wording the letter in such a way that it very much looks like they now own the debt - the payments are made to them, the only reference to CP Plus is in the first line. The phone number to discuss the charge is DCBL. It's designed to look like the debt is to them and that you cannot contact CP Plus about it.

Technically they may not be allowed to sell on debt, but in practice, that's exactly what they're doing.

Can you upload this letter to a free hosting site please

As twhitehousescat correctly says, CP Plus cannot sell the debt to DCBL in saying that maybe they have and this is a repeat of MIL

For those receiving these letters, here is what happened to MIL in January 2017
https://parking-prankster.blogspot.com/2017/01/dvla-confirm-massive-data-protection.html

The DVLA must be informed of what is happening here

System

I can't link to an image upload as I'm new. Which doesn't help anyone.

beamerguy

petrolpusher wrote: »

I can't link to an image upload as I'm new. Which doesn't help anyone.

Simple you post the link as httx and not http and we will make it live

beamerguy

petrolpusher wrote: »

httpx://ibb.co/WWdd9fQ

All the contact details are for DCBL, CP Plus are only mentioned in line 1. I guess 'on their behalf' is the get out of jail card.

https://ibb.co/WWdd9fQ ......thanks

This is standard cr*p sent out by debt collectors and they say it "has been passed" to them. However that is not to say that CP Plus have not sold the debt to them.

Where DCBL have made a grave error is the fake add-on of £70 plus VAT

BWLegal thought they had this worked out and they have ended up with grief
for ABUSE OF PROCESS.

DCBL don't have a clue what is ahead for them

It is the DVLA who can discover what has happened and as DCBL are members of the BPA, they too should investigate this

As this sounds like a WONGA repeat on a massive scale, and as DCBL are regulated by the FCA
(Authorised and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority 702566)
Then a complaint should be passed to the FCA

Also enlist the help of the Daily Mail and other media to warn the public what is going on.

Remember their public profile is "can't pay, we'll take it away" on TV

Redx

So as you have received the letter and you deem it to be misleading , report it to the FCA , CSA and DVLA for investigation

But do not state that the alleged debts have been bought without concrete proof of it , it's supposition on your part and highly unlikely given the MIL debacle a few years ago

You can ask for the contract to be investigated to see if they have been bought or are DCBL acting as a sub contractor on behalf of the principal , that would be ok

fisherjim

As it says "to recover the debt on their behalf" they clearly have not bought the debt have they.


This type of letter is sent by all Debt collectors in this sorry industry, my theory is that DCBL have been brought in because of their infamy on Chanel 5 to bully victims into coughing up. But they are just sterile debt crawlers as all the other muppets out there.

The_Deep

This is not a fine, it is an invoice from an ex-clamper for the damage they allege you have caused them by your egregious behaviour. Pay them not a penny unless a judge so orders it, which is highly unlikely as they are asking more than the law allows.

https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/6014081/abuse-of-process-district-judge-tells-bwlegal

[FONT=Times New Roman, serif]Nine times out of ten these tickets are scams, so consider complaining to your MP., it can cause the scammer extra costs and work, and in some cases, cancellation.

Parliament is well aware of the MO of these private parking companies, many of whom are former clampers, and on 15th March 2019 a Bill was enacted to curb the excesses of these shysters. Codes of Practice are being drawn up, an independent appeals service will be set up, and access to the DVLA's date base more rigorously policed, persistent offenders denied access to the DVLA database and unable to operate.

Hopefully life will become impossible for the worst of these scammers, but until this is done you should still complain to your MP, citing the new legislation.

http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2019/8/contents/enacted

Just as the clampers were finally closed down, so hopefully will many of these Private Parking Companies.[/FONT]

Le_Kirk

petrolpusher wrote: »

httpx://ibb.co/WWdd9fQ

All the contact details are for DCBL, CP Plus are only mentioned in line 1. I guess 'on their behalf' is the get out of jail card.

You might want to remove your name for that upload!

Fruitcake

Le_Kirk wrote: »

You might want to remove your name for that upload!

… and VRM!

System

Can't do anything about the image as I wasn't signed into imgbb.

The car is no longer mine, or my lease company's car.