PCN

Pimms1

Hello
I had a PCN from RCP Parking Limited and the fine was £40 pound. I ignored the letter and now it has been passed to a company called Trace Debt Recovery.
They are wanting £170 pound now.  Does anyone know if this company can take me to court?  I have ignored the letters.  But getting quite scared now should I pay or should I carry on ignoring them?

Please advise

Thanks

Gr1pr

No they ( debt collectors  ) can't,  but RCP Parking can sue you in court 

Do not pay 

Check that your V5c is up to date and inform the DPO at RCP of your current address if you moved   ( because Trace appear to have traced you  )  no old addresses 

Coupon-mad

Sit tight. Do nothing except the below.

By going confidently into the 'ignore' stance, the only steps to take are:

- Tell them if you move house within 6 years.

- Ignore the tedious £170 threatograms shown in pictures in the 4th post of the NEWBIES thread. Did you miss the pics of Trace and other letters already there in the thread?

- Come back if you get a solicitor's LBC as per the 2nd post of the NEWBIES thread. Could be from Moorside Legal, whose claims are laughably badly pleaded.

Nobody pays a penny and no hearing is even needed in most cases. Search the forum and read a few cases as they are easy to beat by waiting for a claim form - it is easier than appealing!

There is no risk AT ALL in defending a court claim. No CCJ. No bailiffs.

Pimms1

Thank you so much for this information. I was going to pay but RCP have passed the debt to Trace Debt Recovery. What a huge difference between £40 to £170 

Gr1pr

Pimms1 said:

Thank you so much for this information. I was going to pay but RCP have passed the debt to Trace Debt Recovery. What a huge difference between £40 to £170 

FYI

The original NTK PCN is probably a lot more than £40, we need to see a redacted copy of it, or a picture of the signs 

Usually its £100 reduced by £40 to £60 for early payment , non payment puts it back to its full £100 charge 

The debt collectors then add an extra £70 onto the £100, making the £170 demanded ( do not pay it  )

Ignore Trace recovery,  they trace people as well as demanding money, its not a debt unless a judge says so 

fisherjim

It isn't a fine it's a speculative invoice, and you don't have a debt only an alleged one Trace can't do diddly squat.

Coupon-mad

Nothing will happen.

@Pimms1  Did you see recent articles (thanks to @Nellymoser ):

‘Rip-off private parking fines needs to go’, Catherine Atkinson MP tells Parliament

https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/comment/81152306/#Comment_81152306

Letter group of MPs sent to MHCLG copied to the Select Committee

https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/comment/81193608/#Comment_81193608

And in December, Stanley Luckhurst re-issued his petition demanding the re-launch of a Govt-backed Parking Code of Practice.

It would help greatly if you would sign and share with people you know:

https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/701453

Gr1pr

Ignore trace,  powerless debt collectors 

Pimms1

Hello

I have had another letter from trace recovery.  They have said that if I don't pay in 2 weeks they will pass it onto a solicitor and I could end up with a County Court Jugement.

Please advise as I'm getting quite worried now.

Thanks

KeithP

Pimms1 said:

Hello

I have had another letter from trace recovery.  They have said that if I don't pay in 2 weeks they will pass it onto a solicitor and I could end up with a County Court Jugement.

Please advise as I'm getting quite worried now.

Thanks

That's nothing more than a debt collector's letter. The clue is '14 days'.

The fourth post of the NEWBIES thread explains exactly how to deal with debt collector's letters, but to summarise that post - ignore them.

Coupon-mad

Pimms1 said:

Hello

I have had another letter from trace recovery.  They have said that if I don't pay in 2 weeks they will pass it onto a solicitor and I could end up with a County Court Jugement.

Please advise as I'm getting quite worried now.

Thanks

Can I just gently suggest you re-read the replies you got in January?

Please don't tell us about debt collector letters because we need to save our availability for when you & others need us.