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Hi everybody, pressurised here again as you know this will be my first attempt at this but hopefully you will get my 'thread' and be able to offer some advice.
My youngest son recently got into some trouble and ended up with a court fine for a crminal offence. The fine was for £700. Because he was, and still, is in a bad financial situation he was unable to pay the fine in full. It was agreed that he would pay the fine at a rate of £20 per fortnight. ( he was in fact paying £10 per week) He was not able to pay via a bank so had to rely on payment slips sent from HMCS. at one point there was delay in HMCS sending out the slips and so he missed 2 payments (3 weekly payments that is). When he got the payment slips he made a payment for the missing weeks. HMCS theen sent hioim a leter advising that his debt had been transferred to an enforcement company(bailiffs). They also stated they had forwarded the payment to them. He sent several more payments to HMCS and they again forwarded them onto the bailiffs.During this time he contacted HMCS to find out what was going on and they refused to talk to him, just stating they had issued a distress warrant for the outstanding amount owed. He then recieved a letter from the bailiffs (Marstons) demanding immediate payment of the debt. He contacted them in an effort to sort out a payment plan. Marstons refused to discuss anything other than payment in full.In meantiome thay had added fees to the debt and at the last count the original debt passed to them by HMCS has grown to £875. He had paid off some £125 or so of the fine. Marstons have added approx £300 for so far doing nothing. Now HMCS will not communicate at all with him and Marstons will only talk to him if he makes full payment of the debt.
The situation is quite dire because my son is does have a very short fuse whiuch is not helping.
Now I have explained all that I come to my question I am not a well off person I live on disability benefits my son lives with me although he is rarely here. i am concerend that Marstons may have the right to come and take goods etc but my son has nothing he lost most of his possession when he went bankrupt in 2006. everything in my house is mine but I doubt I'd be able to prove it. By using all my savings meagre as they are I could pay the debt just to get this situation out of the way so to speak. Before I take this action what I want to know is, how do I find out what part of the debt is actually the original fine and what part is Marstons 'charges'? because I want to understand why Marstone have added approx £300 and later if I can challenge them about their charges as I feel they are unreasonable seeing as they seemingly have done nothing to earn them.
Help!
My youngest son recently got into some trouble and ended up with a court fine for a crminal offence. The fine was for £700. Because he was, and still, is in a bad financial situation he was unable to pay the fine in full. It was agreed that he would pay the fine at a rate of £20 per fortnight. ( he was in fact paying £10 per week) He was not able to pay via a bank so had to rely on payment slips sent from HMCS. at one point there was delay in HMCS sending out the slips and so he missed 2 payments (3 weekly payments that is). When he got the payment slips he made a payment for the missing weeks. HMCS theen sent hioim a leter advising that his debt had been transferred to an enforcement company(bailiffs). They also stated they had forwarded the payment to them. He sent several more payments to HMCS and they again forwarded them onto the bailiffs.During this time he contacted HMCS to find out what was going on and they refused to talk to him, just stating they had issued a distress warrant for the outstanding amount owed. He then recieved a letter from the bailiffs (Marstons) demanding immediate payment of the debt. He contacted them in an effort to sort out a payment plan. Marstons refused to discuss anything other than payment in full.In meantiome thay had added fees to the debt and at the last count the original debt passed to them by HMCS has grown to £875. He had paid off some £125 or so of the fine. Marstons have added approx £300 for so far doing nothing. Now HMCS will not communicate at all with him and Marstons will only talk to him if he makes full payment of the debt.
The situation is quite dire because my son is does have a very short fuse whiuch is not helping.
Now I have explained all that I come to my question I am not a well off person I live on disability benefits my son lives with me although he is rarely here. i am concerend that Marstons may have the right to come and take goods etc but my son has nothing he lost most of his possession when he went bankrupt in 2006. everything in my house is mine but I doubt I'd be able to prove it. By using all my savings meagre as they are I could pay the debt just to get this situation out of the way so to speak. Before I take this action what I want to know is, how do I find out what part of the debt is actually the original fine and what part is Marstons 'charges'? because I want to understand why Marstone have added approx £300 and later if I can challenge them about their charges as I feel they are unreasonable seeing as they seemingly have done nothing to earn them.
Help!
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