I like their wesite that clearly states: "Parking Collection Services Ltd is a trading name of Debt Recovery Plus Ltd. " Same company, same tactics.

Hey Thanks for quick reply. I have just done a bit of trawling through the forum and found http://www.consumeractiongroup.co.uk/forum/parking-traffic-offences/247906-parking-collection-services-limited.html I think that the comments there sum this all up nicely. Ignore, ignore, ignore........

Update: This morning after having received several threatening letters from Debt Recovery Plus I received a letter from Parking Collection Services Limited headed "Debt Purchased". They tell me that they have purchased the debt and as they did so for a reduced fee they are happy for me to settle in the next ten days from the sum of £89.99 and note the total debt at £158.99. They also note that it is their intention to collect and pursue this debt to a legal conclusion if necessary. Any knowledge of this company guys and should I write back contesting the charge at all?

Haha! Thanks for all your feedback. Luckily it was free advice and probably just as well. Having said that he is a business solicitor and probably gets no call whatsoever for contestation of parking tickets....at least I hope so. Don't think he had ever heard of UKPC.

Hi Guys Thanks for all of that. I know and although I would prefer not to have contacted them I was asked to by our solicitor who asked us to acquire the photographs or a statement from an independent witness to substantiate their claims. However, they are now on the official ignore list. Does any one on here know of any one that has ever been successfully prosecuted for this "claimed" offence. I might say that my wife parked over the line to avoid a rather large van in the bay next to her and though nothing of it as the car park was, essentially, empty.

Hi New to the forum. My wife parked our car at the local supermarket about a foot outside the line on the bay and received a ticket from UKPC which I ignored after following advice from this site. I then received a letter stating that the bill was now £100. This I acknowledged and informed them that I was the registered keeper but not the driver of the car and that, therefore, I denied the claim. I also requested photographic proof of the offence and proof that it was our car as the image that they provided showed neither of these things. I offered to pay them the original fine, i.e. £50, if this proof was forthcoming. They stated that they would not accept less than £100 however. I asked them again to submit the proof and still they have not. I received two letters from Debt Recovery Plus, the first with a wrong name warning me that the bill had now risen to £158.00 and that they would start legal proceedings. I telephoned them, really stroppy woman named Tina, to tell them this was in dispute as I had requested photographic evidence and it had not been produced. "Oh" she said, I will get that to you by email. "by post" I said and duly this arrived this morning showing that the car is about a foot outside of the bay in a very empty car park. The parking attendant must have been lurking in a car waiting for my wife to get out before putting the ticket on as she was only gone for five minutes. This new letter says that the bill will rise to approx. £275.00 if it goes to court and that they will accept £129.00 if I settle in 7 days. Do I ignore and hope that they don't take it to court or do I have to pay up. Any advice gratefully received. Thanks