UKCPS 'Court Proceedings Ltd' Letter

[Starjane]

Hi Everyone,

I'm after a little advice please.

My boyfriend recieved a 'charge' whilst at a UKCPS car park for parking outside of a marked bay.

 

He insists he didn't park outside of a marked bay or even on lines and so I (maybe stupidly) wrote a letter saying that he didn't do what they where charging him for

and he wouldn't be paying the fine.

 

He has now received a letter from Court Proceedings Ltd and he's getting a little scared.

 

From doing a little research I can see that they do actually take people to court but I don't want him to give in to these cowboys.

 

Should I write asking them for photographic evidence or should I ignore the letter?

 

I'm tempted to ask for evidence - if he was stupid (which I don't believe) then he should pay,

 

but if they have no evidence then why should they steal money from us?

Any help would be appreciated!

Thank you in advance

SJ

[firstclassx]

You should just ignore them. Return to sender etc if you can be bothered.

 

Court Proceedings Ltd is just a half decent attempt at creating a company with a scary name, but with absolutely no teeth. They had a whole £1 in their company account on 26 January 2012.

 

You don't happen to live in Liverpool/Aintree do you?

Edited October 5, 2012 by firstclassx

[dx100uk]

Hi SJ

 

court proceedings and their pretty little justice scales logo

are just there to scare you

 

they've never actually taken anyone to court , ...funny that!!

 

ignore them and their speculative invoices and threat-o-grams.

 

dx

[Crocdoc]

This is an interesting one in as much as the name could be considered to be extremely misleading in as much as they are iimplying some kind of legal status, a copy to the DVLA and OFT MAY be worth a thought.

 

AS FOR THE CHARGE IGNORE.

[Old Snowy]

Court Proceedings Ltd are strongly suspected of being a sister company to UKCPS and purport to be debt collectors. However, they do not hold a Consumer Credit Act debt collection licence and may only, therefore, collect business to business debts or those owned by "grouped" companies. The fact that they do not have a CCA licence and attempt to collect UKCPS's debts from private individuals confirms that they are "in house" with UKCPS. The company did apply for a CCA in 2011 but this was "made of no effect" by the OFT - basically the OFT cancelled their application.

 

As has been said before UKCPS run a risk with this sort of operation. OPC came unstuck a while ago with their parallel operation with Windsor-Smythe & Partners - their in-house debt collectors now done away with. The LDK Group continue to operate an in-house debt collectors called Ethical Debt Collection Services Ltd that purports to be based in north London when in fact they are run out of LDK's offices in Milton Keynes - you can even ring up on LDK's number and ask to speak to them or vice versa.

 

@ OP - summarising. Don't worry. This is just UKCPS having another go at asking you for their money by pretending to be a debt collector. BTW - debt collectors have exactly the same powers that you and I have. All they can do is to ask but they just don't want you to know that and word their letters in such a way as to suggest they are legally empowered. They aren't.

[Starjane]

Thanks for your reassurance everyone. We will ignore and hopefully this will be the last we hear of it!

[Bang!]

Have you considered registering a company called F**k Off Ltd to reply upon your behalf?

 

It's rip off Britain's scare you into paying money routine, and by replying they see you as a bothered soft touch who's likely to worry so much that you'll pay them.

[ashmk]

He has now received a letter from Court Proceedings Ltd and he's getting a little scared.

 

You might get a letter from 'We are going to come round in a white van and take all your stuff LTD' next.

 

What will they come up with next?

 

IGNOR!

[ashmk]

Have you considered registering a company called F**k Off Ltd to reply upon your behalf?

 

I love this

[tiredTraveller]

This is an interesting one in as much as the name could be considered to be extremely misleading in as much as they are iimplying some kind of legal status, a copy to the DVLA and OFT MAY be worth a thought.

 

I'm surprised that 'Court' doesn't appear on the list of restricted words at companies house to be honest

[DBC]

According to one website that lists companies, Court Proceedings Ltd is classified under "Public order and safety activities". Pardon?

[Bang!]

I'm surprised that 'Court' doesn't appear on the list of restricted words at companies house to be honest

 

I checked that too, and was shocked also.