Should I pay this Car Parking Fine Euro Car Parks / Debt Recovery Plus

discountdude2323

Hi, I have read several posts and the long Newbie thread about this matter and have elected to ignore letters but now I have a second letter from Debt Recovery Plus and I'm considering paying. 

Basically, I had an eye infection and needed to go to  eye casualty and parked in a local Big Morissions.  Clearly i was in casualty for too long as several weeks later i got the fine through the post. Sadly I didn't get the letter initially and it was a month overdue so contacting the retialer was not really an option. I didn;t notice nay signs and haven't gone back to check how visible they are. 

My wife wants me to pay the fine as she is worried that it may affect my credit rating and our mortgage is due for renewal. 
Also I am very busy with 2 jobs, 2 kids and a terminally ill father and don;t have time for court or preparing what may not be a very good defence for court.

Please help 

ChirpyChicken

No of course you dont pay
Ignore DRP
Why would it affect your credit rating.......(please I would love to know.....)
The mortgage renewal is completely irrelevant 

Gr1pr

Not a fine,  just an invoice 

Question 

Should I pay this Car Parking Fine Euro Car Parks / Debt Recovery Plus

No,definitely not 

It wont get to a court hearing , which wont be for a year or more,  if ever 

The defence is already written for you,  in the template defence thread in announcements near the top of the forum 

Half_way

Can you identify where it says "fine" or penalty on any of the paperwork you have received?

James_Poisson

Why do you think a two bit bunch of chancers like Debt Recovery Plus can affect your credit rating?

Coupon-mad

"now I have a second letter from Debt Recovery Plus and I'm considering paying."

No you aren't!

My wife wants me to pay the fine as she is worried that it may affect my credit rating 

Errr...how? DR Plus letters?!

You need to read the official MSE Guide linked at the top of the page (it was checked and agreed by Martin Lewis himself).

discountdude2323

Thanks, I've spoken to 2 people who have paid up for an identical fine purely on the basis that it was in a Morrisons car park even though they ignored letters successfully from lesser known business areas!  I'll be ignoring. Thanks guys and Merry Christmas 

James_Poisson

There is no "fine" it's an invoice like you would get from a plumber not an authority that can fine you.

Half_way

discountdude2323 said:

Thanks, I've spoken to 2 people who have paid up for an identical fine purely on the basis that it was in a Morrisons car park even though they ignored letters successfully from lesser known business areas!  I'll be ignoring. Thanks guys and Merry Christmas 

They have not been fined, they have fallen for what you could call a scam.

I'll be ignoring

Where have you got that bit of extremly bad advice from?

 Ignoring it is not a good idea

Car1980

Eh? Ignoring everything except a court claim is a very good idea 🤔

Euro Car Park tickets go to DCB Legal who discontinue a few months after the online default defence is submitted.