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HELP! with next step with debt recovery notice
cazzamatraz
Posts: 1 Newbie
Hi everyone, I hope you can help me with some advice on what I should do next regarding a parking fine.
On the 11th of August I parked at Citipark Dale Street Manchester. At the time the machine was not working, there were other people there at the time trying to use the machine also. I was late for a really important meeting and so left my car there. Stupidly I did not get a picture of the machine not working, I was just in a panic to get to the meeting as it was extremely important not to be late.
The first communication I got about this was a letter from DCBL Direct Collection Baliffs Ltd, saying that I owed £170 in costs for not replying to a parking fine (I had not received anything before this letter dated the 2nd of October)
I did read this forum and took heed of the information about DCBL being scammers, but not to ignore anything form DCBL Legal. I did not want it to go as far as DCBL legal, as I had parked there at the end of the day.
Therefore, I emailed DCBL Ltd, to say that I had not received any communication prior and had not been given the opportunity to appeal, however I would pay the initial £60 asked of me to settle amicably.
They have now written back to say, no that is not acceptable and I still need to pay the £170 outstanding.
On principal, I am not prepared to do this as although they have now provided a letter that was 'alledgedly' sent to my address, I did not receive this. I am the only person that lives at that address, I have my own letter box and it was definitely not delivered to me.
Please could you advise what my next step should be?
I was thinking of trying to go onto the parking fine portal and paying £60. Then if they do move towards court proceedures, I could show that I have made steps to settle this amicably.
thanks in advance for reading this far, and I look forward to any helpful advice
On the 11th of August I parked at Citipark Dale Street Manchester. At the time the machine was not working, there were other people there at the time trying to use the machine also. I was late for a really important meeting and so left my car there. Stupidly I did not get a picture of the machine not working, I was just in a panic to get to the meeting as it was extremely important not to be late.
The first communication I got about this was a letter from DCBL Direct Collection Baliffs Ltd, saying that I owed £170 in costs for not replying to a parking fine (I had not received anything before this letter dated the 2nd of October)
I did read this forum and took heed of the information about DCBL being scammers, but not to ignore anything form DCBL Legal. I did not want it to go as far as DCBL legal, as I had parked there at the end of the day.
Therefore, I emailed DCBL Ltd, to say that I had not received any communication prior and had not been given the opportunity to appeal, however I would pay the initial £60 asked of me to settle amicably.
They have now written back to say, no that is not acceptable and I still need to pay the £170 outstanding.
On principal, I am not prepared to do this as although they have now provided a letter that was 'alledgedly' sent to my address, I did not receive this. I am the only person that lives at that address, I have my own letter box and it was definitely not delivered to me.
Please could you advise what my next step should be?
I was thinking of trying to go onto the parking fine portal and paying £60. Then if they do move towards court proceedures, I could show that I have made steps to settle this amicably.
thanks in advance for reading this far, and I look forward to any helpful advice
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Hello and welcome.
The fourth post of the NEWBIES thread explains exactly how to deal with debt collector's letters, but to summarise that post - ignore them.1 -
Why on earth would you waste your money trying to pay1
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I did not want it to go as far as DCBL legal,Whyever not?! That's when everyone wins.
There's another Citipark case on here tonight.PRIVATE 'PCN'? DON'T PAY BUT DON'T IGNORE IT (except N.Ireland).
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