Advice regarding misallocated payments

[starukkiwi]

Hi, it is some time since I posted, I paid (as I thought) outstanding monies via an attachment of earnings when we moved out of our house in 2013. We now live on a narrowboat and continously cruise, so we are of 'no fixed abode'. Imagine my shock when I got my pay in August and discovered that an attachment of earnings had been applied because they had misallocated monies to 2008-9; then decided it was against 2012-13 and therefore we still owed £750. They have no address for us, but proceeded anyway. I have provided a Poste Restante address (valid for three months)
My questions are:
1)that if they have no address, can they do this? I had no.opportunity to offer to.pay etc?.
2) if there is an attachment of earnings, do I not need to have signed the form?
I have asked for a full breakdown of all transactions which doesn't explain why and how, so I have asked for a further explanation.
Anything else I should be asking for?

[ploddertom]

Re: Advice regarding misallocated payments

Do you still work as an employee? Have you asked your employer what documentation they have had over this?

[starukkiwi]

Re: Advice regarding misallocated payments

I did, which was how I found out. They got a court notification; I have been in contact with the council and they had posted the attachment to me via the payroll company (outsourced and nothing to do with my employer) so I have written back and asked the council for a copy of the letter.
The council have sent me a list of transactions; however, it does not accurately display the transactions and so I have requested clarification. I also discovered after the first reply that they contacted my daughter, who has moved away from the area. I have asked them to explain how they got that address as I had only used it as a c/- address (no longer).
I know they consider themselves above the law, but this has caused us hardship and messed our budget severely.