Bailiff arrived with Distress Warrant, in Maiden Name

[isaw1968]

Hi, i wonder if anyone can help!!!??
we had a Marston's Bailif at the door tonight collecting £535 for a Parking fine my wife got in 2007, the ticket was displayed at the time the notice was given and she sent all the details to the local Council complete with a photo of the car with the ticket in plain view with the fine on the screen too, they also had a photo with the same info on, she got no reply to this and this was before the court date of sept 07, another letter was rec'd and case suspended for 10 days, she then sent a photocopy of all the original info and then got another court date, she explained that she did NOT owe the money as she bought and CORRECTLY DISPLAYED the ticket in the widscreen as photographed, and she has heard nothing since then until she got a letter from Marston's. until recently, this all took place in 2007. we had to pay the £535 (well borrowed it from family), and he went away even though we showed him the parking ticket we still have and the letters and photo and the ticket bought at the time. after we had calmed down, we looked at the Distress warrant and noticed it is in my wife's MAIDEN NAME!! is this still a legal document, or does it have to be in her new married name? we have been married for just under a year. thank you, Ian

[isaw1968]

Re: Bailiff arrived with Distress Warrant, in Maiden Name

Also mean't to say, when i told him i wasn't going to let him in he said he will call police and then he would be allowed in to sieze goods to the value, i said nothing in the house belongs solely to my wife, he said he can still take the goods, however when he called the police, they would not attend as it's Military property and there was not nastyness involved at the time, WTF???? i thought they would of at least come to the house, My wife was beside herself, we only paid because he said he would clamp our cars, one of which is in my name NOT hers and the other we have just bought as a gift for her daughter for passing her driving test, so we only have the green slip, which he said was not proof that the car wasn't in my wife's name

[Caspar]

Re: Bailiff arrived with Distress Warrant, in Maiden Name

To clarify, after the various adjournments, did your wife attend court or not after being given the date of the hearing?

If not, you need to go to the court and find out exactly what the judgment was. It is quite usual if no defence is offered for judgment to be awarded to the claimant by default.

Those with more knowledge of the court system will be able to advise what you can do now if that is what has happened.