Newlyn's And overcharging

[cjakg]

Re: Newlyn's And overcharging

Hi Everyone Happy New year to all
Update on the Newlyn’s episode. After mailing them on the 18^th December about the levy on the Car which doesn’t belong to me. And have to send the mail again, finally got a reply on the 2^nd of January 2014. Which is as follows.

Newlyn’s Ref: Council Ref:
Dear Mr
RE: Fenland District Council - Council Tax Debt
I am writing in response to your email dated 18th December 2013.
Please be advised that the levy was performed on vehicle registration P by our attending bailiff on the 22^nd August 2013 and, as such, I question why you have not disputed the levy performed previously. I have also listened to your telephone conversation made into our offices on the 5^lh November 2013, whereby, you have queried making arrangements to make payment towards this debt and at no time did you query the levy that had been performed, dispute having ample opportunity to dispute the fees incurred.
Please be advised that we will re request the DVLA response with regard to the levied vehicle as there does not appear to have been a response and we will review the results once received
I can advise that you remain liable for the outstanding balance of £466.19 and, as such, I would urge your client to contact our offices to make payment to prevent further action being incurred

To which I sent a reply saying.

Dear Sir
In reply to your email sent on the 2^nd of January 2014 in response to my email sent to you on 18^th December 2013.
The reason I did not query the said levy on the vehicle Registration number P as I had no information of the said levy until I received your letter dated 25^th November 2013 with a breakdown of fees. As your bailiff failed to leave a Form 7 Notice of Seizure.
I did not question the fees whilst on the phone as I did not know about them until I had been to the Citizens Advice Bureau to discuss this debt.
Just for your information my Wife or I do not own a car.
Look forward to your response in this matter.

After having to send again twice received the following mail on the 15 January 2014

Newlyn’s Ref: Council Ref:
Dear
RE: Fenland District Council - Council Tax Debt
Thank you for your recent email which we received on 8^th January 2014, in which you have brought numerous issues to our attention all of which we hope to address.
In relation to the levy which was performed on 22^nd August 2013 we must reiterate to you that enquiries regarding the ownership of the vehicle in question made to the DVLA gained no response, due to which these will be re requested and we will review the results once received, however this can take 6-8 weeks
In the meantime we would urge you to call our offices to discuss payment for the remaining balance of £426.19 and as we have said once received the results will be reviewed.
We trust this clarifies all matters. Yours sincerely
So would like to hear what your thoughts are about the situation is now. Thanks in advance

[bizzybob]

Re: Newlyn's And overcharging

Advise them that you are going to lodge a Formal Complaint with the Local Authority as you are aggrieved by the unlawful levy of their Agents Newlyn regarding a motor car which you do noit own, and the pushing of blame to DVLA for the lack of proof of ownership. Yes you should arrange payment but with the council who you will inform will be paid directly, as the invalid levy has left you unable to trust that Newlyn will deal fairly with you. You could also tell Newlyn that there is no legal compulsion to actually talk or deasl with them at all, and that you will pay them £42.50 for the legitimate visit fees, but as they will be denied entry and a levy there will be no further contact with themselves.

Other Beagles may well have alternatives.

[wales01man]

Re: Newlyn's And overcharging

I would be comtacting the council Monday with the emails shown above and ask why they allow their contractors to make illegal levies and demand the debt is taken back before they and bailiffs are reported for fraud

[bluebottle]

Re: Newlyn's And overcharging

Get on to DVLA Data Access Unit first thing tomorrow morning and ask if anyone has made any enquiries of the vehicle in question during the last 180 days (six months). At this stage you do not need to know who has made enquiries, only if anyone has. If DVLA confirm no-one has, then that is a pretty strong indication Newlyns are telling porkies. If DVLA confirm there have been enquiries, ask for the date(s). If you have to seek written confirmation, there may be a charge of around £5.00. Ask DVLA if there is a charge and how much. I would claim that back from Fenland Council for the disingenuous behaviour of their contracted enforcement agents.

[CleverClogs]

Re: Newlyn's And overcharging

Please be advised that we will re request the DVLA response with regard to the levied vehicle as there does not appear to have been a response and we will review the results once received

That does rather look like an admission that they failed to determine the ownership of the motor car and hence the validity (or otherwise) of the levy.

I can advise that you remain liable for the outstanding balance of £466.19

Utter nonsense.

and, as such, I would urge your client to contact our offices to make payment to prevent further action being incurred

What "further action" could they take - removal of a motor car they have been informed does not belong to the debtor, whilst they have failed to establish who does own that vehicle?

