CST Law ‘possible legal action’ letter

brettcta

My other half’s had a letter following the usual bluster from the debt collector about a parking charge from everyone’s favourite The Peel centre in Stockport.

it’s a bit of an oddly worded letter, it makes no reference to being an LBC but has ‘POSSIBLE LEGAL ACTION’ in bold caps and makes reference to them deciding on the next steps and then the last paragraph says ‘if you do not pay this amount or contact us with an alternative proposal in the next seven days, legal action may commence to recover the full balance without further notice to you.’

so my question here is - is that an LBC (despite making no explicit reference to it) and if not, can CST commence legal action with no further notice to my other half?

surely if it’s not an LBC, that needs to follow, they can’t just send out court papers on the back of this?

I’ll try and upload the full redacted letter later.

thanks in advance

Umkomaas

Seen the CST letter numerous times. Have you read the CST Law Group thread?

https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/6166004/cst-letters-forum-group-thread/p1

brettcta

No I hadn’t but will get on with reading it tonight, thanks for the pointer.

Le_Kirk

Also, it is always worth reading the NEWBIE sticky where you will find that proper letters before/of claim must give you 30 days to respond not 7.

patient_dream

Do read the jokers thread above ... all about CST LAW

Who do they say they are acting for and who are they telling you pay ?

brettcta

Le_Kirk said:

Also, it is always worth reading the NEWBIE sticky where you will find that proper letters before/of claim must give you 30 days to respond not 7.

I wrote this thread whilst feeding my little boy so was one-handed and a bit distracted but yea, I had thought it was longer than 7 days hence my questioning around what exactly the letter was.

thanks for replying

brettcta

patient_dream said:

Do read the jokers thread above ... all about CST LAW

Who do they say they are acting for and who are they telling you pay ?

‘Our client’ is anchor security services limited t/a care parking and the payee on the back is credit style limited.

A poorly worded bit on the letter reads ‘we are still able to accept payment by arrangement to fit with the financial circumstances,’

yes, I’m sure you are.

Coupon-mad

Please can you show a photo of the letter? Cover your name & address and PCN ref.
I'd like a recent one (and this one is BAD!) as evidence for my evidence for this current enquiry:

https://committees.parliament.uk/work/7972/work-of-the-county-court/

brettcta

Coupon-mad said:

Please can you show a photo of the letter? Cover your name & address and PCN ref.
I'd like a recent one (and this one is BAD!) as evidence for my evidence for this current enquiry:

https://committees.parliament.uk/work/7972/work-of-the-county-court/

Will do, I’ll get a copy posted up once I’ve got the kids to bed

brettcta

As above, both sides of their letter.

patient_dream

CST LAW get more stupid as the days go on and just an extention of the CST LAW GROUP THREAD

Why would you pay Credit Style, a bog standard pointless debt collector who has already been investigated by the SRA ..... requires further investigation

The letter is menacing by threatening you with a CCJ ???
CST LAW are living IN the clouds again because to get a CCJ there has to be a court case, you lose, and do not pay ... Wakey wakey CST LAW
They class themselves as a law firm, surely the head honcho must understand that such letters are rubbish ???   SEEMS NOT

Threats to make you pay ....... WHICH YOU DON'T

CST LAW has added a fake amount of £60 which they fail to explain
(CEL v Chan)

A further complaint to the SRA IS IN ORDER and your MP should see sight of this threatening menacing letter and to forward it to the Dept of Levelling Up 
No doubt Coupon-mad will be doing the same

DO NOT be intimidated by this rubbish..... JUST IGNORE, it's not a Letter of Claim as per the law

Do you, or can you get a picture of the signs