03007909901

Letter saying I have to pay a fine and to ring this telephone number. Says it's from Manchester County Court.

Me too.

A very well presented letter demanding I pay a court fee - I've not been in court or to court!

Division No: 073
Account No: 0808117171 OWL
DOB

I've contacted the Met Police and DVLA - both saying my vehicle and i are OK and clean !
How freaky ?

ALL the details to contact is legit and to pay all point to direct.gov.uk.
BUT - Im not paying for something Ive not done or not aware of.

What's going on?
Can someone please assist?

Is this a scam ???

Got one too but it was for the person who used to live at my house and it was HMCS Kent.  Looks like a scam to me.

The 01622 680070 number on the front never got answered.  The letter was dated 9 days earlier than when it arrived but it said the fine had to be paid 10 days after it was written.  The link to pay online at www.direct.gov.uk/payacourtfine didn't exist.  The only thing that seemed genuine was the post code to Kent Police on the front of the letter.  The 0300 790 9901 automated payment number worked but that doesn't mean anything really.

heyy. i just got the same one!!! so how did u deal with it? im soo scary now.. dont know wt to do...

i just got the same letter, demanding tht i pay a fine of £590.00, i recieved this letter on the 5th of this month (june).

the numbers on this letter are:
02380649500 - southampton fine payment office

i have phoned hampshire police to find out if a warrant for my arrest has been issued, and i have been told no, so its looking more like a scam to me,but i am phoning the courts first thing on monday morning.

Hi Stace and everyone,

Stace, did you make a call and find out aout this coz even i received a letter stating I need to my fines, ut I have absolutely no dues..

Did any one of you take any action next?

I received the same latter, i sent a letter back to then, saying that they have to prove i own they 625,00.
I told then to sent me my car pic, plate, hour, day and location i pass a speed camara or have a ticket.
I tried to call they from home and they didnt ansher the phone, i tried for around 1 hour.
So i went to the police station and the police womem was there ring them and for my suprise they answer  straight away.
The womem who i talked with, didnt know give me any information or answer my question.
She said maybe you have a fine, maybe u passed a speed camara.
Great she knows the same as i do, isnt suppost be a help line?
If they dont sent a letter or give me any datails i will go to the news paper, this is complitly wrong.
How can you pay for something you dont know what it is?

Hi All,

I recieved the exact same letter as everyone here, after the initial shock i started to realise it looked like a scam, photocopied court logo and information sheet 'how to pay your fine'. Plain envelope (has been franked so may try to trace where it was franked). Also I have had no prior notice of the fine or any details of what i am supposed to have done!! Also it is a bit suspect wherit says 'Born:' it has my correct date of birth but does that ever appear on anything like this, it would usually say D.O.B:!!

Its clearly a nationwide scam as mine is from Lowerstoft, Ipswich, Bury St Edmunds, Sudbury or Mildenhall, HMCS Suffolk.

Very strange, I will also report mine to the police.

Thanks to everyone for your posts it has put my mind at rest its a scam for sure!!

CB

Hi

I received a letter asking for my arrest or their was a warrant out for it.

Basically, they are claiming for unpaid car tax.   I was unaware that my car tax had expired.  They towed my car and crushed it, because I could not afford to get it released.

That was the last I heard of it.  Now this letter is saying the fine is because I had no tax.  That is what the fine is for.  They issued a lot of letters but they all went to my old address.

it was from the Southampton Office.  Same number 02380 649500.   And I have to pay the fine to 03007909901

Looks like I'm gonna have to cough up on this one.

hi had same letter, contacted them, they said id been fined for not changing ownership, on a car i had. (was written off by insurance company)  gave me a date in october 2009, car was scrapped before then, id say this is a scam.........not doing anything till next letter comes, the guy cant even tell me the make of the car,.......anyone else who gets this letter dont pay it, lets all wait and see if we get another dont think we will.

john

hi i got the same letter.... Living in London and got a letter from Northumbria Enforcement Office demanding i pay £570 in FINES.......... Strange thing..... I don't have a CAR or a Driving Licence .....
AHAHAHAHAHAHAHA..... I'LL JUST SLEEP ON IT!!!!!!!!!

hi all, iv got the same letter, briliant idear this web page....what a relife to hear you all

it does'nt say anything about who i owe to, which i dont.....just £250.00 for fines
had no court date request, no letters.... no way...
........
very poor copy to be honest they much be losing there touch.... i notice the postcode was wrong for the court (guildford)

if you goggle the phone numer it come up some spam thing, nothing offical....

my sis in law is a cop and coming tomorrow, so noboby pay anything until i speak to her, and il post the answer....

very worring this world!!!!!!!

i noice somebody was going to pay a fine to number

0300 790 9910

i wouldnt pay it mate i really wouldnt, that's a fake line im sure
dvla should fine you for that im sure...

I have just got a text message to say if I didn't pay my fine then I would incur an extra fine of £275. Told to ring 0300 7909901. I haven't done this as I thought it was onwe of those premium lines that take money off you by just dialling. Thing is , I don't give out my mobile number to all and sundry!

I have just got a text message to say if I didn't pay my fine then I would incur an extra fine of £275. Told to ring 0300 7909901. I haven't done this as I thought it was onwe of those premium lines that take money off you by just dialling. Thing is , I don't give out my mobile number to all and sundry!

hi i just got a letter this morning 0300 number sounds strange ,ive never heard or seen this number before.and also on the letter it states BORN not d.o.b.  im sure this is fake .dont know wot to do.?

The number is legitimate. If you go to directgov website about paying your fine the official information appears as follows


"You can pay your fine by phoning 0300 790 9901 (in England) or 0300 790 9980 (for Wales). You will need to have the following information ready -

the division
and

the fine account number"

I got a letter the same as this dated 6th October and turned up on 14th. Says warrent for arrest has been applied for and I have to pay £410. Really looks like a scam to me.

The letter is very badly printed and a photocopied hmcs logo. Address is a PO Box. At the top Central Enforcement team but at the bottom it says Hampshire and Isle of Wight Enforcement Team! why different.

No other details apart from pay or be arrested. No other options for paying, no form to send back. It doesn't even have my full name on it just first initial and last name! No "Born" or "D.O.B" or any other details. Also cant find any mention of the number or the place or the central enforcement team on the hmcs website.

Must be a scam!!

This was not a scam!!!

I have just been to the court and they do expect me to pay them £410 for apparently not sending the change of keeper form for a car I part ex'd 3 years ago.

I did send it but obviously have no proof as it was 3 years ago wasn't recorded and have heard nothing until now.

Looks like I have to pay.

Hi I just received the same letter in the post yesterday. I have called the automated service number on which I found on the website on the letter head www.cao.latestinfo.co.uk but I almost tried every option to see if I could speak to someone but couldn't speak to anyone.

I am a little confused could anyone let me know the outcome of their letters. I don't want not to pay something I should? Should I call the police to sort this out or there should be some help line where people deal with things like this.

There was a section on their website where they said I should write to the Fines Officer if I don't know what the fine is for. I sent it with special delivery and they had an actual address - could this be legit? But I sold my car last year but at least I know the new owner and he hasn't mentioned that he hasn't received the paperwork and he surely needs that for his road tax.

I really hope this is a scam.