A further update - I have emailed DVLA to enquire whether TNC were able to apply for my details so awaiting clarification about that. Today (3rd May) is 7 days from the most recent letter from Debt Recovery Plus. This morning I received a letter from my old friends TNC (letter dated 26th April but not received until today - 3rd May) headed FINAL DEMAND FOR PAYMENT - advising that due to my non payment they have no option but to recommend legal action to their client (UCS). My only alternative is that I must now pay the FULL AMOUNT OF £112.50 within the next 14 days. So - to summarise on 26th April both TNC and Debt Recovery Plus wrote to me in separate letters demanding £112.50 and £120 respectively and both have given me different time spans to pay them. Not that I intend to pay either of them but if i paid TNC would Debt Recovery Plus still expect payment and visa versa? Could I tell both that I had paid the other and would they ever find out? Do UCS recive any of this payment as presumably they are the most legitimate (least illegitimate) benefactors of my money?

Hi guys, I have continued to ignore the correspondence and today received this letter from 'Debt Recovery Plus Ltd': Dear ****** We act on behalf of UCS PArking Ltd Our client has written to you previously explaining that your vehicle was parked in breach of the agreed terms and conditions regarding parking on their client's private land. As payment has not been received our client has instructed us to recover the above monies (£120) from you as the driver at the time the vehicle was parked. It is essential that payment is made to us within 7 days of the date of this letter. If you are having difficulty in making the payment then please contact our office on 0844 561 0965 to discuss your proposal for payment. We are a member of the British Parking Association (BPA) and its Approved Operator Scheme and we adhere to its code of practise. As the registered keeper it is important that you inform us immediately if you have sold/hired the car. If you were not the driver, please provide us with the name and address of the person who was driving the vehicle at the relevant time. This is important so that we can avoid pursuing the wrong person. The BPA code of practise states that "the courts do not look favourably on motorists or consumers who try to withhold information from operators when it has been asked for with genuine, reasonable and proper cause". Accordingly, if we do not receive full payment or contact from you with your proposal for payment, this matter may be passed to our solicitor to commence County Court proceedings. Always quote our reference number ****** on all correspondence regarding this matter. If you have made payment since the date of this letter then please ignore this reminder Payment instructions are detailed overleaf Could really do with some guidance here guys: 1) Presumably I have missed the window to make a formal appeal so there is no point challenging now and asking for a POPLA ref? 2) This is now the 4th company who have demanded money - initially it was UCS who issued the PCN, then I had letters 3 months later from TNC all threatening legal action, then 2 weeks ago from Parking Collection Services and now from Debt Recovery Plus Ltd -if I was to pay who would the money actually be going to? 3) Is this still all following a standard route that will eventually go away - so far I have completely ignored although I had sent a stroppy email to the Management company of the block of flats who had the decency to forward onto UCS who then replied back to me reiterating that the PCN was legally enforceable and had to be paid. 4) Overall - what should I do next - their letter is dated 26th April and I have only seen it today - what should I do before their 7 days on FRiday?

I knew i shouldn't have tempted fate! I have now received a letter from 'Parking Collection Services' stating that my details have been passed to them by UCS and that I must make the full payment (£120) within 14 days to 'avoid further action'. On the back they quote the 'Administration of Justice Act 1970'. Based on the last few posts on here I am a little concerned now and a bit of a dilemma as to how to proceed??

Just to give you all an update: I have ignored all correspondence, of which the last was just before Christmas and threatened to begin legal procedings. 4 months later and I've heard absolutely NOTHING more from them. I expect that there is a chance somewhere down the line they may write again if they get bored but thanks for the advice to IGNORE, IGNORE, IGNORE!

Hi, I was attending a hair appointment in Hendon which was supposed to rum from 10 -11am and parked in Wykeham Road which had resident only restrictions between 11am -midday; however I expected to be back at the car for 11am. Unfortunatley the appointment overran and I didnt get back until 11:20 by which time I found a ticket. I immediatley rang the helpline and to be fair the woman was sympathetic and recommended that I get a letter from the hair salon on headed paper confirming that I was in their shop and that the appointment, through no fault of my own, had overrun. The lady gave me an email address to send my case through with along with the scanned letter. This was on 26th February. Having not even received an acknowledgement I resent the email on Mon 3rd March and this time received an instant standard response stating that they acknowledged my email. 2 weeks later and I had still not heard anything back so sent a chaser which again I received an instant response too. Today -38 days after my initial email I have received a response which is neo standard response stating that they after 'careful consideration' they had decided not to cancel the ticket which I half expected. However, what really concerned me is that they have stated that as over 14 days have elapsed I now have to pay the full price of £110! I have responded stating that not only am I very disappointed with the very standard response and the fact that they have not shown any acknowledgement of my actual situation that I disagree that I have to pay the full amount as all their holding emails stated that whilst they looked into the case it would be on hold. Whilst I am just chancing that they will ignore the 'appeal' - I have always been resigned that I would have to pay the £55 surely they cant now expect me to pay the full amount?? Have they contravened any of their own regulations? If I offer to pay £55 now within the 14 day window and they reject would the law be on my side if they took it further?? Any help or assistance would be appreciated. Thanks,

Hi, newbie to this forum and delighted to have come across it and to have seen that the advice is very consistent so think I know what the response to this will be. I got a 'ticket' having parked in my own parking bay (I own the flat) from a company called UCS for not displaying an up to date parking permit as issued by the management agency. Having previoulsy read up about these 'fines' I chose to ignore it and promptly placed an upto date permit in the car windscreen. 3 months later and I have now received a letter fromTNC parking - a debt solution agency who UCS presumably sell the 'ticket' to. They have sent me the obligatory reminder threatening legal action etc and I have thus far chosen to ignore both letters; they have now sent me a FINAL DEMAND PAYMENT saying that unless i pay them now they have no choice but to recommend that UCS begin legal action. From what I have read on here I have absolutely no doubt that they are just bluffing and will go away. However, I may have made a mistake in complaining by email to the management agency for the estate that they are basically contracting a bunch of cowboys with no legitimate prospect of enforcing payment and that they/should reconsider who they contract (as after all they should be acting in the residents best interests?) I received a rather cold response stating that the ticket is legally enforceable and that unless I pay TNC they can begin legal action. I responded stating that they hadnt understood my point but she then replied to that again stressing that I needed to contact TNC and that they could legally enforce the 'ticket' - she also forwarded the email correspondance to UCS who sent me a furtrher email 'confirming' that they could legallyenforce the charge amd that I needed to contact TNC immediately. Apart from being thoroughly agrieved that my management agency forwarded on correspondance to UCS that had nothing to do with them I'm starting to get a bit concerned now. For the sake of my own ease of mind could somebody just confirm that I just need to comtinue ignoring any mail and that they will eventually go away? Thanks,