its not a fine

sit on your hands until or unless you get a letter of claim.

I hope you still have the ticket because that kills any claim as they ahve not lost any money, the showing of the ticket is merely evidence you have paid and that is enough to aprk there whether they actually give you a ticket or not.

Ok thanks, i will sit tight. Yes i do still have the ticket i purchased.

2 weeks ago i got a Final notice re the charge (attached). Today i have received a debt recovery letter(attached). Do i need to just get on and pay this? I can't afford for this to get anymore expensive it has now gone up to £160!

Has anything that they have done or sent me shown any errors that will stop this from being enforceable, at the moment i can't see how this is improving my situation. Thank you for your advice.

nope as post 26

a dca is not a bailiff

Thanks for your reply, but i am not convinced what my case is.

Are you saying that i wait for a bailiff letter or arrival, if so what changes then?

If my case is built on just calling their bluff then i'm not sure i can afford the risk.

Originally posters were saying they would make mistakes with their paperwork and the charge would then be invalid. No one has said there are errors to this effect so far.

The regulars here encourage motorists to read other threads and get a feel of the legal situation.

If you do that a few things will quickly become apparent. Firstly, you're dealing with conmen who know full well you owe them nothing but will try to scare you into paying. Anyone can threaten anyone legally. I could say I want a million pounds from you for writing this post, but you wouldn't pay it, and if I did sue you I'd be laughed out of court.

Your situation is actually one of the easiest legally. You paid. The parking company got their money. You're right, they're wrong.

It has not gone up to £160! That's just a scare tactic. The DCA doesn't own the debt and has no power to do anything. They've just sent you some free toilet paper.

bailiff only ever come after you LOSE in court..

not being funny but unless you are doing so when not logged in

you've not bothered to read ONE other private parking thread on cag at all..since july when yo came here

£160 is normally about the maximum they ask for, then when you continue to ignore them they write back offering a lower amount. They are so predictable. But it is good when they beg.

Always ignore the DCAs-they are usually unregulated and have no power at all. They only act under instructions and can't walk

the walk. They are much less ferocious than my grand daughter's teddy bear.

In short theynahve made it up to scare you into paying ebfore you thik it gopes up again.

Read more and then read soem more in the debt forums about dca's.