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Urgent Assistance Needed Regarding Penalty Charges
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Hello,
I need your help, please.
I had a few car parking penalty charges due to forgetting to change the V5 when I moved address. Euro Car Parks has already passed these penalties to the collector, Debt Recovery Plus. I called them as soon as I found out, and we agreed on a payment plan. However, when I returned from a long holiday, I found plenty of letters from Debt Recovery Plus with additional penalty charges to pay. These new charges are different from those I had already planned to pay.
The issue is that it wasn't me who was driving the car from the middle of October 2023 until May 2024.
What steps should I take now to resolve this situation and help myself?
Thank you for your assistance.
Best regards,

[Your Name]
Abdul

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Re: Urgent Assistance Needed Regarding Penalty Charges
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I found plenty of letters from Debt Recovery Plus with additional penalty charges to pay

They aren't penalties as private companies can't issue penalties.  They are speculative invoices sent by cowboy parking firms.

These new charges are different from those I had already planned to pay.

Why had you planned to pay them?  It's part of a scam. It's best to educate yourself about this as being a driver you will likely receive these regularly.


Post up pictures of your tickets (obscure your name and address) and the good folk of this forum will advise on how to beat them.

Re: Urgent Assistance Needed Regarding Penalty Charges
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Oh dear. They saw you coming a mile off. I don't think there's much you can do about the payment plan you agreed with the useless DRP. Please tell us you didn't agree to pay them the PCN amount plus their fake add-on £70 per PCN charge.

For future reference, never, ever, ever, EVER communicate with a debt collector. They are powerless to do anything except dupe you into paying up. They cannot enforce anything and you should use their letters as kindling or to line the bottom of a litter tray.

As for the new DRP letters you have received, do not respond to them. Ignore them, They already have you marked as a "mug" because of your agreement to pay them previously.

Eventually, they will stop. However, you will, in due course, receive a Letter of Claim (LoC) from DCB Legal. When you do, come back and show us. We will tell you how to respond.

DCB Legal will issue a claim in the county court which is easily defended. This is what you want. The county court is the ultimate dispute resolution service. In the overwhelming majority of cases, DCB Legal will discontinue the claim before any hearing.

If only you'd discovered this forum before you responded to DRP. No one who is here receiving advice pays a penny to ECP.
Never argue with stupid people. They will drag you down to their level and then beat you with experience” - Mark Twain

Re: Urgent Assistance Needed Regarding Penalty Charges
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What steps should I take now to resolve this situation and help myself?
Thank you for your assistance.
Best regards,

[Your Name]
Abdul
well for starters you could read the information on posting and then do what it says

READ THIS FIRST - **BEFORE POSTING YOUR CASE!**, 
https://www.ftla.uk/private-parking-tickets/read-this-first-private-parking-charges-forum-guide/
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