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Letters from trace recovery

Good afternoon I am looking for a bit of help trace recovery are bombarding me with letters and text messages saying I owe 170 pounds I already tried to pay the 100 pounds to workflow but they knocked my card back now trace are saying indeed to contact them urgently before the send it to their legal team the stressor this is terrible and as I suffered a mini strokelast year I cannot get stressed any help or advice will be smashing 
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  • KeithP
    KeithP Posts: 41,296 Forumite
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    Stop trying to pay them.

    The fourth post of the NEWBIES thread explains exactly how to deal with debt collector's letters, but to summarise that post - ignore them.
  • fisherjim
    fisherjim Posts: 7,111 Forumite
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    Trace are just a joke debt collector with no power at all, they don't send anything to their "legal team" you don't have a debt don't let them stress you they are only letters from Muppets.
    Read the newbies thread, it's all there, what heinous parking violation are they claiming you did?
  • Coupon-mad
    Coupon-mad Posts: 155,731 Forumite
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    Just ignore them. Stop trying to pay a scam.
    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
  • Hi I am being pestered by trace recovery with not nice letters and text messages they say I owe 170 pounds for a 100 pound pcn from workflow which I tried to pay but they wouldn't accept my card  now they are threatening to put it to their legal team am stressed to the hilt with this Please can anyone help me 
  • KeithP
    KeithP Posts: 41,296 Forumite
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    edited 16 July 2024 at 9:43AM
    There is no need for this duplicate thread.

    Please read the replies you have already received on the thread you started earlier today.
  • Gr1pr
    Gr1pr Posts: 10,237 Forumite
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    edited 16 July 2024 at 9:43AM
    Just ignore trace 

    But 

    Because trace are involved, get out your V5C document and check that it is up to date with your current name and address, or a suitable address where you can pick up mail regularly, especially if you have moved since this happened 

    If you think that the parking company has an old address, email a Data Rectification Notice to the DPO at the parking company attaching a copy of the current V5C as proof, telling them to ERASE your old address and they MUST use only your current address for the service of papers 

    Use those words, must & erase 

    The point is that you do not want letters going to an old address, especially not a court claim, which could end with a default CCJ 
  • Coupon-mad
    Coupon-mad Posts: 155,731 Forumite
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    edited 16 July 2024 at 9:43AM

    Trace recovery can I ignore them


    Yes.
    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
  • Sorry to bother anyone but am now being chased by trace recovery for 2 pcns wasn't driving car but that makes no difference to workflow or trace am sick to death of both of them do I honestly have to pay thes wretched companies every one has different opinion am now stressed to the limit with it 
  • Hi I have been getting a lot of grief from trace over 2pcns I was not driver and have never said who driver is this mob are now texting me every other day any advice will be helpfull
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