Notice to keeper arrived after date for early payment discount - what are my rights?

ChirpyChicken

Lowres said:

Wat would be the best course of action?

Do nothing unless you move or get a court claim

Lowres

Just updating this thread, to ask what to do next. 

Having received a second letter about the parking fine of my original post, today I have received a letter from Debt Recovery Plus telling me i have three options:
1: Pay £170
2: Pay £42.50 per month over 4 months
3: Fail to pay and your financial loss will increase significantly if your case goes to court and you are unsuccessful

What is my course of action now?

ChirpyChicken

4. Follow the advice I have already given you, which you dont appear to have read or chosen to ignore

prowla

Lowres said:

Just updating this thread, to ask what to do next. 

Having received a second letter about the parking fine of my original post, today I have received a letter from Debt Recovery Plus telling me i have three options:
1: Pay £170
2: Pay £42.50 per month over 4 months
3: Fail to pay and your financial loss will increase significantly if your case goes to court and you are unsuccessful

What is my course of action now?

It's not a fine - private companies cannot issue fines.

A general rule is not to identify yourself as the driver, but rather keep things as "the keeper" (but not "the keeper parked"!).

The "financial loss" threats are harrassment and if the wording was "your financial loss will increase significantly if your case goes to court and you are unsuccessful" then it is a bit of a porkie: it would depend upon you losing in court AND refusing to pay.

The "appeal" process is part of a dance which you will almost certainly lose (the "appeals" body is run by the parking companies).

Don't be tempted to think: i. you are dealing with an authority, and ii. the company cares about anything other than getting your money.

Lowres

ChirpyChicken said:

4. Follow the advice I have already given you, which you dont appear to have read or chosen to ignore

I thought that might be the case just wanted to check in to make sure I didn't need to do anything now I've had this debt recovery letter. I shall continue to do nothing with it. 

prowla said:

It's not a fine - private companies cannot issue fines.

A general rule is not to identify yourself as the driver, but rather keep things as "the keeper" (but not "the keeper parked"!).

The "financial loss" threats are harrassment and if the wording was "your financial loss will increase significantly if your case goes to court and you are unsuccessful" then it is a bit of a porkie: it would depend upon you losing in court AND refusing to pay.

The "appeal" process is part of a dance which you will almost certainly lose (the "appeals" body is run by the parking companies).

Don't be tempted to think: i. you are dealing with an authority, and ii. the company cares about anything other than getting your money.

It certainly feels a lot like harassment and threats to get one to pay up. That is the actual wording from the letter re the financial loss increasing!

Coupon-mad

Lowres said:

ChirpyChicken said:

4. Follow the advice I have already given you, which you dont appear to have read or chosen to ignore

I thought that might be the case just wanted to check in to make sure I didn't need to do anything now I've had this debt recovery letter. I shall continue to do nothing with it. 

prowla said:

It's not a fine - private companies cannot issue fines.

A general rule is not to identify yourself as the driver, but rather keep things as "the keeper" (but not "the keeper parked"!).

The "financial loss" threats are harrassment and if the wording was "your financial loss will increase significantly if your case goes to court and you are unsuccessful" then it is a bit of a porkie: it would depend upon you losing in court AND refusing to pay.

The "appeal" process is part of a dance which you will almost certainly lose (the "appeals" body is run by the parking companies).

Don't be tempted to think: i. you are dealing with an authority, and ii. the company cares about anything other than getting your money.

It certainly feels a lot like harassment and threats to get one to pay up. That is the actual wording from the letter re the financial loss increasing!

Show us that letter  only if it's new (not one of those you saw in pictures when you read post 4 of NEWBIES PLEASE READ THESE FAQS FIRST).