Or will they huff, puff and threaten to blow your house down?

So would like to hear what your thoughts are about the situation is now.

capita eorum sunt plenis stercorum

[bizzybob]

Re: Newlyn's And overcharging

Or Crapita even
nescio loqui de ore eorum

[bluebottle]

Re: Newlyn's And overcharging

Or Crapita even
nescio loqui de ore eorum

If that's got anything to do with coffee, BB, mine's black, no sugar.

[bizzybob]

Re: Newlyn's And overcharging

If that's got anything to do with coffee, BB, mine's black, no sugar.

Nothing to do with coffee but if what they were spouting was liquid it would be verbal diahorea

[bluebottle]

Re: Newlyn's And overcharging

Nothing to do with coffee but if what they were spouting was liquid it would be verbal diahorea

Speaking out of a bodily orifice at the lowermost point on the alimentary canal?

[cjakg]

Re: Newlyn's And overcharging

Advise them that you are going to lodge a Formal Complaint with the Local Authority as you are aggrieved by the unlawful levy of their Agents Newlyn regarding a motor car which you do noit own, and the pushing of blame to DVLA for the lack of proof of ownership. Yes you should arrange payment but with the council who you will inform will be paid directly, as the invalid levy has left you unable to trust that Newlyn will deal fairly with you. You could also tell Newlyn that there is no legal compulsion to actually talk or deasl with them at all, and that you will pay them £42.50 for the legitimate visit fees, but as they will be denied entry and a levy there will be no further contact with themselves.

Other Beagles may well have alternatives.

Thanks for your post bizzybob.
who should i contact in the council is there anyone in particular i should be mailing ? or just the council per se ?

[cjakg]

Re: Newlyn's And overcharging

Get on to DVLA Data Access Unit first thing tomorrow morning and ask if anyone has made any enquiries of the vehicle in question during the last 180 days (six months). At this stage you do not need to know who has made enquiries, only if anyone has. If DVLA confirm no-one has, then that is a pretty strong indication Newlyns are telling porkies. If DVLA confirm there have been enquiries, ask for the date(s). If you have to seek written confirmation, there may be a charge of around £5.00. Ask DVLA if there is a charge and how much. I would claim that back from Fenland Council for the disingenuous behaviour of their contracted enforcement agents.

Hi bluebottle thanks for the post
how should i contact the DVLA by email explaining that Newlyn's are trying to Charge me for a levy on a vehicle i don't own and let them know Newlyn's are saying they (The DVLA) have not replied? or by downloading a form? I cant see a form on the DVLA website that fits this criteria.

[CleverClogs]

Re: Newlyn's And overcharging

who should i contact in the council is there anyone in particular i should be mailing ? or just the council per se ?

If you address your complaint to merely the Council Tax section of Fenland District Council, it will be dealt with by a minion (who may or may not have webbed feet and/or gills) who will simply brush it off and tell you to take it up with the bailiffs.

To avoid this, make a noise. Write to your elected councillors and your MP - find them at https://www.writetothem.com - and kick up a fuss about Newlyn charging a levy fee and a removal fee for a motor car you do not own and which they did not remove. Ask your MP to speak to Eric Pickles about that, as Mr Pickles has stated that bailiffs should not do that sort of thing.

Unfortunately, Fenland District Council is pretty much a one party state, with 34 of the 40 seats on the Council being presently worn out by fat, Tory arses. (link)
Still, they may not all be inbred marsh-wiggles. (link)

The CEO is a former Scarborough lifeguard, one Paul Medd (link). His Linked-In page is http://uk.linkedin.com/pub/paul-medd/55/341/b61

[bluebottle]

Re: Newlyn's And overcharging

Hi bluebottle thanks for the posthow should i contact the DVLA by email explaining that Newlyn's are trying to Charge me for a levy on a vehicle i don't own and let them know Newlyn's are saying they (The DVLA) have not replied? or by downloading a form? I cant see a form on the DVLA website that fits this criteria.

No. You telephone DVLA and ask for the Data Access Unit.

When you are connected, ask them the following -"I am trying to find out if anyone has made enquiries about vehicle registration mark [VRM] in the last 180 days, please?"

If you are asked the reason, I would suggest -"I have a query about this vehicle following someone claiming I owned it."

If it is confirmed that no-one has made any enquiries or that enquiries have been made, then it would be prudent to ask for written confirmation. Enquire as to whether there is any charge.