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OP---this Council watches these sites religiously. We have been faced with downloads of complete threads from Pepipoo when attending adjudication in the hope that the Council can sway the adjudicator.

They tried it on with that letter and got caught wanting.

I wonder how much money they have pocketed with that little scam?

Mike

That's absolutely disgusting

Half tempted to raise this with our local council rep, she's extremely responsive

But obviously, probably doesn't make sense to poke any bears

I'm just glad its not something I need to continue to worry about



Thanks again to all for your ultra helpful contributions in this thread, it certainly went a long way to putting my mind at ease. Much appreciated

If it's kosher, there will be a record on their website, so have a look, quoting your PCN Number and car reg. number

There is no PCN number, nor reference of a 'Penalty Charge Notice' anywhere and I'm damned if I'm giving them my car reg for something that has nothing to do with my poor car. They're already trying to charge my house, they're not bullying any more of my inanimate objects!

It states "if payment not received, an invoice will be raised" so I'm just gonna see if that happens and take it from there

Did you receive this by post or e-mail?

The 'letter'says

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Pay ... within three working days of the date of this e-mail.

If it came by post one would expect it to say 'of this letter'.
If it came by post was there a date on the post mark? Or was it delivered by hand?

I didn't spot that

It came by post, unsure whether hand delivered or not as I didn't keep the envelope. Foolishly, in hindsight

Morning all

Huge, huge thanks for all the replies, its very much appreciated

To confirm, the items in question were removed immediately upon receipt of the letter


@H C Anderson - correct, not addressed to anyone, only the street address

@MMV Redux - again, thanks for taking the time to point out another case as precedent, and highlighting how odd this whole thing appears to be



Is there a chance that this is some kind of scam? Clutching at straws potentially, but now that I think more about it and looking at the letters (there were 2x, one for a random address....) whilst all of the details on the letters are correct, they are not on letterheaded paper? The letter is in black and white, as opposed to the normal colours that appear on council letters

There is a QR code to scan and make payment, but anyone could do that, right?

I'm going to see what, if anything, further happens from here on in and update accordingly

Thanks a million once again, this whole thread is a huge comfort

Good afternoon

First post, so thanks in advance to anyone that takes the time to read and/or reply

Apologies in advance also if I've raised incorrectly or am missing anything

I've received a charge for having 'building materials' on the 'highway'
We do not have a front garden and as opposed to leaving the building materials on the pavement, obstructing what is a busy street (school & nursery nearby) the materials were left on the road, in front of my house and where I would normally park my car (that I have a paid-for residents permit for)

Letter below

I haven't received any warnings or notifications, this is the first I've heard of it. Its not addressed to me by name, just to my street address.

Do I have any options here pls?

Thanks in advance