What Legal rights to the RLP have?

[MollyK1]

I just want to know what legal rights the RLP have and what will happen if i do not pay a shoplifting fine?

I was made redundant and got cought shoplifting from a UK high st retailer - it was the first (and last!!!) time i will ever do it and they were incredibly nice about it and did not call the police but just said i would recieve an "admin fine" from the RPL.

Now i have heard some quite contrivertial things about them and that they actually do not have any real power to make me pay the £100+ fine. Is this true and what will happen if i don't pay?

I am thoroughly ashamed and disgusted with myself and learnt my lesson and will never do it again, i was just wondering what this RLP are all about and what will happen if i do not pay?

thanks
MollyK

[Galahad]

Re: What Legal rights to the RLP have?

Theres been some recent cases where Retail Loss Prevention have lost in court, because they couldn't actually prove a loss to the retailer, and that security staff dealing with thieves were simply doing their paid job, i.e. the shop still wasn't losing out on anything as they were employed to do the job whether the did or did not catch thieves.

So, if whatever you stole was undamaged, and returned back to the shop in a condition where it was entirely saleable, then the shop in question has suffered no loss whatsoever.

Shops or anyone are not allowed to gain from supposed losses.

Did the Police simply caution you? Did it goto court?

I suspect they cautioned you and it didn't goto court and the item was returned in perfect condition.

Was this the case?

[MollyK1]

Re: What Legal rights to the RLP have?

Hi, No the police were not called, they store were really nice about it and made me a cup of tea (which made me feel even worse!) i was simply told how silly i was and not to do it again, they didn't take my picture and they also spelt my surname wrong (which i didn't correct them on...).

Leson LEARNT, but just wondering if i can get away with not paying the fine, or delaying until i can find a new job?

Thanks :-)

[MollyK1]

Re: What Legal rights to the RLP have?

Hi, No the police were not called, they store were really nice about it and made me a cup of tea (which made me feel even worse!) i was simply told how silly i was and not to do it again, they didn't take my picture and they also spelt my surname wrong (which i didn't correct them on...). It was a necklace which was undammages and put back out on the shop floor.

Leson LEARNT, but just wondering if i can get away with not paying the fine, or delaying until i can find a new job?

Thanks :-)

[Guest]

Re: What Legal rights to the RLP have?

Hi

You say they spelt your name wrong, does that mean that you signed some kind of document?

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[EXC]

Re: What Legal rights to the RLP have?

Have you actually rceived the demand from RLP yet?

If so can you post up the text of it - excluding any personal information of course.

[MollyK1]

Re: What Legal rights to the RLP have?

i didnt sign anything they just wrote down my name and address. Not recieved yed but sure i'll pop up what they say when i recieve it!

[ploddertom]

Re: What Legal rights to the RLP have?

Have a read in here http://www.legalbeagles.info/forums/...Civil-Recovery

[CleverClogs]

Re: What Legal rights to the RLP have?

just wondering if i can get away with not paying the fine,

Whatever it might be - and I could (but won't) use some unpleasant language to describe it - it certainly would not be a fine.