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Civil penalty charge notices (Councils, TFL and so on) / £8 clean zone fine turned to £499 debt collection.
« on: August 01, 2023, 01:38:45 pm »
About a year or so ago I drove into Birmingham city centre. The clean zone.
I forgot to pay the £8 and after about 1 month, when I remembered, I went online to pay it and it wouldn’t allow (I think for time constraints?)
I never received a reminder in the post so forgot about it.
Fast forward to today and I get a text message from Equita Ltd and it’s due to me owing £499 😂😂
My assumption is it’s this as it references Birmingham council.
Racking my brain why I was never alerted to this and I think my old car docs weren’t updated to the address I moved to. (DVLA and driving licence was by evidently not the reg keeper)
I’ve also since got rid of that car 7 months ago.
So obviously never got any letters as they went to old address. (Admittedly due to my error in not updating car details)
Anyway, can someone advise on best action here? Ignore? or reply and evidence house move and why I haven’t received letters?)
I don’t mind paying the £8 and a late charge but obviously £499 is silly.
I haven’t called the equita company so the only details they have for me is my mobile number it seems.
Thanks on advance!
I forgot to pay the £8 and after about 1 month, when I remembered, I went online to pay it and it wouldn’t allow (I think for time constraints?)
I never received a reminder in the post so forgot about it.
Fast forward to today and I get a text message from Equita Ltd and it’s due to me owing £499 😂😂
My assumption is it’s this as it references Birmingham council.
Racking my brain why I was never alerted to this and I think my old car docs weren’t updated to the address I moved to. (DVLA and driving licence was by evidently not the reg keeper)
I’ve also since got rid of that car 7 months ago.
So obviously never got any letters as they went to old address. (Admittedly due to my error in not updating car details)
Anyway, can someone advise on best action here? Ignore? or reply and evidence house move and why I haven’t received letters?)
I don’t mind paying the £8 and a late charge but obviously £499 is silly.
I haven’t called the equita company so the only details they have for me is my mobile number it seems.
Thanks on advance!