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Yesterday at about 8.45 am I got a knock on the door from aman (I use the word man loosely) saying he was from Marsden and was here toexecute a warrant on behalf of the “criminal courts” for our local council for thesum of £485 and to seize goods to that value.
I invited him in not having a clue what he was talkingabout, he then said I had been fined £185, when I asked what for, he didn’t havea clue, he then made some phone calls and said I had not completed a form forchange of circumstances, when I asked what change of circumstances he said ourcouncil had sent me a form about my earnings and I had failed to return itresulting in them applying to the court and I had committed a criminal offenceand now with costs added had to pay £485. Digging further with him, I then found out it was for council tax atthat point I got out my receipts and showed him that my council tax for2012/2013 were paid in full on receipt of both bills. He said he wasn’t interested and that I shouldhave completed the form, still not understanding why I should have completed aform when I had nothing to declare or issues paying my tax I questioned himmore and it was at this point he turned very nasty and aggressive. My 7 month pregnant daughter was sat eatingbreakfast and asked him to stop shouting and he continued to say he was goingto empty the house unless I paid him. Mydaughter burst into tears and that’s when he really stepped up the abuse saying“you think you have got shit now, you have seen nothing yet”. He then said there is a wagon on the way fromManchester right now to empty your house and started waving a wedge of papersabout saying the white ones are for money I have collected and the one and onlyyellow slip is for a house that I empted, so you can tell I always get mymoney.
He then said I’m going to sit outside in my van now and youhave half an hour to get me £485. Whenhe had gone I phoned my son who promptly came over and asked him what was goingon, the bailiff told him to “F off” atthat point my son said you try and enter my mum’s house and abuse her or mysister like that again and “I will drop you and that’s a promise” he then gotout of the car and started ranting on about my son being unemployed and a thugand it’s no wonder he doesn’t have a job at that point my son went to his carand produced his badge showing that he’s a doorman and does have a job andworks full time and just happened to be on nights so was at home when Icalled. The guy got straight back in hisvan and locked the doors and put the window down just enough to say he wasphoning the police as we had threatened him.
We went back in the house and he put a card through the doorsaying we had refused him entry so therefore a locksmith would be coming and hewould be back to empty my house. Heshouted that the police were coming down the hill now and they would help himget in. At this point I went back outand said you were not refused entry you got angry and abusive when I questionedyou and you thought I it was two women on their own so using bully boy tacticswould make me pay this ridiculous fine. At this point he said you have 24 hours to pay or I will be back and Iwant payment in full. Really don’t knowwhat to do, this is crazy, have never had anything like it in my life. Needless to say when I phoned the police theyhad no record of any call from him, have tried ringing Marsden and they kepttrying to put my call through to the thug that had abused us and they werereally not interested.
I invited him in not having a clue what he was talkingabout, he then said I had been fined £185, when I asked what for, he didn’t havea clue, he then made some phone calls and said I had not completed a form forchange of circumstances, when I asked what change of circumstances he said ourcouncil had sent me a form about my earnings and I had failed to return itresulting in them applying to the court and I had committed a criminal offenceand now with costs added had to pay £485. Digging further with him, I then found out it was for council tax atthat point I got out my receipts and showed him that my council tax for2012/2013 were paid in full on receipt of both bills. He said he wasn’t interested and that I shouldhave completed the form, still not understanding why I should have completed aform when I had nothing to declare or issues paying my tax I questioned himmore and it was at this point he turned very nasty and aggressive. My 7 month pregnant daughter was sat eatingbreakfast and asked him to stop shouting and he continued to say he was goingto empty the house unless I paid him. Mydaughter burst into tears and that’s when he really stepped up the abuse saying“you think you have got shit now, you have seen nothing yet”. He then said there is a wagon on the way fromManchester right now to empty your house and started waving a wedge of papersabout saying the white ones are for money I have collected and the one and onlyyellow slip is for a house that I empted, so you can tell I always get mymoney.
He then said I’m going to sit outside in my van now and youhave half an hour to get me £485. Whenhe had gone I phoned my son who promptly came over and asked him what was goingon, the bailiff told him to “F off” atthat point my son said you try and enter my mum’s house and abuse her or mysister like that again and “I will drop you and that’s a promise” he then gotout of the car and started ranting on about my son being unemployed and a thugand it’s no wonder he doesn’t have a job at that point my son went to his carand produced his badge showing that he’s a doorman and does have a job andworks full time and just happened to be on nights so was at home when Icalled. The guy got straight back in hisvan and locked the doors and put the window down just enough to say he wasphoning the police as we had threatened him.
We went back in the house and he put a card through the doorsaying we had refused him entry so therefore a locksmith would be coming and hewould be back to empty my house. Heshouted that the police were coming down the hill now and they would help himget in. At this point I went back outand said you were not refused entry you got angry and abusive when I questionedyou and you thought I it was two women on their own so using bully boy tacticswould make me pay this ridiculous fine. At this point he said you have 24 hours to pay or I will be back and Iwant payment in full. Really don’t knowwhat to do, this is crazy, have never had anything like it in my life. Needless to say when I phoned the police theyhad no record of any call from him, have tried ringing Marsden and they kepttrying to put my call through to the thug that had abused us and they werereally not interested.
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