Dear RCHiggs Ignore everything they send you, they do not have a leg to stand. I got the "usual" 4-5 letters from Civil Enforcement and Newlyns. Nothing more has happened that was a year ago. Do not worry ..... I hope you managed to stop your payment. These guys are Con-men of the highest order!

Just ignore them, I got 5 letters in total from CEL and their buddies Newlyn. These are empty threats and both Watchdog and The Guardian agree it is best not to waste time on replying to them. Use their letters to light the fire now that Autumn is on its way!

Be calm and DO NOT PAY! For your comfort this is the trail of 5 letters from them to me: 1) Parking Contravention, Enforcement Notice with info purchased from DVLA. Nice paper and print and “look”. £75 if paid within 14 days. Dated mid December. 2) Parking Contravention, Enforcement Notice “Notice before legal action” now amount is £150. Failure to pay within 7 days will result in us seeking a CCJ etc. etc. Dated January. 3) Do not ignore this letter (from Newlyn who are partners with Civil Enforcement) total is now £238. More threats of Court Action etc. etc. Dated February. 4) Notice prior to County Court Proceedings. Dated mid March. 5) Notice of Court Action. Unless we hear from you within 7 days the files will be returned to our client for court action. End March. That’s it, today is 5th July so three months on there is nothing. Please take a look at the comments on the thread below from Conniff. I found this very useful and of great comfort. As mentioned just ignore all letters, these guys are conmen! http://www.consumeractiongroup.co.uk/forum/parking-issues-media/223350-civil-enforcement-ltd-yet.html # 19 (permalink)

Just ignore all of their letters, as the others have said this is simply an invoice and not a fine. I have received 5 letters form Civil Enforcement and their buddies Newlyn since the so called offence in January 2010. Now it is June and the letters stopped two months ago. They bet on the fact that more than 80% who receive their "invoices" pay them because they are scared of the "escalating" costs. JUST IGNORE, THERE IS NOTHING THEY CAN DO! Does anyone know if there is a legal route to stop these tricksters once and for all?