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Hi all,
I'm hoping you can help me. I have received the attached letter from the Greater Manchester Accounts and Enforcement Unit advising me that I owe an amount of £372.00 and have previously failed to make payment. The thing is I have NO IDEA what this is for. I've received this letter after I got back from work so I haven't had a chance to contact the office number on the letter as of this post, however I plan to ring them on Monday morning (or contact them by email if all of you think that would be better).
I don't drive (I've seen past threads mentioning that this letter they received was for a driving fine) and I have never received a letter from any court advising me of any fine. I also haven't ever been to court in my life.
However, 2 weeks ago (before receiving this letter in my name). I received the same letter for a person with the same last name as me but a different first name. My partner contacted the office the following working day and they advised it was a case of mis-identification and promptly advised him we wouldn't receive any further letters.
Then come this letter and I have no idea what to do or where I stand with this. I am worried that even though this has nothing to do with me, because it has my name on they will ask ME to provide proof that it's nothing to do with me, instead of them providing the proof that IT IS to do with me.
I have read stuff about a 'statutory declaration' in past threads about people who have received similar letters from the same place, but I am not sure what a 'statutory declaration' is or if would even apply here.
Any help/advice would be HUGELY appreciated as I am going out of my mind!
I'm hoping you can help me. I have received the attached letter from the Greater Manchester Accounts and Enforcement Unit advising me that I owe an amount of £372.00 and have previously failed to make payment. The thing is I have NO IDEA what this is for. I've received this letter after I got back from work so I haven't had a chance to contact the office number on the letter as of this post, however I plan to ring them on Monday morning (or contact them by email if all of you think that would be better).
I don't drive (I've seen past threads mentioning that this letter they received was for a driving fine) and I have never received a letter from any court advising me of any fine. I also haven't ever been to court in my life.
However, 2 weeks ago (before receiving this letter in my name). I received the same letter for a person with the same last name as me but a different first name. My partner contacted the office the following working day and they advised it was a case of mis-identification and promptly advised him we wouldn't receive any further letters.
Then come this letter and I have no idea what to do or where I stand with this. I am worried that even though this has nothing to do with me, because it has my name on they will ask ME to provide proof that it's nothing to do with me, instead of them providing the proof that IT IS to do with me.
I have read stuff about a 'statutory declaration' in past threads about people who have received similar letters from the same place, but I am not sure what a 'statutory declaration' is or if would even apply here.
Any help/advice would be HUGELY appreciated as I am going out of my mind!
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