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Unsure if this is the right place for this but I recently received a debt claim from German based eCollect on behalf of Sixt relating to a supposed traffic violation committed 4 years ago. They are expecting me to pay £302.92 within the next 5 days.


This is the first I’ve heard from Sixt or eCollect in regards to a fine/violation since renting the vehicle in Nov 2020. The letter states I now £300 up from the original £100 but I’ve had no emails or letters stating I committed an offence or owed money.

Where do I stand? Do I have grounds to kick back as this has popped up 4 years on from the date of rental

The letter doesn’t state a specific offence.
It states “ invoice for traffic fine of the traffic violation committed by you”
I get an error message when trying to upload the letter otherwise it would be attached!

Thank you! Letter here:
https://ibb.co/mGBWgh6

The dates line up based on my bank statement. As does the reg and vehicle. I can’t remember exactly the vehicle but it was a 3.5t van.

My view is that a debt collection company outside the UK has very little power to do anything about it, that's the usual line of approach when it's a foreign authority trying to collect debts here and vice versa when TfL's foreign agent are trying collect debts here. But others may have better advice.

No, it is a UK based vehicle driven only within the UK for the entirety of hire. This is the first time hearing of anything in relation to a violation committed whilst renting the vehicle