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Hi there,
I've received a souple of letters telling titled "Notice of Transfer to Solicitors".  They have stated this is this the last chance to pay "3170 before it goes to QDR Solicitors Limited.  I'm not paying the fine so should I continue to ignore?

Thanks in advance

I've received a souple of letters telling titled "Notice of Transfer to Solicitors".  They have stated this is this the last chance to pay "3170 before it goes to QDR Solicitors Limited.  I'm not paying the fine so should I continue to ignore?

"Notice of transfer to solicitors" is male bovine excrement to try and intimidate you into paying up. It means nothing and is simply another debt collector trick.

The debt collector cannot instruct a solicitor to do anything about the PCN. Only the PPC can instruct a solicitor. As and when you receive an actual LoC, come back and show us for further advice.

What do you mean by 3170?

I think it is a mistype. 3/£

3170 was a typo, should have been £170 

That's a relief, I know they're money-grubbing, but that'd have been a bit much!

Samir, did you get a reply? You never updated us on your case. I am in the same position, I want to know if it's worth appealing, or what the court said.

The letters stopped and I never did hear back from them so as far as i'm concerned, case is closed 🙌

They may well have given up, but don't throw anything away yet, they technically have up to 6 years from the date of the alleged parking event to begin court proceedings.

Having examined the parking site in some detail, it is highly likely that the operator is simply using the 'law of averages' to make a good return - meaning that enough people pay up out of ignorance or fear.

Given the site layout, signage and very short consideration periods demonstrated on the PCNs, the operator probably knows full well that they would have very little chance if the matter went to hearing. As a result, they just play the game of statistical chess which gives them the best results without ever needing to set foot inside a courtroom.

As others have said, keep all evidence safe. Also be careful if you move house in the next few years because these firms do try and resurrect older cases - You don't want paperwork going to an old address as this can lead to a default judgement.