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    • 05.05.24 Ever so sorry if I have entered this in the wrong part of this website.   My grandfather is in his 70's and retired.  He asked me to help him find a work pension that he was paying into when he was working. From 1967 - 1982 he worked for a Fabric Dying Company, Celanese, Spondon Derby UK. I have already used the GOV.uk Trace Pension Scheme. It listed a few pension companies : Akzo Nobel (CPS) Pension Scheme formerly Courtaulds Pension Scheme.  I do not fully understand how this works but I think this scheme is administer by a company called Willis Tower Watson. We have called this company, got through to the pension department submitted all my grandfather's details (D.O.B. , N.I. no. etc.) but that agent tells that they have no record of my grandfather and ask what is the name of the pension scheme. Here is the problem, his home was burgalled in 2005 and a briefcase which contained his legal documents was stolen. So he does not know who was the Pension Scheme company. I have a this phone number 01332 681 210 for Celanese but it just rings and never gets answered. So I am asking for help if anyone can tell us where we can try next. I am also hoping for a massive long shot that one of them members on this website, worked for or knows someone who worked for British Celanese Spondon Derby and could tell us of any pension company. Thanks for any help.
    • Well I sent them the letter of claim, the only responses so far was a few emails reopening the claims on the parcels where they asked for information such as proof of value (which I get) but other things like photos of the parcels, which I haven't got as I never took photos of them. It's been well over the 14 days since I sent the letter now anyway, so what do you think I should do now?
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    • Since you were stopped at the time there is no requirement for the police give you anything there and then or to send you anything before they have decided how to deal with the offence.  They have three choices: Offer you a course Offer you a fixed penalty (£100 and three points) Prosecute you in court  The only option that has a formal time limit is (3). They must begin court proceedings within six months of the date of the alleged offence. Options (1) and (2) have no time limit but since the only alternative the police have if you decline those offers is (3) they will not usually offer a course beyond three months from the date of the offence and will not usually offer a fixed penalty beyond four months from that date. This is so as to allow time for the driver to accept and comply with their offer and to give them the time to go to option (3) if he declines or ignores it.  Unless there is a good reason to do otherwise, the action they take will usually be in accordance with the National Police Chiefs' Council's guidance on speeding enforcement. In a 40mph limit this is as follows Up to 45mph - no action. Between 46mph and 53mph - offer a course Between 54mph and 65mph - offer a fixed penalty Over 65mph - prosecution in court So you can see that 54mph should see you offered a fixed penalty. Three weeks is not overly long for a fixed penalty offer to arrive. As well as that, there has been Easter in that period which will have slowed things down a bit. However, I would suggest that if it gets to about two months from the offence date and you have still heard nohing, I would contact the ticket office for the area where you were stopped to see if anything has been sent to you. Of course this raises the danger that you might be "stirring the hornets' nest". But in all honesty, if the police have decided to take no action, you jogging their memory should not really influence them. The bigger danger, IMHO, is that your fixed penalty offer may have been sent but lost and if you do not respond it will lapse. This will see the police revert to option (3) above. Whilst there is a mechanism in these circumstances  to persuade the court to sentence you at the fixed penalty level (rather than in accordance with the normal guidelines which will see a harsher penalty), it relies on them believing you when you say you did not received an offer. In any case it is aggravation you could well do without so for the sake of a phone call, I'd enquire if it was me.  I think I've answered all your questions but if I can help further just let me know. Just a tip - if you are offered a fixed penalty be sure to submit your driving licence details as instructed. I've seen lots of instances where a driver has not done this. There will be no reminder and no second chance; your £100 will be refunded and the police will prosecute you through the courts.
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Hi everyone

 

This is my first post on here but have received lots of advice which i am following regarding the private parking notice i got from LDK in October.

 

I took my daughter for a hospital appointment at Durham Hospital and parked in the LDK car park because it is cheaper than the proper hospital one. The machine wasn't working so i put a note in the car window stating this but when we returned to the car there was a parking ticket on it which had just been issued about five minutes before.

 

The charge was £90 but £60 if paid within 14 days. I stayed around the car park for a while and saw some people having trouble with the machine and other people getting tickets ok. When i went to ask them how they were getting their tickets ok they said you had to press the little blue button before putting your money in. Nowhere on the instructions on the machine did it say this so i took photos of these and went away fuming and adament that no way was i paying this charge.

 

I came home and found this site and was shocked to read all the stories and took everyone's advice and just ignored it. I thought it had all been forgotten about but about three weeks ago i got my first letter from Roxburghe debt collectors followed a week later by another one and then on Friday the first letter from Graham White solicitors. I'm sure i'm right in thinking that there will be one more letter and then it will just go away.

 

One thing that puzzles me and my husband is on the solicitors letter at the top it states amount owed £140 and then further down it lists additional charges of £207.25. Is this on top of the £140 ??

 

I am so pleased i read up on here what to do and because of this i have been able to hold my nerve and just hope that i am nearly at the end because you can't help having a little bit of doubt about it all.

 

Thanks to all on here - just can't believe that these people can get away with all of this as they obviously rely on frightening people with these letters.

