Afternoon all,
I’ve received a ‘formal debt recovery notification’ letter from some outfit called Credit Limits International (CLI), asking me to make payment for a debt owed to the ‘Corpo Di Polizia Municipale Di Firenze’, with regards to the Italian Highway Code.
I’m unsure as to what the debt is for - I’ve not received any notice prior to this.
It does, however, have a ‘Car reference’ that appears to be a number plate.
All I can think of is that my wife and I hired a car during the summer of 2015
- when we got married (!)
- in Florence, and perhaps it refers to that (the car was returned to the car hire company without an issue, so I can only surmise I must have committed a speed or driving offence without realising).
This is the first time I’ve received a debt collection letter and I’m unsure what to do next.
If there was a genuine offence then, as annoying as that is, fair enough
- but I’m a tad peeved my first notice is a letter that mentions an ‘enforceable order’ in Italy and ‘prosecution in this country’, plus asks me to cover payment of several high costs
- not just the ‘infraction amount’, but also interest, legal and collection costs, bringing the total to almost £400.
Any next steps would be greatly appreciated.
Many thanks!