So, I received a hand delivered demand from an Equita bailiff today. To cut a long story short, he wants nearly £400 for what was an £80 PCN. I may have grounds for making a Statutory Declaration Out of Time, but let's put that to one side.
It seems to me the overall amount demanded is excessive. However, by not paying today (made a lower offer following some information I found today, but it was refused by the bailiff), the bailiff will no doubt add another fee for further visit tomorrow or soon after, and then another (I beleive they can charge for a maximum of three visits). In the meantime, I will request a breakdown of fees etc.
This does rather strike me a vicious circle - the bailiff demands an inflated fee. If you don't pay, he can add more fees. So long as you are engaging with the demands, there must be some way of stopping the escalation?
I'm going to speak to the council tomorrow and see if they might be able to put a stop to it (for various reasons the PCN notices prior to the bailiff's visit went to my old address, so I have grounds for requesting that I pay them directly for the PCN and call the bailiff off). But in the meantime, it's ridiculous how out of control the whole thing becomes. Can anything be done to put things on ice?
It seems to me the overall amount demanded is excessive. However, by not paying today (made a lower offer following some information I found today, but it was refused by the bailiff), the bailiff will no doubt add another fee for further visit tomorrow or soon after, and then another (I beleive they can charge for a maximum of three visits). In the meantime, I will request a breakdown of fees etc.
This does rather strike me a vicious circle - the bailiff demands an inflated fee. If you don't pay, he can add more fees. So long as you are engaging with the demands, there must be some way of stopping the escalation?
I'm going to speak to the council tomorrow and see if they might be able to put a stop to it (for various reasons the PCN notices prior to the bailiff's visit went to my old address, so I have grounds for requesting that I pay them directly for the PCN and call the bailiff off). But in the meantime, it's ridiculous how out of control the whole thing becomes. Can anything be done to put things on ice?
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