Received DEBT RECOVERY PLUS letter in Scotland

julie_collins

I received a ‘high view parking’ ticket back in February this year and ignored from the advice given on money saving expert. I have since received lots of threatening letters and now debt recovery plus has given me a ‘final warning’ before taking me to ‘court’, I phoned them to say this was ridiculous and I’m not paying but now I’m worried that if I continue to ignore because I phoned them they will have this on my records. I was worried with the last threatening letter and stupidly phoned and I’m now scared they will hold this against me ? 

beamerguy

As DRP cannot bring a court claim it does not matter what anyone says to them
Don't contact them again regardless what they say .... they lie and are simply circus clowns 

PLUS you are in scotland and Highview know they would be daft to go further

Just let the DRP clowns waste their time  .... nothing to worry about

D_P_Dance

Have you complained to your MP? 

Fruitcake

I hope you didn't blab about the driver's identity when you 'phoned the powerless debt collectors. If you did, they could pass that information back to the PPC who can then pursue the driver.
The information on this forum says, ignore debt collectors for a reason. 

julie_collins

Fruitcake said:

I hope you didn't blab about the driver's identity when you 'phoned the powerless debt collectors. If you did, they could pass that information back to the PPC who can then pursue the driver.
The information on this forum says, ignore debt collectors for a reason. 

I’m worried I said too much on the phone, I told them I am a student who genuinely  hasn’t been staying at this address until now and therefore hadn’t seen the letters and then I said I refuse to pay £170 and she told me she could lower the price to 132£ And I said it’s ridiculous that she can change the price just like that

julie_collins

D_P_Dance said:

Have you complained to your MP? 

I’m not sure what you mean by MP? As in my local MP?

Fruitcake

This is an unregulated industry. At the moment only the driver can be held liable in Scotland, so let's hope you didn't reveal that information. Do watch out in the future because your dear leader has incorporated a ridiculous English law into the Transport Bill, Scotland, that will allow the keeper, who may not have been in the car at the time, to become liable.
This makes her claims for independence an absolute joke.

What happened when you complained to the landholder? That is always Plan A, and it is never too late to do it.

Other than that, all you can do is wait to see if they try a claim in the Scottish Courts under the Act of Sederunt/Simple Procedure Rules.

Fruitcake

julie_collins said:

D_P_Dance said:

Have you complained to your MP? 

I’m not sure what you mean by MP? As in my local MP?

Your MSP. The one in whose constituency you live.


I found this website very useful to do this.


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Coupon-mad

Please just ignore it as per the clear advice in the 4th post of the NEWBIES thread.

 Not sure what else you need to know; there is never a need for a thread about tedious DRP letters.  Please can we stop giving them the time of day.

D_P_Dance

I’m not sure what you mean by MP? As in my local MP?

YOUR MP?  the one who represents you in Westminster. 

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