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Doesn`t matter what figure they put on it, could be 10p or a million quid,

you just ignore it as its worthless,

 

AND STOP WORRYING!!!!! laugh at them instead, it`s much more fun that way!

 

It is no different to me sending you a "fine" cos I dont like the colour of your car! I could even say I am a debt collector or a solicitor and use big words and RED INK!!!

 

and tell all you friends about this site!

 

What initiqally made me really angry now makes me smile and grin a lot when I get another letter!

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Hi there i also got a ticket at the same car park in durham when i was taking my 5 yr old son to the hospital and ended up running late.

 

It was about 3 months ago and out of princaple and the extorsionate size of the fine i ignored it at the time i was only 5 mins over my parking

 

I also thought it had gone away but yesterday i got a letter from them with the usual notices "FORMAL DEMAND" and "DO NOT IGNORE THIS NOTICE" on the top the wife is going mad telling me to just pay it so i was wondering if you heard anything else from them after your last post and what the final outcome was

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No they cannot send any bailiffs. People often confuse Debt collectrors with bailiffs. A debt collector is just a muppet who writes and asks for money. they have NO POWERS at all. A bailiff is instructred by a court only following a succesful win in court for the claimant and subsequent refusal to pay against the instructions of a judge.

 

These clowns will send a few more letters before they give up. They WILL NOT take you court because you owe them nothing at all. Stop worrying, ignore all their trash and come back here if you get worried with the next letter which will probably have reall scary RED INK in it. Ooooh I am shaking now. :)

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My wife too was MAD and said pay. But I was even shown a template from all the letter from NCP and solicitor letters and debt collection that I would get in advance and they had scary words and red ink on too.

 

Just as predicted it stopped! Saved me a bomb! So chuffed that I sent 10% of the so called fine to this website!:-)

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Hi there i also got a ticket at the same car park in durham when i was taking my 5 yr old son to the hospital and ended up running late.

 

It was about 3 months ago and out of principle and the extortionate size of the fine i ignored it at the time i was only 5 mins over my parking

 

I also thought it had gone away but yesterday i got a letter from them with the usual notices "FORMAL DEMAND" and "DO NOT IGNORE THIS NOTICE" on the top the wife is going mad telling me to just pay it so i was wondering if you heard anything else from them after your last post and what the final outcome was

 

 

So you haven't got the debt-collector letters yet then? Your wife will love those:

 

Roxburghe letter

 

Graham White effort number one

 

Graham White effort number two

 

Graham White effort number three

 

Try hard don't they? If your wife pays this then she really would be stark raving mad (sorry!) - it would be like paying a phishing emailer. The letters are bothersome but completely ignorable as they are just hot air. You owe nothing at all, do not fall for this for one minute.

 

Has your wife seen the Watchdog clip in full?

 

 

Just be totally ready for debt-collector letters like those shown. It may not be Roxburghe/Graham White but the wording will be similar, lots of threats interspersed with 'ifs, buts and maybes'. All of them make good paper aeroplanes.

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Hi

 

I have just been taking my daughter 14 month to an appointment following her menangitus attack. Unfortunatley i was 6 minutes late returning to my vehicle due to hospital giving her a prescription. I shouted at some bloke in a t-shirt who was putting writing the car up and checking his watch. He issued the ticket anyway with us being 8 minutes late.

 

I really dont know what to do, i am a single dad and cannot afford to pay the £60 fine, but also cannot afford a £90 or any other amount if i am persued. Should I appeal the fine in the hope of delaying things and then save the money up so I can pay them at a later date. It was issued at southfield way car park durham hospital. Im kicking myself because i thought we would be in and out as they normally just chekc her over, but today wanted to issue medication and weigh her, so i just paid for the hour I had the money for 2 hours but didnt think i would need it.

Mtagt56

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thanks for the prompt reply. They took photos of the car the ticket on the car and the fine. I am not sure if they caught photo of me as I got into the car. Would they need to prove if I was driving. Do they actually contact the DVLA ?

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Just thought i would update this post saying that after the RED threatening letters and demands which i ignored thanks to the very helpful people on this forum i have not recieved anything else from LDK SECURITY or anyone else regarding the ticket i got in may last year at durham and the threat of a court summons never materialised.

Thanks for all the advice

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I wonder if the person who started this thread, "hedonto", also saved his cash, by ignoring them?

All of these are on behalf of a friend.. Cabot - [There's no CCA!]

CapQuest - [There's no CCA!]

Barclays - Zinc, [There's no CCA!]

Robinson Way - Written off!

NatWest - Written off!

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Hello,

 

I have recieved a parking ticket from LDK in the Southfield Way car park when I was visiting my Dad in hospital on 19th January this year, I had bought a ticket but unfortunately it was a very wet windy evening and when I closed my car door I can only assume the ticket flipped over with a gust of wind from the door.

I appealed against the ticket and they have acknowledged that I did have a ticket but say it was my responsibility to make sure it is displayed correctly even after exiting the car! They have said they have photographic evidence (which I have viewed on their website) 18 photos of my car from every angle and the ticket machine!

Can anyone please advice me if the previous advice on this forum is still valid as the last reply posted was some time ago?

Many thanks x

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