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Hi there everyone,
Today whilst I was at work I received a message from my girlfriend saying my car has been clamped and they want £1000 to free it. Me of course loosing my mind and stressing beyond all belief I tried and tried with them to say I will pay the balance in installments and they said due to the value of my car they cannot offer a payment arrangement. The person that was dealing with my file said he will speak to his team leader to authorise a price of £732 or so, this was declined by the "team leader".
Then I said is there a way I could pay over the phone, he replies "no payments are taken over the phone" and in the next 15 minutes if you don't pay we will call a truck to take your car away and you will have to collect it from the pound and incur truck charges. He was also not willing to wait for me to leave work and come home to pay off the balance and apparently called a truck to collect my car while I was en route.
I would also like to add that a letter was supposedly sent to my home address (not where my car was clamped) on the 4th of June which I am yet to see.
When I got home It had come to my attention that my girlfriends mother had paid the fee £1133.22!!
This consisted of the below.
Ticket 1:
Penalty and/or court fees £172.00
Bailiff fees Inc VAT £522.36
Total £724.36
Ticket 2
Penalty and/or court fees £172.00
Bailiff fees Inc VAT £104.86 - Different from above??
Total Outstanding £276.86
Total by my calculations: £1,001.22/ Debit card reciept from Newlyn showing £1133.22.
I was told that I incurred a truck fee even though the truck was not present, or it did not show this anywhere on the paperwork I was provided.
Can someone please please advise me as to what I should do here as I REALLY cannot afford to loose in excess if £1,000. ARE THEY REALLY ALLOWED TO TO THIS TO ME!!!!
Thank you.
Today whilst I was at work I received a message from my girlfriend saying my car has been clamped and they want £1000 to free it. Me of course loosing my mind and stressing beyond all belief I tried and tried with them to say I will pay the balance in installments and they said due to the value of my car they cannot offer a payment arrangement. The person that was dealing with my file said he will speak to his team leader to authorise a price of £732 or so, this was declined by the "team leader".
Then I said is there a way I could pay over the phone, he replies "no payments are taken over the phone" and in the next 15 minutes if you don't pay we will call a truck to take your car away and you will have to collect it from the pound and incur truck charges. He was also not willing to wait for me to leave work and come home to pay off the balance and apparently called a truck to collect my car while I was en route.
I would also like to add that a letter was supposedly sent to my home address (not where my car was clamped) on the 4th of June which I am yet to see.
When I got home It had come to my attention that my girlfriends mother had paid the fee £1133.22!!
This consisted of the below.
Ticket 1:
Penalty and/or court fees £172.00
Bailiff fees Inc VAT £522.36
Total £724.36
Ticket 2
Penalty and/or court fees £172.00
Bailiff fees Inc VAT £104.86 - Different from above??
Total Outstanding £276.86
Total by my calculations: £1,001.22/ Debit card reciept from Newlyn showing £1133.22.
I was told that I incurred a truck fee even though the truck was not present, or it did not show this anywhere on the paperwork I was provided.
Can someone please please advise me as to what I should do here as I REALLY cannot afford to loose in excess if £1,000. ARE THEY REALLY ALLOWED TO TO THIS TO ME!!!!
Thank you.
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