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I have received a demand from the above for £160 unpaid private land parking fine. The fine is 5yrs old. Can I ignore this "notice of debt recovery"? 
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  • Umkomaas
    Umkomaas Posts: 43,274 Forumite
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    DCB Limited or DCB Legal?  Which one?

    Which parking firm?

    Have you read the NEWBIES FAQ sticky yet?
    Please 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 Street
  • beamerguy
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    OH dear not another load of DCBL junk

    To save typing, this tells you all

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nrv495corBc&ab_channel=Kids%27Songs%2CfromBusSongs.com
  • DavidBur
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    Umkomaas said:
    DCB Limited or DCB Legal?  Which one?

    Which parking firm?

    Have you read the NEWBIES FAQ sticky yet?
    Hi, sorry not sure it's just signed collections team. No not seen sticky? Thanks for response, just wondering if I can ignore? 
  • Redx
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    We need more info before we can answer the question

    Read the sticky thread , third one down in announcements at the top of the forum

    Read other DCBL threads too , so you can see what info was given and what the replies were
  • Umkomaas
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    DavidBur said:
    Umkomaas said:
    DCB Limited or DCB Legal?  Which one?

    Which parking firm?

    Have you read the NEWBIES FAQ sticky yet?
    Hi, sorry not sure it's just signed collections team. No not seen sticky? Thanks for response, just wondering if I can ignore? 
    Surely it tells you whether it's Limited or Legal on the letterhead?  That will be an indicator as to whether you need to immediately deal with this, and the seriousness of how things stand. 

    Doesn't their letter tell you which parking firm they are writing on behalf of ('their 'client')?

    I think all you want us to tell you is to ignore this and it will all go away. I can assure you it won't. Deal with it by trying to give us answers to the questions we are asking - to start things off on a working footing. 
    Please 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 Street
  • DavidBur
    DavidBur Posts: 24 Forumite
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    Umkomaas said:
    DavidBur said: it's limited and just says on behalf of their client, no name mentioned. 
    Umkomaas said:
    DCB Limited or DCB Legal?  Which one?

    Which parking firm?

    Have you read the NEWBIES FAQ sticky yet?
    Hi, sorry not sure it's just signed collections team. No not seen sticky? Thanks for response, just wondering if I can ignore? 
    Surely it tells you whether it's Limited or Legal on the letterhead?  That will be an indicator as to whether you need to immediately deal with this, and the seriousness of how things stand. 

    Doesn't their letter tell you which parking firm they are writing on behalf of ('their 'client')?

    I think all you want us to tell you is to ignore this and it will all go away. I can assure you it won't. Deal with it by trying to give us answers to the questions we are asking - to start things off on a working footing. 
    It's Limited, just says on behalf of their client. Sorry if I appear a bit vague I'm not used to any of this. I just need advice that's all. 
  • Redx
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    How many days warning ? 14 days or 30 days with financial forms ?

    Who is their client ? Ukpc ? Who ?
  • Umkomaas
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    DCB Limited are not dangerous, and if you can confirm that there isn't a 30-day deadline for your response, then you can ignore this letter only.  But this hasn't gone away, and it won't be long before it rises up spitting and snarling in your face, this time fronted by DCB Legal, and on its way to a court hearing.  Do not complacently fall asleep on this. 
    Please 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 Street
  • DavidBur
    DavidBur Posts: 24 Forumite
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    Redx said:
    How many days warning ? 14 days or 30 days with financial forms ?

    Who is their client ? Ukpc ? Who ?
    It says 14 days and as its 5 yrs ago I've no idea who originally sent the invoice? 
  • DavidBur
    DavidBur Posts: 24 Forumite
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    Umkomaas said:
    DCB Limited are not dangerous, and if you can confirm that there isn't a 30-day deadline for your response, then you can ignore this letter only.  But this hasn't gone away, and it won't be long before it rises up spitting and snarling in your face, this time fronted by DCB Legal, and on its way to a court hearing.  Do not complacently fall asleep on this. 
    I'm thinking of just paying as its not worth the stress to be honest. But I'll wait 2 weeks. Thank you for your advice. 
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