URGENT HELP - DEBT RECOVERY PLUS (strange circumstances)

CALLUMFORBES · 11 January 2018 at 5:16PM

Hi guys,
I have a debt recovery plus letter that was sent to an old address. By my own fault when moving house 3 years ago I had not changed my log book (which i understand can have separate issues, but has been changed now).

Now they have the correct details for me, I have tried to argue the ticket as court action has been threatened against me. I do actually think the fine of £145 is not 'commercially justifiable' after reading previous advice, but they will not let me argue it and even receive evidence of the supposed event.

Question is, should I just pay up to avoid further action, as I am slightly worried they would go to the DVLA with regards to my logbook (which has now been changed!), or should I continue as I was?

I did phone today and was pretty aggressively told to seek some good legal advice and they will be in touch. (FYI the originaly charge that i received to my correct address, not the original that i've never seen, was 08/12)

Any help will be greatly appreciated!

System · 11 January 2018 at 5:19PM

Which parking company?

told to seek some good legal advice

You've come to the correct place.

waamo · 11 January 2018 at 5:22PM

You need to read the thread at the top of this forum that tells Newbies to read it first. There is a section on debt collectors in it.

The wrong address issue must crop up 3 or 4 times a day on here.

KeithP · 11 January 2018 at 5:23PM

Forget the DVLA issue. Nothing to worry about.

You are clearly now at the stage of having to deal with debt collector's letters.
Post #4 on the NEWBIES FAQ sticky thread gives comprehensive guidance on how to deal with debt collector's letters.

You only need to react if you get a Letter Before Claim or court papers.

The_Deep · 11 January 2018 at 5:24PM

This is a scam, do not pay them a penny.

Debt collectors cannot take you to court, they lie Never phone any of these scammers. if it gets to court, judges love paper trails.

At present ignore but if you get a genuine letter before action from a solicitor or the PPC come back to us.

Umkomaas · 11 January 2018 at 5:31PM

DRP are debt collectors, they are powerless, they can do you no harm as all they can do is send threatening letters, so you need to follow the NEWBIES FAQ sticky, post #4 about debt collectors.

Of more interest is which parking company (PPC) is involved here, because if they issue court papers, they will be to your former address. If you don’t get them to defend, you run the real risk of a default judgment against you, with a likely credit-trashing CCJ.

I am slightly worried they would go to the DVLA with regards to my logbook (which has now been changed!)

They can’t, the PPC can only access your details from the DVLA once, so they will continue to use your former address. To resolve this, and to insure against a possible CCJ, you must notify the PPC of your new address in writing, preferably by email or if posting by first class with free Certificate of Posting from your PO counter - NOT Signed For.

Are you aware that you also have to update the DVLA separately for your driving licence - that carries a £1,000 fine for failure.

beamerguy · 11 January 2018 at 5:33PM

You will not get any help from DRP, they are brain dead

DRP are simply meaningless timewasters with zero power
so ignore them and never contact them again

You are advised just to update your records with
the PPC concerned and request confirmation
You don't want court action sent to your old address.

In the meantime ignore the pond bottom feeders
that call themselves DRP .... TOTAL RUBBISH

CALLUMFORBES · 11 January 2018 at 5:38PM

Thanks for your reply! I've only had correspondence from Debt Recovery Plus. The last letter was issued stating a 'notice of intended court action'. I have read previous threads but cannot find anything to cover my concern that when the issue was charged my car was attached to the wrong address?

I have called them which I understand was a mistake, so unsure what steps to take next, as they will keep sending things to my old correspondence I imagine?

Thanks very much for the help.

Umkomaas · 11 January 2018 at 5:45PM

so unsure what steps to take next,

You inform the PPC of your new address and you instruct them to inform any and all agents involved in this.

You then ignore anything further that comes to you other than a LBA or MCOL (NEWBIES FAQ sticky, post #5 explains acronyms).

If you want further advice you need to be answering questions posed by regulars - who are actually trying to help you.

CALLUMFORBES · 11 January 2018 at 5:48PM

Umkomaas wrote: »

You inform the PPC of your new address and you instruct them to inform any and all agents involved in this.

You then ignore anything further that comes to you other than a LBA or MCOL (NEWBIES FAQ sticky, post #5 explains acronyms).

If you want further advice you need to be answering questions posed by regulars - who are actually trying to help you.

Thanks very much for this. Again, forgive me if i'm missing something blindingly obvious (I have gone throught the NEWBIES thread). But I am not sure how to find out who the PPC is and how to contact them? Would it be easier to call them to make this process faster. As my DRP letter says that action will be taken if no response is made by tomorrow).

nosferatu1001 · 11 January 2018 at 5:50PM

No, you do not call them
You do not care ONE JOT about DRP, again, this is covered in newbies threads. They have absolutely NO powers, and cannot do anythnig but write boring, crappy letters.
Usually every DRP letter states the parking company.

URGENT HELP - DEBT RECOVERY PLUS (strange circumstances)

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