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Trace - first letter regarding ticket from 2017

Butternoparsnips
Butternoparsnips Posts: 11 Forumite
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Hi - I’ve just received a letter from Trace demanding payment for a parking charge from 2017. Apart from the date, there is little to no information about the alleged infringement. Are they trying their luck? Will this escalate?

Any insight would be helpful.

Thanks. 
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  • KeithP
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    Butternoparsnips said:
    Are they trying their luck?
    Yes.

    Butternoparsnips said:
    Will this escalate?
    Possibly.

    You now need to read the fourth post of the NEWBIES thread to discover exactly how to deal with debt collectors letters.

  • patient_dream
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    Butternoparsnips said:
    Hi - I’ve just received a letter from Trace demanding payment for a parking charge from 2017. Apart from the date, there is little to no information about the alleged infringement. Are they trying their luck? Will this escalate?

    Any insight would be helpful.

    Thanks. 
    HAHAHA ..... Trace living in cloud cuckoo land again ...?

    TOTALLY POWERLESS WHO ADD FAKES.

    Ignore them.  Will it go further ?   depends what the PPC wants to do

    Come back here if one of the dodgy legals make contact
  • Coupon-mad
    Coupon-mad Posts: 161,484 Forumite
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    Which PPC?

    What was the PCN for (reason issued)?

    Are you in Scotland?
    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 THREAD
  • Butternoparsnips
    Butternoparsnips Posts: 11 Forumite
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    Coupon-mad said:
    Which PPC?

    What was the PCN for (reason issued)?

    Are you in Scotland?
    Hi and thanks for responding. 

    G24 Limited and that’s as much as I know of the charge from what they have said.  I am in England. 

    The letter really is the bare bones. “Your case has been passed to Trace because you have an outstanding matter with our client. You have been previously written to requesting payment for charges to above vehicle….no charges have been settled so client now requires full payment of £160….the balance relates to original parking ticket and subsequent debt recovery costs which will have been detailed in the car park and / or previous letters sent to you.” (No letters have been previously received).

    It really is the laziest attempt at recovering charges. 
  • Coupon-mad
    Coupon-mad Posts: 161,484 Forumite
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    edited 4 April 2022 at 2:54PM
    Fine, ignore Trace.  Keep all letters.

    They pretend to gave a Legal Department and 'Litigation Manager' in the next letter!
    PRIVATE 'PCN'? DON'T PAY BUT DON'T IGNORE IT (except N.Ireland).
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  • patient_dream
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    Butternoparsnips said:
    Coupon-mad said:
    Which PPC?

    What was the PCN for (reason issued)?

    Are you in Scotland?
    Hi and thanks for responding. 

    G24 Limited and that’s as much as I know of the charge from what they have said.  I am in England. 

    “Your case has been passed to Trace because you have an outstanding matter with our client. You have been previously written to requesting payment for charges to above vehicle….no charges have been settled so client now requires full payment of £160….the balance relates to original parking ticket and subsequent debt recovery costs which will have been detailed in the car park and / or previous letters sent to you.” (No letters have been previously received).

    It really is the laziest attempt at recovering charges. 
    WHAT A LOAD OF TOSH ...... Such fools ..... they get this rubbish from the unregulated code of practice BUT ...... the fake scam started in the 2018 code of practice .... NOT 2017
  • Butternoparsnips
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    I’ve now had a Final Demand letter from their lawyers - BW Legal - continue to ignore? Next letter is apparently Letter of Claim..
  • Umkomaas
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    Butternoparsnips said:
    I’ve now had a Final Demand letter from their lawyers - BW Legal - continue to ignore? Next letter is apparently Letter of Claim..
    Nothing you can do with a 'Final Demand'. Wait to see if a LoC arrives, then deal with that by carefully following the advice in the NEWBIES FAQ Announcement, second post.  Please read that now so you're ready for a LoC not have it coming as a surprise, with no idea how to deal with it. Be prepared!
    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
  • Butternoparsnips
    Butternoparsnips Posts: 11 Forumite
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    Thanking you, I’ll do my homework!
  • Coupon-mad
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    edited 5 July 2022 at 2:07AM
    Butternoparsnips said:
    Thanking you, I’ll do my homework!
    And do the Public Consultation please, because we all will and all motorists should know about it. We need you to make a difference and end the gravy train:

    https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/6333989/mse-parking-ticket-appeals-guide-feedback#latest

    Please bookmark that thread and enable email alerts on your profile, or preferably come back here weekly and be absolutely on top of it!
    PRIVATE 'PCN'? DON'T PAY BUT DON'T IGNORE IT (except N.Ireland).
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