Shoplifting ASDA, fain recieved

[cvetiiince]

Hey, guys!
Im very, very shame but i need your help.
Im 18, pregnant and bloody stupid.
Last week i was caught shoplifting a few things worth not more than £10 from Asda. Also I ate a pack of eclairs and left the box somewhere. The security guy told me that no police will be involved and made me sign a form. He also told me that i will be banned from Asda forever.
Today i recieved a fine from DWF which says that i have to pay £125 fine.
Im very sorry for what i did last week, i wasn’t sleeping a few nights and as im pregnant due next month im very, very sorry and shame about my actions in Asda last week.
As im starting to study this year, i was wondering does this stupid action is going to affect my future? If so, how? Anybody knows? I will be pleased in any responses.

[des8]

Hi and welcome
first up, congratulations on forthcoming event .....Boy or girl?

Secondly don't beat yourself up over this minor event.
Very possibly your condition influenced your behaviour, and there is no need to feel any shame

There will be no affect on your future, other than you should avoid Asda for a little while!.

Regarding that "fine".. it is not a fine.
Fines are issued by the courts in the UK, not would be vigilantes.
DWF are a firm of solicitors who tread a very thin line by issuing invoices for imagined losses which they then seek to recover.
The manner of doing it is by veiled threats of some future court action if you don't pay.
Rest assured they (or rather Asda as they are the supposed losers) will not issue court proceediings.
The last time one of these companies tried court they lost and were heavily castigated by the judge.
Ignore that letter, and future letters that DWF will send. Eventually they will give up and find another victim to feed their coffers

[cvetiiince]

Oh, thank u for the response!
Its a boy, i hope he ll be more clever than his mum.

Thank u for the advice, but do u really think nothing serious will be happened?
Im also thinking of applying for university, do u think this stupid action is going to affect my application?

[Amethyst]

Not at all xxx Good luck with baby and with Uni and maybe lay off the eclairs for a while xxxxx

[cvetiiince]

Guys, i was wondering can they pass the case to debt collectors?

[ostell]

Where is the debt to pass on? They are pushing their luck already by pretending you are liable to pay them.

[des8]

Guys, i was wondering can they pass the case to debt collectors?

I don't recall any case where DWF passed the matter to a DCA, but even if they do you can just continue to ignore them.
DCA's, despite all their bluster, have no more power that the man in the moon

[cvetiiince]

Hey, buddies!
Its me again.
Just once again, should i still ignore them? They sent third letter where they r asking me to pay the amount of £125, as expecting mum i cant really afford it. Whats the worst they can do to me?

[MIKE770]

of course - use it for:- emergencies ensure print faces down
- nothinggggggggggggggggggggggggg

[cvetiiince]

Look at the last letter I recieved just today. Can they really seek a Court order?

[cvetiiince]

Or can they come to my house to remove goods?

[MIKE770]

see 7 above they could try and get thrashed again

[cvetiiince]

In thinking when I recieve the next letter to return is as “return to the sender”, so will they stop contacting me? Coz im basically not living there anymore, my parents live there and they r recieving these letters and they r quite worried about me... i mean

[MIKE770]

does not work, I would blank out all your details etc bar codes etcand return it to them with no postage stamps,,, but that is me!

[Amethyst]

As Mike says ignore them, and keep ignoring them

The absolute worst they can do is get Asda to take you to court ... civil court county claims not criminal ... but they won't, we haven't seen a shop lifting court claim since 2010 when they lost dismally..... IF they did and somehow won after you defend the case ... you could just pay them then or set up instalments of an affordable amount with the court - it would mean a CCJ on your credit file Which could effect mortgage / rent applications, or if you worked in a bank etc maybe - but it's not going to happen .... and you could settle it at any point if you didn't feel like defending.