what did you say to them archiebald? We recently got one for parking in a retail park from VCS and have evidence on receipt (which we have not yet shown or stated) we was not abusing the facilitys and overstayed the 2 hours by 27 minutes and got a "£60" £100 charge. Upto now we have sent them one email in which we said we never agreed to any contract and included our terms which state

 

Further action on my part will incur charges which be chargeable to your company.

 

My charges will be invoiced at the following rates...

 

Initial Charge of £250 then £100 each time I have to respond in relation to this matter. All legal expenses and costs will be charged in addition to the above charges. Pursuing this matter will trigger these charges and by doing so, your company agrees to these terms.

 

 

It's been around 4-5 days since we sent them our email denying we ever agreed to there contract, The photographic "evidence" they also have is only a picture of us driving in and out as it's an ANPR system, and seeing as it's a parking charge, how is that evidence? (I'm also tempted to wear a numberplate around my neck and walk down the road then return after 2 hours and expose the plate again to see if I get a parking charge with a picture of me just standing there. LOL!).

Hi I just said that I did not see how they could charge me under the law of trespass as I had not caused any damage and if I had asked them to outline it and equate it to the amount they were charging me. It took about 3 weeks for them to reply. Read all the previous threads.

Hi good news they have cancelled my ticket. Thanks for all the info.

Cheers you have got me fired up now I think that is what i will do.

No they don't, they had a file on him as the liquidator of Anderson Reuters contacted them. He has not even complied with the liquidator, ie not responded to any correspondence. As I found out who they were and spoke to them, that should have to lead to something should it not, you just ignore them and they go away apparently. The police won't take it up, as the cps say it is a civil matter. You live and learn don't you but sometimes the hard way, you soon realise the law is not on the side of the self employed person trying to scratch a living.

Thanks for that, what will the DTI will do? What powers do they have? If there is something they can do I will get in touch with his previous customers and tell them to make complaints against him. I am seriously considering the Echo, I was looking at that the other day actually. May as well get even if i am not gonna get my monney and try and hurt him in the pocket also.

Cheers for that will think about it and let you know how i get on. At least if this is posted it may help somebody else who he might of rung to collect a debt and they can tell him to do one.

Yes I live in Finningley, I will write to her thats this country to a T rip of joe public every which way you can, i did go to the post office on the camp and ask him about the post van, but he did not know of any bother, he said it should be pedestrian box but the road has changed. You can even see me on the picture posting the letter. Yes your post has been really useful as I would not have known all this about the company who issued the charge. I thought the cameras were on the lamposts somewhere, so at least if the van isn't there were safe. I will let you know how I get on with the email I sent them.

Hi trading standards are not interested, he is in Sunderland and I am not so if you go to the small claims court does he have to come to me how does that work. I had thought of going to the local papers in Sunderland to see if they wanted to do an article on him. It really is not fair everything is stacked against the people who actually work for a living, the courts are so expensive what ever you do, and he knows that as thats what he does for a crooked living.

Oops why! I did use that term once but also parking charge aswell.

Because they cost to much and they know its banging your head against a wall scenario, as he has no assets shown. Even though his kids go to private school!

Hi thought i would post this as to make people aware of this company and also anybody who can help with regard to stopping his activity.

I was cold called by Mr Allen Young of Pennington Pinder and Co of Sunderland (his company, not ltd) He is a debt recovery company, I had a few company debts to recover and he was not win no fee so thought I had nothing to lose. How wrong can you be. I did check the internet but only the company name, and as it was new there were not threads on it, If i had checked his name I would of been alerted to him.

He collected £3000.00 from a customer and now will not pay it over to me stating he has no money to pay me. He collected this in July this year. This person has had 2 previous companies where he has done the self same thing, if you check the what consumer forum and freeindex you will see his other companies Fraser fox and Anderson Reuters have duped customers. Can nothing be done about this. He has stolen thousands of pounds from people and nobody is doing anything about it. He does not have to be registered with the OFT as it is commercial debt and not consumer. The police will not do anything as they say it is civil and the trading standards don't really care, unless you are selling dodgy t shirts they don't seem interested. The fact that he is advertising litigation and accoutancy services and not qualified does not seem to matter, that he has letters from past customers who were never his customers on his website. I think he has been made bankrupt before, if so should he be allowed to trade not sure on the ruling on this. I have spoken to several of his old clients and they feel the same as me, he is continuing to do this and other law abiding people get ripped off. He lives in a rented house and i do no think he has any assets to warrent court action. His last company Anderson Reuters was wound up by one of his clients who he did not pay, and he has paid for this but still not got his money, which i think was about £9000

I have also reported him to watchdog and rogue traders to see if they can help at all. Just waiting a reponse. Has anybody else out there had any dealing with this crook or any ideas as what to do.

Hi I have just got a fine from the doncaster airport road, as i posted a letter in the letter box on the road going in, I have read your threads and sent my appeal to them asking for the costs and damages caused for my trespass on this road, and also informed them that the postbox should not be there and should of been moved so it was just a pedestrian one when they changed the road signage. Your threads have been really useful, I probably would of paid it if i had not checked the forum.