DCBL Scam

Sunny67

Hello
Would like some assurance as had a letter from dcbl Notice of Debt recovery unpaid parking charge of £170  from June 2016 and had no parking fine issued and this has nothing to with me for any fine.
The phone number is a dead line.
I think this is a scam and please help.
Thank you

Le_Kirk

Does is reference a vehicle with a VRM?  Does that VRM match a vehicle that you own or have ever owned or recently sold?  If not, it is possible it is a typo or ANPR mismatch.  Since it is a debt recovery firm, so they make reference to a parking company?  Whatever, debt crawlers are powerless.

D_P_Dance

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,

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

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

beamerguy

Sunny67 said:

Hello
Would like some assurance as had a letter from dcbl Notice of Debt recovery unpaid parking charge of £170  from June 2016 and had no parking fine issued and this has nothing to with me for any fine.
The phone number is a dead line.
I think this is a scam and please help.
Thank you

Of course it's a scam, DCBL have form for adding an unlawful fake amount.  If this is a parking ticket they should reference it.

As said above it is a sad debt collector letter which you could use as a firelighter for your BBQ

Sunny67

Hello,

What would the parking reference code be and if never been sent a letter about the fine previously then  will not make it legit

Ralph-y

you will need to have a read of the newbies thread to see what sort of honey trap you have fallen into.

https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/4816822/newbies-private-parking-ticket-old-or-new-read-these-faqs-first-%20thankyou/p1

make sure you start at the first page not last

You can send that a SAR to request what information they hold one you. This would tell you who the PPC was/ is

Ralph

Sunny67

What you mean send an SAR and to who? What is PPC?

Thank you

Ralph-y

OK .... that is part of why we say please read the newbies thread ...

googleing would bring up

SAR  =

Your right of access | ICO

ico.org.uk › your-right-to-get-copies-of-your-data

This is called the right of access and is commonly known as making a subject access request or SAR. This guide explains how to make a subject access request.

‎Preparing and submitting your ... · ‎Get access to your personal ...

you send it the the privacy officer of the company you are asking ... normally found on the web site of said company.

PPC  = Private Parking Company .... or the scammers that have you in your sites ..

Ralph

Fruitcake

It is not a fine.

Common parking acronyms are explained in the fifth post of the NEWBIES sticky thread that asks you to read it before posting, and Ralph-y provided a link to as well.
I suggest you print or write out the abbreviations and acronyms before continuing.

The fourth post of the NEWBIES tells you why it is safe to ignore powerless debt collectors.
Never ever 'phone a debt crawler or parking scammer.

Once you have had a thorough read of the NEWBIES, please answer the questions from other posters so we can advise you better.

Sunny67

My apologies as came across it after posting. Just found out it was an old company called CP Plus Ltd that was supposed to be the client and no longer own the services car park and they would not have evidence dcbl.

Sunny67

Sunny67 said:

My apologies as came across it after posting. Just found out it was an old company called CP Plus Ltd that was supposed to be the client and no longer own the services car park and they would not have evidence dcbl.

Also never was sent a fine when incident supposingly occurred 4 years ago

Ralph-y said:

OK .... that is part of why we say please read the newbies thread ...

googleing would bring up

SAR  =

Your right of access | ICO

ico.org.uk › your-right-to-get-copies-of-your-data

This is called the right of access and is commonly known as making a subject access request or SAR. This guide explains how to make a subject access request.

‎Preparing and submitting your ... · ‎Get access to your personal ...

you send it the the privacy officer of the company you are asking ... normally found on the web site of said company.

PPC  = Private Parking Company .... or the scammers that have you in your sites ..

Ralph