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Hi,
this afternoon I was caught shoplifting 3 items from Tesco (it totalled £11.34) and they took me back to the office and told me I would be fined. I offered to pay the amount but they said that’s not how it worked, there was no police involvement and they said I am banned from the store for 3 Months.
I feel really stupid and I’ve never shoplifted before, let alone been caught. They took a copy of my ID and said I will receive a fine in the post, and when I asked the cost they said it will be ‘a bit more than the amount of the items’. They said that if I don’t pay it I will be taken to court.
After reading some some articles on here I noticed that a lot of tescos’ fines come from the same company and the fines seem to be a lot more that 12 pounds. Does anyone know if legal action will be taken if I don’t reply to the letters? I’ve read many people say they won’t take action so it’s best not to respond or write a letter back saying they aren’t complying with certain procedures, but many of those posts were written is 2012-2015, and I was wondering if anyone had any more recent cases? If they will follow through with it I would rather pay the amount. Luckily there is no police involvement and they said no criminal record, but if me not replying to the letters will give me one I would pay. I just really need some advice haha.
Thank you x
this afternoon I was caught shoplifting 3 items from Tesco (it totalled £11.34) and they took me back to the office and told me I would be fined. I offered to pay the amount but they said that’s not how it worked, there was no police involvement and they said I am banned from the store for 3 Months.
I feel really stupid and I’ve never shoplifted before, let alone been caught. They took a copy of my ID and said I will receive a fine in the post, and when I asked the cost they said it will be ‘a bit more than the amount of the items’. They said that if I don’t pay it I will be taken to court.
After reading some some articles on here I noticed that a lot of tescos’ fines come from the same company and the fines seem to be a lot more that 12 pounds. Does anyone know if legal action will be taken if I don’t reply to the letters? I’ve read many people say they won’t take action so it’s best not to respond or write a letter back saying they aren’t complying with certain procedures, but many of those posts were written is 2012-2015, and I was wondering if anyone had any more recent cases? If they will follow through with it I would rather pay the amount. Luckily there is no police involvement and they said no criminal record, but if me not replying to the letters will give me one I would pay. I just really need some advice haha.
Thank you x
