£170 fine sent to wrong address

rose1997

Nellymoser said:

You need to read the NEWBIES FAQ thread one of the Announcements at top of page 1. 

Post 4 - tells you how to deal with debt agencies and address change, you can't leave them holding an address you no longer reside at. This thread explains why and what to do
https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/comment/81519771/#Comment_81519771

The lady was demanding on the phone that I pay or be taken to court 

They threaten with court hoping it scares you into paying. The reality is they file court claims but likely never to reach a hearing as so many are discontinued when it comes to paying the court fees.

https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/6377263/dcb-legal-record-of-private-parking-court-claim-discontinuations#latest

Do you know which Parking Company the pcn is from and car park?

The company is Bank Park Management Ltd
location was Market place shopping centre burgess hill

rose1997

James_Poisson said:

I cannot for the life of me understand why people think that changing the address on a driving licence has anything to do with the address where a vehicle is registered to it makes no sense at all and gives rise to this situation time and time again.

@marymck these are not "fines" they are speculative invoices and none of them are set at £170 that extra £70 is a contrived add on from so called debt collectors who have collected no debt so are entitled to nothing, this is an unregulated scammers industry. 

I honestly didn’t have a clue!! 

rose1997

ChirpyChicken said:

Baldytyke88 said:

ChirpyChicken said:

Which parking firm was it.

We should not be giving advice untill we know more details?

The advice would be to never pay  £170 regardless of the the Parking firm
they will get 2 x letters from DCBL - then 1 DCB Legal letter before claim and then one court claim (most likely ) and then they would use the help on here and see it discontinued in most cases (saving themselves £170)

The company is Bank Park Management Ltd
location was Market place shopping centre burgess hill

I’m sorting the V5, are my next steps to just ignore any letters?

ChirpyChicken

rose1997 said:

ChirpyChicken said:

Baldytyke88 said:

ChirpyChicken said:

Which parking firm was it.

We should not be giving advice untill we know more details?

The advice would be to never pay  £170 regardless of the the Parking firm
they will get 2 x letters from DCBL - then 1 DCB Legal letter before claim and then one court claim (most likely ) and then they would use the help on here and see it discontinued in most cases (saving themselves £170)

The company is Bank Park Management Ltd
location was Market place shopping centre burgess hill

I’m sorting the V5, are my next steps to just ignore any letters?

Yes until you get a letter of claim /court claim