Debt Recovery Plus and Horizon Parking: Scary Letter

cocopops2001

Bit of an update.

I have had the below letter through from Gladstones.
Despite Horizon confirming they have updated of address on the 25th November 2024, they still sent a letter to my previous address and performed a search to find me. I have been offered to pay £155 within 7 days (letter dated the 25th June but didn't arrive until 2nd July so already past the 7days).

Any advice? Ignore? Respond saying I won't be paying? Or (worst-case) give in and offer to pay?

Gr1pr

Confirm to Gladstones the details of your current address and tell them that Horizon are in breach of the DPA2018 due to the fact that you emailed your current address to the DPO at Horizon last year,  so they had no good reason for retaining or passing on your old address 

Confirm that your present address is correct for the service of papers 

Remind them that there is no keeper liability in Scotland 

Castle

The so called letter of 16th June 2025 is probably bogus.

cocopops2001

Gr1pr said:

Confirm to Gladstones the details of your current address and tell them that Horizon are in breach of the DPA2018 due to the fact that you emailed your current address to the DPO at Horizon last year,  so they had no good reason for retaining or passing on your old address 

Confirm that your present address is correct for the service of papers 

Remind them that there is no keeper liability in Scotland 

Thanks for the advice, particularly with the potential DPA breach. Email sent to them today.

Castle said:

The so called letter of 16th June 2025 is probably bogus.

A family member lives at my old address and there was a letter for me. They marked as 'not at this address' and put back in the post.

Castle

cocopops2001 said:

Gr1pr said:

Confirm to Gladstones the details of your current address and tell them that Horizon are in breach of the DPA2018 due to the fact that you emailed your current address to the DPO at Horizon last year,  so they had no good reason for retaining or passing on your old address 

Confirm that your present address is correct for the service of papers 

Remind them that there is no keeper liability in Scotland 

Thanks for the advice, particularly with the potential DPA breach. Email sent to them today.

Castle said:

The so called letter of 16th June 2025 is probably bogus.

A family member lives at my old address and there was a letter for me. They marked as 'not at this address' and put back in the post.

That good to know, just in case they issue a claim at the old address.

Coupon-mad

cocopops2001 said:

Gr1pr said:

Confirm to Gladstones the details of your current address and tell them that Horizon are in breach of the DPA2018 due to the fact that you emailed your current address to the DPO at Horizon last year,  so they had no good reason for retaining or passing on your old address 

Confirm that your present address is correct for the service of papers 

Remind them that there is no keeper liability in Scotland 

Thanks for the advice, particularly with the potential DPA breach. Email sent to them today.

Castle said:

The so called letter of 16th June 2025 is probably bogus.

A family member lives at my old address and there was a letter for me. They marked as 'not at this address' and put back in the post.

Soooo unhelpful and could have caused you a CCJ. Why on earth do people do this?!

cocopops2001

Coupon-mad said:

cocopops2001 said:

Gr1pr said:

Confirm to Gladstones the details of your current address and tell them that Horizon are in breach of the DPA2018 due to the fact that you emailed your current address to the DPO at Horizon last year,  so they had no good reason for retaining or passing on your old address 

Confirm that your present address is correct for the service of papers 

Remind them that there is no keeper liability in Scotland 

Thanks for the advice, particularly with the potential DPA breach. Email sent to them today.

Castle said:

The so called letter of 16th June 2025 is probably bogus.

A family member lives at my old address and there was a letter for me. They marked as 'not at this address' and put back in the post.

Soooo unhelpful and could have caused you a CCJ. Why on earth do people do this?!

What do you mean? Putting it back in the post? They said it looked like a parking letter so I said to send it back to them. I had updated my address with the parking company and Debt Recovery Plus (who were working for Horizon before) so they should have known I wasn't at that address.

I am in Scotland so no CCJ possible, also I have written proof that they had my new details so I would like to think any judgement would get thrown out on the basis they served papers at the wrong address when they had no reason to.

On another note, Gladstone have somehow found my mobile number and are sending me texts to pay. Has anyone dealt with this? Same way? Ignore and stick to emails?

Gr1pr

Just ignore them all

You should only deal with paperwork that applies in the Scottish system of Simple procedures system   ( usually from a Scotland based solicitor,  or the Sheriff office   )

A CCJ equivalent in Scotland is a Decree 

Nellymoser

And block Gladstones number

cocopops2001

Ignored and blocked. Thank you