Thanks for all your support but am still worried and getting a little stressed by this. Had two letters from CCSCollect which I think is the inhouse collection for G24 (even though based in Thornton Heath). First quite polite but 2nd really nasty with big black lettters stating notice of intended legal action. Sentences like "This is a notice of intended legal action which will be relied upon by the creditor even if not read" & "Documents are being prepared for the final recovery of this debt." and giving only 2 days for any action on recipients part. I'm assuming this is part of their tactics to panic you into sending cheque, or paying online by credit or debit card. I can see pay at this point. Lesson learnt is check everywhere that I park for any signs but I am sure some will evade me and don't go back to the car park where I got the ticket....

Thanks to all of you for allaying my worries. I've not been too well and only now been able to log back onto the forum to see your very helpful comments.

I wonder if anyone could help me as I'm worried about Final notice I got today from G24 as it mentions a debt recovery agency and wondered if anything had happened recently to change the rules around PCNs. I received a PCN from G24 2 weeks ago after going shopping in Staples and overstaying my welcome by 15 mins as I spent a long time talking to the sales asst there. G24's PCN has time-stamped pictures of my car entering and leaving the car park. After looking at some of the the threads on this forum that I decided to ignore the letter. Today I received a Notice to Owner/Keeper/Hirer/Driver Final Reminder from G24 saying the liability for the parking charge lies with you, the owner/keeper/hirer/driver. Basically, I was given 14 days to pay the reduced amount and as they haven't received any money the outstanding amount is now £90. The scary sentence is "Failure to pay the increase amount will result in G24 Ltd forwarding the outstanding debt to a Debt Recovery Agency where you may incur additional costs". I am really unsure of the next step I should take as they have mentioned a debt recovery agency. I would be really grateful for any information or help.