RLP are sending me letters

[Foolish1]

Ok, so in August i made one the stupidest mistakes of my life, by attempting to shoplift a wallet that cost £9 from TKMaxx.

Im hugely embarrassed by the whole affair, and I don't know what the hell I was thinking. At the time the Police were not called, i was taken into the back office where my details were taken, and 5 minutes later released onto the street. I was told i would receive a fine although i had no idea how much that would be. Since then RLP have been sending me letters (3 exactly), advising me that i have to pay a fine of £147.50.
I understand that what I did was shameful, however the amount of the fine seems extortionate in comparison to the supposed loss incurred by TKMaxx (especially considering the took the wallet off me, and it was still in a perfectly re-saleable condition).

I have been reading these forums and the consensus is that I should just ignore the letters, however the last letter i have received said that the information they hold may be passed to the Police...
This is what concerns me greatly. I am a student in my last year of university, and i am afraid that a charge may affect my position at university. Also, i would really struggle to pay a fine of that size as i don't have a job.

Considering that the Police were not called at the time, would they still be able to knock on my door, arrest me and charge me? (also I live in Scotland, if that makes any difference)

In this situation would i be able to just ignore the letters, or should figure out some way to pay the fine?

[Kati]

Re: RLP are sending me letters

Hi [MENTION=72953]Foolish1[/MENTION] to LB

If you have been reading the forums then you should already know that RLP have not been taken seriously here on LB since they lost (dramatically) in court. They do nothing apart from send threatening/begging letters until they eventually give up.

That being said ... I do not think that RLP have the 'power' to get the police involved (that would be up to TKMaxx) and so, I believe their letters are just threats to be ignored! Is there any way you can post up a redacted copy of the letter for [MENTION=39710]des8[/MENTION] and [MENTION=2]Celestine[/MENTION] (and myself :lol to look at? Or email it to me (kati@legalbeagles.info) and I will post it?

Please try not to worry we'll see you through this xx

[des8]

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Please continue to ignore, ignore and ignore some more!

RLP are past masters at pressurising peeps.
If the store did not call the police at the time, why on earth do you think RLP might?
And even if they did do you really believe the police will turn up with a black maria to cart you off over a £9 wallet that he retailer never even lost?

Nothing is going to happen ......... just keep ignoring even if they pass their charges (not a fine) to a debt collector who writes in scary red ink.



crossed with Kati (again)!

[Kati]

Re: RLP are sending me letters

Please continue to ignore, ignore and ignore some more!

RLP are past masters at pressurising peeps.
If the store did not call the police at the time, why on earth do you think RLP might?
And even if they did do you really believe the police will turn up with a black maria to cart you off over a £9 wallet that he retailer never even lost?

Nothing is going to happen ......... just keep ignoring even if they pass their charges (not a fine) to a debt collector who writes in scary red ink.



crossed with Kati (again)!

:thumbx

[Foolish1]

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Thanks Katie! i'll email you a picture of the last letter I received

[Kati]

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Thanks Katie! i'll email you a picture of the last letter I received

Got it xx

[des8]

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Traditional RLP junk mail.
Continue to ignore their threats.

[Kati]

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I agree ... the wording is so non-comittal it's cringeworthy

The information we hold MAY be passed to the police

and MAY be available to members of a closed user group ..... employment screening may only be conducted with your prior consent.

advise our client that it is in a position to issue proceedings against you if it chooses

:lol:

[Foolish1]

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Thanks for the help! You've put my mind at rest!

[Amethyst]

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Have you heard anything else on this ?

[Foolish1]

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Have you heard anything else on this ?

They have actually, I'll post the letter they send me on this thread

[Foolish1]

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Here's a picture of the last letter they sent me

[des8]

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Oh dear, they are so desperate to receive a donation............ it's enough to make you weep (not!)
Continue to ignore, this is standard fare from RLP.

I like the third option (it always makes me smile) but all my alternative proposals are unprintable and possibly impossible to perform!

[Foolish1]

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They have sent me yet another letter in which they have put the fine back up to £147.50. Here is a picture of said letter:

[Amethyst]

Re: RLP are sending me letters

I think your next letter will be from the friendly DCA, BPO ( if they are still using them) - a DCA has no more power than RLP, so can also be filed under ignore. The DCA seem to write once then disappear.