The debt collection rang my house and left a message on the home phone! I rang them back because on the message I couldn't hear who the company was. As soon as I realised I hung up! Where did they get my home number from?? Shall I pay them? I don't want other people in the house to find out!

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here is a better pic of the letter

Thanks ims21

[ATTACH=CONFIG]51544[/ATTACH]After listening to you guys I ignored several letters from RLP requesting money. I didn't reply to any of their letters. Now I got a letter from SCOTCALL which I think is a dept recovery company. I've taken a photo of the letter. Tesco sent me a civil recovery letter via RLP in jan asking for money. I posted a thread back in jan. Since then I received 3 letters from RLP which I ignored

Now I got this letter. Is it another scare tactic?

Can you please advise again, do I ignore again ?

Follow the above advice. EIther ignore or send the one line letter. Then bin anything else jackie sends.

Hi guys. I took your advice and ignored the first letter. I got another letter today saying I have failed to comply and client is now in a position to issue proceedings against me and urges me to take legal independent advice. My information may be passed onto the police.

Ignore them if you can as it makes them waste money on an envelope and stamp.

Letter was from RLP

Hi guys. I received a letter from RLP. They want £90 which it reduced from £300-£400. The letter is 2 pages long. It mentions the usual facts about making payment with in 14 days, courts etc.

Is it worth writing a one liner to them yet?

I went to court today for enforcement of a court contact order. I managed to agree extra contact. Before court I have approx 75 days contact. Now I have approx 100. Will the extra 25 nights make a difference to the csa payments?

Thank you again for the replies and information. It's been over a week and still not received a letter from civil recovery. Any idea how long they will take?

What happened the situation?

Thanks so much for the info. When I get the letter I will post up. I saw this letter which I may write to then.

Dear (signatory)

Thank you for your letter of xxx.

It appears you are non-compliant with civil procedure, in that you have failed to state a discernible case against me and you have failed to show me the documents on which you intend to rely. That is to say, your letter discloses no evidence and no case. Your letter also is not a Letter of Claim.

Until and unless you comply with civil procedure by providing a heading "Letter of Claim" AND disclose all the evidence on which you intend to rely AND disclose your legal case, as is required by civil procedure, I am not only unable to respond but quite unable to understand why you are making these demands.

Further, you make unlawful threats against me which as already explained fall outside of legal protection. I reserve my position as to whether I will pursue you, and/or your "client" (assuming it is true you act for them), in the criminal and civil jurisdictions.

Yours

xxxx

What you think?

It is NOT a fine. All they have sent you is an invoice for what they think is reasonable for the loss of their clients and to cover their costs.

 

Tesco did not make a loss, as the Pen was recovered. You made a genuine mistake putting the pen in your pocket and Tesco got the Pen back before you left the store. So there was no loss to Tesco.

 

Follow the advice from Sidewinder.

Thank you for the response. The security guards didn't mention it at the time but have I been banned from all tescos?

Thank you so much for the response.

The company that tesco are using are called Civil recovery Ltd, E49PT.

Don't know if that makes any difference.

I have always paid my fines straight away.

Ignoring their request for payment will be very difficult.

When they send reminders will the fine increase?

I know it's been a short while, but any advice would be greatly received.

I was in tesco and was caught shoplifting.

I took a pen worth £5 which I put in my pocket.

I needed to write something but was talking to my wife and put it in my pocket without realising.

After we did our shopping the alarm went off and the security guards pulled us to the side.

I emptied my pockets and they saw the pen.

They asked for photo Id but I didn't have any.

Only thing I had was bank cards.

They said if I didn't produce photo I'd they would call the police.

I didn't have anything but they saw my tesco clubcard and took it away.

Then they asked me to confirm my name and address and date of birth.

They gave me a pre written letter notice of civil recovery compensation.

The police were not called.

Then the security guards let me take my shopping and allowed me to leave the store.

What will happen next?

Will the police be contacted?

Will I get a criminal record?

I've never ever done anything like this before.

I'm sick with worry.

Will my employers be notified?