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hello, i need help massively!
Ive done a ton of reading but cant seem to understand in order what i need to do.
heres my problem.
i received a hand delivered from equita stating that a bailiff has called at my home to execute a warrant issued by a court ( in which it was just posted, there was no knock as my sister was in the kitchen!)
i called the number of the bailiff and asked what the hell was going on.
he said i ow £370 for a parking fine from January 2012, in which its now November 2012.
i didnt even no i had this ticket! i live in an area where kids find it funny to rip these off the car.
But heres the main issue of this. im not disputing the fact i have to pay a ticket, its more of the fact that i received no letters what soever from the council saying i owed anything, nor did i receive anything stating they had sent my case to equita. and then to make it worse i didn't even receive one single letter from equita saying they have my case and require payment! All i have received is this hand delivered letter. its the first thing i know about it and know they demand £370.
I have 2weeks to make the payment.
My questions are:
1) if i trace is all back to the beginning to the council, if i ask where they had sent the letters and my address was wrong, would they have a leg to stand on as i have not been informed of any debt. Would they then have to withdraw the whole case from the bailiffs as they had sent it to them illegally without me knowing anything about it?
2) is £370 fraudulent and excessive from a £70 fine? ive read in places they cant charge me more than £180.
Also would this be a case to write a statutory declaration??
Anything would be appreciated ASAP!
Thanks guys
Ive done a ton of reading but cant seem to understand in order what i need to do.
heres my problem.
i received a hand delivered from equita stating that a bailiff has called at my home to execute a warrant issued by a court ( in which it was just posted, there was no knock as my sister was in the kitchen!)
i called the number of the bailiff and asked what the hell was going on.
he said i ow £370 for a parking fine from January 2012, in which its now November 2012.
i didnt even no i had this ticket! i live in an area where kids find it funny to rip these off the car.
But heres the main issue of this. im not disputing the fact i have to pay a ticket, its more of the fact that i received no letters what soever from the council saying i owed anything, nor did i receive anything stating they had sent my case to equita. and then to make it worse i didn't even receive one single letter from equita saying they have my case and require payment! All i have received is this hand delivered letter. its the first thing i know about it and know they demand £370.
I have 2weeks to make the payment.
My questions are:
1) if i trace is all back to the beginning to the council, if i ask where they had sent the letters and my address was wrong, would they have a leg to stand on as i have not been informed of any debt. Would they then have to withdraw the whole case from the bailiffs as they had sent it to them illegally without me knowing anything about it?
2) is £370 fraudulent and excessive from a £70 fine? ive read in places they cant charge me more than £180.
Also would this be a case to write a statutory declaration??
Anything would be appreciated ASAP!
Thanks guys
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