CLI Chasing apparent italian speeding fines +4yrs old

[Eagle4000]

Hi 

was wondering if anyone could help. 

 

Received some quite crazy letters from ‘CLI International Debt Collectors’ about some apparent outstanding debts (speeding fines) from Italy.

 

I was under the impression these were cleared off and have never heard from the Italian motor people for over 4 years now and then randomly got these through the post. 

 

There have been 4 letters

- 3 saying what the debt is (no dates or ticket refs though)

then one about how they will now be sending doorstep collectors unless contact within 7 days is made. 

Now I have been ignoring

 

I’ve seen some forum posts about this company but dating back to 2017

 

I was wondering if the same sort of rights applied and I can keep ignoring or is this something I should be worrying about? 

[dx100uk]

ignore

 

Last time i checked CLI are not registered to deal with debts. They simply provide template letters

 

a dca is not a bailiff

 

dx

 

[Eagle4000]

Thank you! 

Is it worth returning to sender?

 

As the letters are a little unsettling and does worry my parents more than anything 

 

I also read somewhere I could write to company and say stop contacting me otherwise I can report to trading standards ..

do you advise against this?

 

also can this affect my U.K. credit score in anyway?

 

Thanks for the help I really appreciate it 

Edited May 25, 2019 by Eagle4000

[ericsbrother]

No, you file them somewhere safe. If you return them they might fancy their chances at getting a backdoor CCJ even though theyn have no right or authority to sue you.

 

how on earth could it affect your credit score- you didnt signa credit agreement with teh Italian govt. TBH most of the local fines issued by Italian town halls are bent anyway.

CLI cant do any more tha send scary letters so tell your parents to stop worrying, tye are effectively junk mail. It costs CLI to send them out so let them waste their money, they arent getting any from you.

[Eagle4000]

Ahh thank you 

I have sent one back because I was given advice to do so  but I do have a picture of the letter that I sent back anyway. They can’t do a CCJ based on one being sent back? I’m just scared to get anything on my credit file as I am planning to apply for mortgage next year so I really want nothing to affect it!

I will file the rest away 

thanks for your help 

just to clarify if someone does come to my door I can ask them to leave ? And I should get my parents to do the same?

 

[dx100uk]

no powers 

leave else i'll call police 101

 

never heard of it mind

 

p'haps cli still have staff that haven't paid for their free family holiday because people are getting wise to them  and are going further and further back in time to try and fleece mugs.

 

 

 

[Eagle4000]

Hey they sent a couple more letters 

today’s one being they have sent over to legal team 

theyve also attached a copy of the vehicle and the speeding offence 

this dates back all the way to 2014 and were cleared off ages ago

but just wanted to check if any of this changes if the speeding fine was issued against a hire car that we hired there 

thanks 

[dx100uk]

surprised the hire co didn't raid your funding source there and then.

 

 

[Eagle4000]

Me too!

[Rangi]

Just found this on Wiki. I paraphrase slightly but it says; There is also another statute of limitations, limiting the time for enforcing a penalty, to a period of time provided for by law: five years, when dealing with misdemeanours. I think after five years these sorts of thing become public record and chancers like Cli try it on. I think you're totally safe to ignore them. 

[dx100uk]

Immaterial you never pay a dca regardless