Unpaid parking ticket, bailiffs want £500!!

[vernon]

You've been caught bang to rights. If your diligence in appealing to cause a delay in proceeding was extended to having your mail diverted to your new address you'd have received notification of the outcome of your appeal and been able to settle.

You can not shake the bailiffs off. As far as the debt goes, the only way is up. You'll be very lucky to negotiate the debt downwards. At best you should be able to negotiate settlement by installments.

 

[Matt1705]

So you park illegally, try to delay payment for the hell of it then forget the obligation and now want to wriggle out of the consequences?

I'm not trying to wriggle out of it, I just don't want to have to end up paying anywhere near £500!

 

[Lee_M]

I suspect that option went away a while ago.

Once it's been handed to bailiffs your options ar limited, although they may accept multiple payments

Just don't ignore them or wriggle as the cost will go up quickly

 

[vernon]

refuse to have any dealings with the Bailiffs, only deal with the Council direct, and start off your first letter with " in reference to my previous letters....."

As if they haven't come across that ruse before

I last used it in 1979 when I negotiated a five pound fine settlement into fifty pence installments and sent the cheques in envelopes without stamps on them.

 

[fossyant]

Get on the phone asap tomorrow, both the bailiff and the issuing council.

 

[Chromatic]

refuse to have any dealings with the Bailiffs, only deal with the Council direct, and start off your first letter with " in reference to my previous letters....."

Learn a couple of lessons:

Don't park on double yellows ( I assume you know what they mean)

And pay your fines on time

Not really rocket science.

Probably best to not start telling porkies in any communications too.

 

[Smurfy]

Pay the fine owed to the council. I don't think the Bailiffs have a valid claim anymore if you do that.

 

[Smurfy]

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[Maz]

How come the council wants £500 for parking on a double yellow? Seems very excessive.

 

[Matt1705]

How come the council wants £500 for parking on a double yellow? Seems very excessive.

The original fine was £50 (i think). I'm guessing the £519.** is the councils fine plus bailiffs fees...?

 

[TheLondonCyclist]

Tell them to bugger off. You never signed any contract stating that you would pay a fine of any sort. It's extortion.

 

[TheLondonCyclist]

So you park illegally, try to delay payment for the hell of it then forget the obligation and now want to wriggle out of the consequences?

That's a bit harsh. You're jumping to conclusions.

 

[Cubist]

Tell them to bugger off. You never signed any contract stating that you would pay a fine of any sort. It's extortion.

That's a bit harsh. You're jumping to conclusions.

You haven't really read this thread very well have you! Go back and have another go.

 

[neil earley]

Its a riduculous amont £500 from £50 get in touch with CAB see what they have to say, you have nothing to loose, best of luck think these bailiffs are a bunch of a,,, holes

 

[TheLondonCyclist]

You haven't really read this thread very well have you! Go back and have another go.

I've read it perfectly. You're accusing him of trying to "wriggle" out of the fine, when in fact, he moved and totally forgot about it, which I have done wih other payments before by mistake and paid them straight away. The big thing here is the half a grand payment they want... that's extortion.