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How long after can they continue to chase?
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Ansteyb_2
Posts: 2 Newbie
Hi,
ive had 2 letters from a debt recovery plus for parking tickets dating back to May 2017!
ive had 2 letters from a debt recovery plus for parking tickets dating back to May 2017!
I’ve tried contacting them but haven’t been able to go and also tried contacting UK Car Park Management too as when I last spoke to them 2 years back they started there weren’t any charges outstanding on that car.
Does anyone know how many years they can leave it to chase? Seems so odd they have waited till 5.5 years to contact me and I don’t believe they are accurate but struggling to get hold of anyone. They threatened legal action as the next step so I don’t want to just leave it. Any advice is really appreciated.
Thanks
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Anyone in England and Wales, not just parking companies, has up to six years to pursue a claim through the courts.
The fourth post on the NEWBIES thread tells you exactly how to deal with debt collectors letters.3 -
nothing odd about it at all, they are trawling through old invoices to get those about to time out, a typical tactic made worse by the pandemiclook up the Limitations Act 19802
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May 2017 is nothing compared to all the 2015 cases on here this year.
Not detracting from your stress, just saying this is entirely normal for this greedy industry and none of this means you should pay, of course.PRIVATE 'PCN'? DON'T PAY BUT DON'T IGNORE IT (except N.Ireland).
CLICK at the top or bottom of any page where it says:
Home»Motoring»Parking Tickets Fines & Parking - read the NEWBIES THREAD2 -
That's nearer 4.5 years according to my abacus! 🙂Ansteyb_2 said:Hi,
ive had 2 letters from a debt recovery plus for parking tickets dating back to May 2017!I’ve tried contacting them but haven’t been able to go and also tried contacting UK Car Park Management too as when I last spoke to them 2 years back they started there weren’t any charges outstanding on that car.Does anyone know how many years they can leave it to chase? Seems so odd they have waited till 5.5 years to contact me and I don’t believe they are accurate but struggling to get hold of anyone. They threatened legal action as the next step so I don’t want to just leave it. Any advice is really appreciated.ThanksPlease 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 Street2 -
They can shase you forever, but they can only take court action for a limited period.You never know how far you can go until you go too far.2
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