thanks for the advice dx100uk!

thanks for the quick reply, i have read around but the cases i have read about were abour people younger than me and the police were never called/involved i just wondered if these were important factors and would make any difference. Most seem to have not paid and not ended up with any court action ive read a .pdf file that JonCris uploaded to a thread from the citizens advice bureau that seems to state these are unfair demands from rlp but i just wondered, kinda paranoid as im buying a house soon an didnt want any sort of conviction against my name!. thanks again

Around a week ago i swapped a label at tkmaxx in crawley and was caught on cctv apprently. im 21 years old and should know better i know!! i was confronted outside the store by their security guys and i was totally honest i knew i had been caught i even offered to pay the rest and forget about it and say i was sorry, its not like im a repeat or known offender. but no they called the police and had me arrested? no need for it at all considering i admitted what i had done and offered to pay the rest!! i went to the station and recieved a police caution for fraud...... sounds very damatic. Its a week since and yesterday i recieved a letter from rlp demanding £110 within 21 days for damages?? i dont condone what i have done but £110 is an unjust demand!! will they take me to court or turn up with debt collectors if i dont pay? any advice would be helpfull! cheers