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Re: Dartford Crossing - toll payment changes from late November 2014

The debt is sold to euro which is a civil debt collection agency. Loads on respected forums about euro and the false claims they make
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Old 18.05.2015, 14:51
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Re: Dartford Crossing - toll payment changes from late November 2014

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The debt is sold to euro which is a civil debt collection agency. Loads on respected forums about euro and the false claims they make
Well the cheeky buggers are using a Government Agency letterhead, thus giving an air of legitimacy.
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Old 18.05.2015, 15:00
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Re: Dartford Crossing - toll payment changes from late November 2014

Euro collections.. not to be used with euro car parks, have agreements with lots of councils to chase unpaid tickets that otherwise would be written off. Send a scary letter and some pay up for the cost of a stamp.

Is your vehicle on the online database? Or a bl bs reg?
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Old 18.05.2015, 15:10
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Re: Dartford Crossing - toll payment changes from late November 2014

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Is your vehicle on the online database? Or a bl bs reg?
No idea mate, its a company car
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Old 18.05.2015, 16:55
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Re: Dartford Crossing - toll payment changes from late November 2014

Ok if a basel reg it's not avail online.. They need to write to request the info.
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Old 19.05.2015, 18:33
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Re: Dartford Crossing - toll payment changes from October 2014

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Just received a fine of CHF 107.06 from the operator's Euro Heavies (Euro Parking Collection PLC) for non payment of tolls + admin charges

Bloody idiots, I obviously did pay online and have just sent them the receipt. I now demand CHF 100 in admin charges for my efforts
Yep, same for me. I went through the tunnel at Christmas, paid online in advance, and have received the CHF 107.06 fine today.

The warning letter is written in German... so I am going to pretend I don't understand it ;-)
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Old 19.05.2015, 21:36
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Re: Dartford Crossing - toll payment changes from late November 2014

Haha.. expect some more with scary red ink.. as above is your plate blocked on the e auto index?
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Old 19.05.2015, 22:19
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Yep, same for me. I went through the tunnel at Christmas, paid online in advance, and have received the CHF 107.06 fine today.

The warning letter is written in German... so I am going to pretend I don't understand it ;-)
They have an online appeals portal, just enter your details and attach a scan/pdf of your receipt and that should be that.
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Old 24.05.2015, 08:52
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Re: Dartford Crossing - toll payment changes from October 2014

Many foreign drivers not paying http://m.courier.co.uk/2000-foreigne...ail/story.html

Highways Engand has said that one in four foreign drivers haven't paid the charge and they will have to start writing some of these off.

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Re: Dartford Crossing - toll payment changes from October 2014

...reading this thread with interest, but still not clear as to offer a single finger salute or bow down to what amounts as nothing much better than a gvt sponsored scam...

Drove to UK recently for 1st time in ages. Had no idea of dart charge. Missed the signs at the crossing with the seemingly convoluted payment methods, happily went about my trip non the wiser.

Now i have a lovely letter from Euro Parking asking for 84.28 chf for a 2.50 GBP toll fee missed.

Car is on Swiss plates.

Is their charge/fee enforcible?

input from those in the know most welcome.

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Old 22.07.2015, 11:59
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Re: Dartford Crossing - toll payment changes from October 2014

My 2 cents on this is that this is a civil affair and the company would have to pursue this through civil courts (poursuites and all the rest of it). In the case of Swiss debt collectors, normally the fees the debt collection agencies add aren't acceptable. Your liability is for the original bill (which may include late payment fees), but not arbitrary other fees.
Is the company going to bother? Well that's what debt collection agencies live for so it's probably a greater risk than if it were a private individual.
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Old 22.07.2015, 12:17
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Re: Dartford Crossing - toll payment changes from October 2014

They sent me a few letters for the toll and the car park (motorway service station) ticket but now seem to have got a bit bored and none for a while. As with Castro they had very bad scans of UK gov logo's etc to try to make them look official, they all ended up on the fire. Don't respond , ignore them, there is nothing they can do about it
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Re: Dartford Crossing - toll payment changes from late November 2014

Ignore ignore and ignore... still.interested if those who got letters had their details blocked on the index or not.
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Old 22.07.2015, 19:26
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Re: Dartford Crossing - toll payment changes from October 2014

Why is it so difficult to pay the £2.50 charge? If it was a Swiss toll, you would all be screaming pay, pay, pay!
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Re: Dartford Crossing - toll payment changes from October 2014

Friends from the Midlands came to stay here until yesterday and had no idea about the Dartford new system (they don't have TV and don't buy papers)- so they will be cobbled when they go back for both crossings!
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Re: Dartford Crossing - toll payment changes from October 2014

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Friends from the Midlands came to stay here until yesterday and had no idea about the Dartford new system (they don't have TV and don't buy papers)- so they will be cobbled when they go back for both crossings!
Why didn't you tell them before they left? They could have avoided the fine in one direction then.
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Re: Dartford Crossing - toll payment changes from October 2014

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Odile, I assume your friends can read and write English, even if they are from the Midlands....


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Re: Dartford Crossing - toll payment changes from October 2014

You realise that is photoshopped, right?
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Why didn't you tell them before they left? They could have avoided the fine in one direction then.
Really, they are grown up- expected them to know - and we gave them our wifi code as soon as got here!!!
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Re: Dartford Crossing - toll payment changes from October 2014

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Really, they are grown up- expected them to know - and we gave them our wifi code as soon as got here!!!
OK you've confused me now. How do you know they haven't paid? Maybe they paid before they left?
Not sure what use the wifi code would be if they really didn't know anything about the charges. Why would they be using the Internet to look up and pay something they knew nothing about?

They could pay when they get back and for the return journey at least they should be within the window for payment after using the crossing without incurring a penalty. If they are really lucky they may get away with it in both directions.
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