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Hi there! I'm new here, and as most people on this part of the forum, I made the stupid mistake of trying to steal a few small items from a retailer. The cost added up to around £25 and I've been fined £147.50 despite the whole incident taking less than an hour and all the items being recovered. As such there is no way that the costs involved added up to such a high number.
I replied to RLP's first letter, simply asking how they came to those numbers and asking for any evidence they had against me, to which they basically only replied: "we are aware you have been seeking advice from the internet. Get a solicitor. Reply within 14 days."
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They also said "Had you contacted us directly, we could have addressed all of your questions suitably to fit the specifics of your case."
What does that even mean? I literally wrote to them. How is that not direct contact?
I feel fairly confident that I'll be fine based on the precedent a retailer v miss b and miss k after reading the whole transcript, as I understand how that works, but I'n not very well versed in the civil recovery department (although I am a law student.) So I was wondering what I should do next? It seems many people here just say to ignore the letters and they'll go away?
On the other hand would it be ok to reply to their letter simply refusing their demands and explaining why, or would that put me in a worse position?
I was fairly scared when this whole thing started but now I'm pretty calm, just want it to end though.
I replied to RLP's first letter, simply asking how they came to those numbers and asking for any evidence they had against me, to which they basically only replied: "we are aware you have been seeking advice from the internet. Get a solicitor. Reply within 14 days."
:laugh:
They also said "Had you contacted us directly, we could have addressed all of your questions suitably to fit the specifics of your case."
What does that even mean? I literally wrote to them. How is that not direct contact?
I feel fairly confident that I'll be fine based on the precedent a retailer v miss b and miss k after reading the whole transcript, as I understand how that works, but I'n not very well versed in the civil recovery department (although I am a law student.) So I was wondering what I should do next? It seems many people here just say to ignore the letters and they'll go away?
On the other hand would it be ok to reply to their letter simply refusing their demands and explaining why, or would that put me in a worse position?
I was fairly scared when this whole thing started but now I'm pretty calm, just want it to end though.
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