Falsely accused - RLP now involved

[lisaccc]

On 28th July I was falsely accused of shoplifting by a very intimidating security guard at Tesco.

 

 

I was marched into an office at the rear of the store and the duty manager called.

 

 

I was accused of concealing a mascara under my bag in my trolley.

I explained that I had place it there to stop it falling out and that I had had a long emotionally hot draining day at training and was not concentrating.

 

 

They then found a birthday card and a pack of pens and some spot cream that I had also forgotten about

- having paid for the rest of my shopping I offered to pay immediately and explained my lack of focus.

 

 

I was told that I had already had the opportunity to pay and they had cctv to prove I had concealed the mascara.

As the items were less than £10 they said that they would not involve the police.

I (stupidly ?) supplied my name and address and was issued a life time ban from all stores in the UK.

 

I received a letter from RLP saying I owe £147.50 for this "act of wrong doing".

 

 

Having not read this forum at the time I replied by email stating that I would not pay as this was a genuine mistake

and that I had offered to pay for the items on 2 occasions.

 

 

I have now received a 2nd letter saying that I now owe £90 and that if I had paid for the items after being apprehended

it would not be a deterrant to me doing this again!!

 

1. Should I just ignore this after stating my innocence and mistake?

 

2. Can I be arrested for trespass if I enter any Tesco store and petrol station ( yes I asked them this at the time! was in shock) ?

 

Many thanks in advance - wish I had read this forum before emailing them!

[dx100uk]

ok you made a mistake

 

 

now you IGNORE THEM..

 

 

Tesco do not run [nor does anyone] face req software

 

 

forget the incident

 

 

and get on with your life

 

 

dx

[ScarletPimpernel]

1. Yes

 

2. No

[lisaccc]

1. Yes

 

2. No

 

 

Many thanks

Edited September 9, 2014 by citizenB
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[lisaccc]

ok you made a mistake

 

 

now you IGNORE THEM..

 

 

Tesco do not run [nor does anyone] face req software

 

 

forget the incident

 

 

and get on with your life

 

 

dx

 

 

Many thanks

[king12345]

Sorry to be pedantic, but you were "falsely accused" of walking out of the store because you forgot to pay for "a mascara under my bag in my trolley, a birthday card and a pack of pens and some spot cream that I had also forgotten about".

That's a lot to forget about.

You had a trolley, so where did you conceal these items?

How much was the shopping?

A packet of crisps?

Sometimes I feel for the ruthless retailers employing mean security guards.

[dx100uk]

doesn't matter what happened.

 

 

there is no place for RLP

and no place for profiteering like they do

the money goes to their pocket anyway!

 

 

dx