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I have recently been contacted by DCBL Ltd with a notice of debt recovery - supposedly for an unpaid parking charge £170
The charge they claim was for an expired ticket/voucher/permit.
The reason I was not displaying a permit, was that I was never given one,
The parking contractors never sent me one so, I couldn't display what I didn't have.
I'd like to point out that I was in my bay which I pay for in advance and have never neglected this duty. I have always paid for my parking bay, so do not understand what I am being fined for.
I have not received letters, they say that this happened on the 25th of October 2018, maybe back then I may have received one demand for payment from MET parking which I took to be a phishing scam, but it was so long ago I can't remember.
I think I ignored it because as I paid for my parking and was not given a permit I thought it was a scam.
Now I get a letter saying that DCBL are acting on behalf of the company recovering the fine and I need to pay them £170.
It does say at the bottom of the letter This is not subject to High Court or Bailiff Action still I am really disappointed in how parking contractors use this kind of scam.
We now have a new operator who tried the same scam again this year, luckily my Housing organisation intervened and threatened them for withholding my permit.
It seems that these operators are not finding enough people to fine legitimately so are coming after residents' parking in their own (paid for) parking bays and using them as cash cows.
They threaten me, but I think that this is really wrong, or maybe it's just me and I am the wrong one?
Any advice would be most appreciated.
Thank you.
TKA
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The charge they claim was for an expired ticket/voucher/permit.
The reason I was not displaying a permit, was that I was never given one,
The parking contractors never sent me one so, I couldn't display what I didn't have.
I'd like to point out that I was in my bay which I pay for in advance and have never neglected this duty. I have always paid for my parking bay, so do not understand what I am being fined for.
I have not received letters, they say that this happened on the 25th of October 2018, maybe back then I may have received one demand for payment from MET parking which I took to be a phishing scam, but it was so long ago I can't remember.
I think I ignored it because as I paid for my parking and was not given a permit I thought it was a scam.
Now I get a letter saying that DCBL are acting on behalf of the company recovering the fine and I need to pay them £170.
It does say at the bottom of the letter This is not subject to High Court or Bailiff Action still I am really disappointed in how parking contractors use this kind of scam.
We now have a new operator who tried the same scam again this year, luckily my Housing organisation intervened and threatened them for withholding my permit.
It seems that these operators are not finding enough people to fine legitimately so are coming after residents' parking in their own (paid for) parking bays and using them as cash cows.
They threaten me, but I think that this is really wrong, or maybe it's just me and I am the wrong one?
Any advice would be most appreciated.
Thank you.
TKA
photo of doc with personal details taken out.
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