DCBL parking fine after 5 1/2 years and no route to appeal

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Baxywaxy said:

Hello. Would appreciate some advice please.
Just before Christmas I received a 'final reminder' letter from DCBL for an unpaid parking charge from May 2019. I received a letter at the time, but then moved house and heard nothing more for over 5 years. 
The letter says I cannot appeal, and the car park owner has also gone into administration. It was a free car park but I parked for too long apparently.
Would appreciate any guidance on whether I should pay the £170 demand or other action I can take at this stage. 

How are you getting on with replying slowly and timing it out, by May?  Should be easy enough.

elvisolive

hi I have just received a letter from xc l after 5 and half years last letter was over a year ago this one states final reminder for a unpaid parking charge we bought a parking ticket but found out two days later that it was the wrong ticket machine for that car park I offered to pay again at the time and sent them proof that I had bought the ticket but that was over 5 years ago I have had previous letters but I now have this one it’s been over 5 years so why have they not took me to court before now any help
please ? 

elvisolive

Sorry I meant letter was from dblc 

elvisolive

Letter state we are at risk of legal proceedings it will be 6 years in august why have they not just took us to court ! 

ChirpyChicken

They are entitled to do this. 

Sloppyjoe

elvisolive said:

hi I have just received a letter from xc l after 5 and half years last letter was over a year ago this one states final reminder for a unpaid parking charge we bought a parking ticket but found out two days later that it was the wrong ticket machine for that car park I offered to pay again at the time and sent them proof that I had bought the ticket but that was over 5 years ago I have had previous letters but I now have this one it’s been over 5 years so why have they not took me to court before now any help
please ? 

You need to start your own thread for your incident you have hijacked another persons and it gets confusing.

But to answer your question only they know why they haven't taken the court route yet, some do some don't, some threaten and never do anything, some start and take it to the wire as a bulling tactic but withdraw if it doesn't work, some landowners don't let them, some know they are on shaky ground, but bluff it!

But a debt collector cannot take it to court anyway, they just threaten all sorts but if you read their letters they never state that they will do court, they will recommend it, but in that case they don't get paid that's why they hang on to the file to the last minute.