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Hello
on 24th July my family went to Branscombe beach and parked in the carpark. We were in two cars, myself and my daughters boyfrieds car. we were 10 mins over as we saw a ticker being issued. We spoke with the ticket person and he agreed not to issue myself with a ticket but had already issued my daughters boyfriend witha ticket.
I was deterined to fight the charge, the boyfriend is only 17 and was very anxious about getting a criminal record! I found this site and was all set to fight the ridiculous £50 charge on his behalf. We were 10 mins overdue at Branscombe beach carpark and it was the end of the day and there were only 4 other cars in the carpark! from the outset I was determined to fight the charge. As this site advised I did nothing but waited and waited for a letter and it arrived today 4 months 6 days later !! from a legal and investigastions company as advised by their clients Premier Park Ltd demanding £173.45 ...help I'm feeling very intimadated . they state that 'our debt collection officer will attend your premises to seek full payment'
I would just ignore them but keep a copy of this letter by the door and if on the off chance they do send someone 0.0001% chance tell them politely to bugger off after handing them a copy of the letter.
Dear Sirs,
Please be advised that I am only prepared to communicate with you in writing. OFT rules and regulations clearly state that you can only visit me at my home if you make an appointment and I have no wish to make an appointment with you. There is only an implied license under English Common Law for people to be able to visit me on my property without express permission; the postman and people asking for directions etc (Armstrong v. Sheppard and Short Ltd [1959] 2 Q.B. per Lord Evershed M.R.).
Therefore take note that I revoke license under Common Law for you, or your representatives, to visit me at my property and if you persist in sending “doorstep callers” to my home, you will be reported for harassment and be liable for damages for a tort of trespass. You would also be liable for conspiring in a tort of trespass by acting in defiance of my instructions and sending someone to visit me nevertheless.
Should it be necessary, I will obtain an injunction.
They won't call. It's a waste of petrol to make the journey on the off chance you're even in. If they did, either tell them to get lost, don't answer or invite them in for a cuppa and a chat. Either way, they have no powers.
Getting debt collectors involved is just a way to scare you into paying. If they had a case, they'd just send a couple of letters and then take you straight to court.
By the way, you can only get a criminal record if you commit a crime, not for not paying an incorrect invoice (which is exactly what this is)
Hello Thank you for advise re debt collectors. I'm not sure what to do now, do I contact Premier Park Ltd who issued the ppc as I have not recieved a thing from them . Should I write stating that the first correspondance i have had is the threat from the debt collectors of go srraight into the template letters as if I have heard from them. Now very confused.
Regards and thanks for help so far ....it's easy to feek daunted is'nt it!
ppc long time coming
officer will attend your premises to seek full payment'
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20/03/2008 settled in full out of court
