Northamptonshire Parking Management - Debt recovery letter

[johnhill007]

My son lent his car to a friend and

 

he received a notification from Northamptonshire Parking Management.

 

My son spoke to his friend and said that he was driving at the time and agreed for his details to be sent to NPM,

he completed the Form and sent it off.

 

My son has today received a letter from Debt Recovery Plus Ltd with a demand for payment of £ 149.

 

It states that he needs to pay this before 31/01/2014 and that failure to do so will mean that they will recommend to the creditors solicitor that court action should be taken.

 

Clearly they have lost/ignored the details sent to them.

 

The alleged contravention is: No Permit - location Whitbread, College Street - The Drapery, Northampton, NN1 2ET.

 

Does he simply write back stating that he was not driving at the time and that their Form was completed

- giving details of the driver at the time or?

 

Any help much appreciated.

[silverfox1961]

Hi

This is just another private parking company and as such, have no LEGAL power and the PCN is a PARKING charge not a penalty charge.

 

Stop wasting paper on this. IF this went to court (unlikely) they would have to justify the charge and they would have great difficulty in doing so.

[esmerobbo]

Bog standard letter off DRP, never heard of this PPC, except for a certain few, letters are as far as they go.

[johnhill007]

Thanks Silverfox and esmerobbo, so he should not respond - just ignore.

[silverfox1961]

Once the letters from DR+ start arriving, this is getting nearer the end as DR+ are the pet PPC puppets. They should not even be involved as there is no debt!

You have sent a letter. That is all you need to do.

 

Unless NPM have the landowners permission to litigate (highly unlikely) then it is the landowner who has to go to court and they are just not interested as it could cost them more than they 'might' gain

[johnhill007]

Thanks again Silverfox.