Zenith debt collection

jek123

Hi.  I parking my car during lockdown when parking in the town was free and the machines were covered up but got a parking fine for parking more than an hour! I wrote and told them that this was ridiculous but have sine received a number of letters threatening court action.  I have read on previous threads that these are just threats.   Should I just ignore them?   

Umkomaas

Which parking firm? 🥱

What has the NEWBIES FAQ sticky, fourth post, told you about debt collectors?

Are you sure that private car parks in the town were free during lockdown?

You haven't received a fine if Zenith are involved!

D_P_Dance

If Zenith are involved this is unlikely   to be a fine.  Have you read the newbies?  Have you complained to your MP and/or the landowner?

beamerguy

Just remember that Zenith and other playtime debt collectors are worthless money scammers.
All they are capable of is sending rubbish letters seeking mugs.
Just part of a travelling circus on the road to nowhere

fisherjim

You have now entered the private parking world of scams and need to have your wits about you more, local authorities may well allow free parking concessions private companies rarely do. If you are at the idiots at Zenith stage you have gone beyond much but a landowner complaint and wait and see. But you need to name the parking company on here to get better advice.

Snakes_Belly

Zenith and DRP are the same outfit. They work on a no collection, no fee basis. If this claim does end up in court the PPC will add on £60.00 for debt collection which they don't even pay out. You may find the image below useful. It was taken from DRP's webpage (now removed)

As fisherjim says you need to name the PPC as some PPC's are more litigious than others.    

jek123

Thank you for all your comments.  Sorry the parking company was Euro Car Parks Ltd.    I received a fine and wrote to them to say I was not paying as the machines were covered and therefore I was unable to pay.  It then doubled and then we got the debt collection letter and the threat of court if I don’t pay £140 in 14 days. 

Redx

14 days is a debt collector letter , ignore it and file it away for now

30 days notice would be an LBC , come back then

Read the Bargepole post in this thread

https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/6219481/submitted-witness-statement-and-and-draft-order-by-email-judge-unwilling-to-strike-out#latest

Especially note point 2)

beamerguy

jek123 said:

Thank you for all your comments.  Sorry the parking company was Euro Car Parks Ltd.    I received a fine and wrote to them to say I was not paying as the machines were covered and therefore I was unable to pay.  It then doubled and then we got the debt collection letter and the threat of court if I don’t pay £140 in 14 days. 

You really, really ... really must understand you have NOT been fined. 
In these covid times Euro keep chancing their luck .... it's called desperation.
Stupid Euro though, thinking that Zenith will solve their problem.  THEY WON'T

All Zenith are is a fabrication of a dodgy legal who scams people. MONEY SCAMMERS

You simply ignore Zenith the powerless, they are like a harry potter movie gone very wrong.
Muggles I think is what they are called