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Morning all - i put this in debt under bailiffs but wondered if it's better suited here!
Here I am back on the site after the fantastic help I had last time to clear what I thought was the last of my debt!
I'm having a lot of trouble with Jacobs based on a 5.5-year-old parking fine!!! It's now going to cost me nearly £500! Is there anything I can do?
The short yet long story is as follows:
Apparently, I got a parking ticket back in 2011 which the council believe I contested at the time (I have no recollection of this). It has somehow laid dormant until December last year when a lovely Jacobs letter turned up, asking for around £200 to collect the parking ticket.
Obviously, I contested this as it was 5.5years ago and I did have problems around 2011 when I sold this car and wanted to check it was actually me that owed the money. Jacobs advised that to prevent any further action I needed to make a contribution towards it otherwise extra charges would have been added and collection of any vehicle at the property would proceed if I didn't.
I gave them a £40 nominal fee that I was told I could claim back from the council should it not be me who owned the vehicle at this time.
I then contacted the council asking for details around the alleged offence and they were meant to be sending me proof whilst I cross-checked it with my records of selling the car.
Nothing happened until last week when Jacobs now want £400 and hand delivered the note plus sent me a text message!
How does a £60 parking fine escalate to this? Is there anything I can do? It's got to the point where i don't care if i owned the car or not I want it gone but at the lowest price possible!
HELP PLEASE!!!
Here I am back on the site after the fantastic help I had last time to clear what I thought was the last of my debt!
I'm having a lot of trouble with Jacobs based on a 5.5-year-old parking fine!!! It's now going to cost me nearly £500! Is there anything I can do?
The short yet long story is as follows:
Apparently, I got a parking ticket back in 2011 which the council believe I contested at the time (I have no recollection of this). It has somehow laid dormant until December last year when a lovely Jacobs letter turned up, asking for around £200 to collect the parking ticket.
Obviously, I contested this as it was 5.5years ago and I did have problems around 2011 when I sold this car and wanted to check it was actually me that owed the money. Jacobs advised that to prevent any further action I needed to make a contribution towards it otherwise extra charges would have been added and collection of any vehicle at the property would proceed if I didn't.
I gave them a £40 nominal fee that I was told I could claim back from the council should it not be me who owned the vehicle at this time.
I then contacted the council asking for details around the alleged offence and they were meant to be sending me proof whilst I cross-checked it with my records of selling the car.
Nothing happened until last week when Jacobs now want £400 and hand delivered the note plus sent me a text message!
How does a £60 parking fine escalate to this? Is there anything I can do? It's got to the point where i don't care if i owned the car or not I want it gone but at the lowest price possible!
HELP PLEASE!!!
