Offers of payment

[LesleyDeacanjason]

Hi wanted to ask if someone can help. We have got baliffs for parking ticket. We have paid them £47, and still owe £130. They said we have to pay by Friday. or the removal van will be there on saturday
Can we offer them instalments or do we have to pay them all at once. Cant afford to pay whole thing, but dont want them to turn up at my house. What can I do?
Please help

[falcon185]

Hi Lesley,
first of all, is this a council parking ticket or private company? There is a difference, so if you could provide a little more information before anyone could offer you some help? I'm sure the fountains of knowledge will soon start spraying once we have a little more of the facts.

[LesleyDeacanjason]

Hi thanks for the relpy sorry about that. It for Luton Borough Council. They have told us that If we dont pay by friday they will have the baliffs and the removal van here os saturday. We have already paid them £47.00 and they say we owe another £130.00. But the ticket is normally about £95 isnt it? Is the rest charges? Please help as I have until friday to pay, Many thanks

[falcon185]

Hi again Lesley,
do you still have the ticket in question? It should have two dates on it, the date of issue ande the date of contravention, if it doesnt then you may be able to contest this. If art all possible could you scan and copy the ticket on to here omitting your details etc, then we may be in a better position to offer you the advice you require.

[LesleyDeacanjason]

Hi Falcon sorry dont still have it. It was a while ago. But we have got to the stage of baliff etc. I have letters from baliffs. Is there anyway to get this sent back to the council, so we dont pay baliff charges. Or can they just turn up on saturday and take our stuff? we cant afford to pay the £130 but can pay in instalments, what can we do? Do you think I should ring them or write them a letter? the only trouble I have is if they say they didnt recieve it.
This is such a predicament to be in, we keep getting tickets because of the parking situation in our area. They wont give us residential parking, and there is never anywhere to park. With a small child i dont want to have to walk miles in a so nice area (there has been rapes and attempted rapes a few streets down). I appreciate your help with this Falcon.

[falcon185]

If its a council ticket and has got to the Bailiff stage, the only thing I would suggest is to ring them and make an offer of repayment. Depending on what you can fford try offering them as little as possible at first slightly increasing if they decline. £20 per month should be ok ( assuming you can afford that ammount ), if they refuse then you could always let them take you to court, a judge will only allow the debt to be paid back at a repayment YOU can afford. Yu may have to send them a monthly expenditure sheet showing just how much you need to live on etc. If they agree to say $20 per month then ask them to comfirm it in writing, also follow up the phone call by sending them a letter ( recorded delivery) in relation to what agreement you have come to keeping a copy for yourself. Should the matter go to court you will have a paper trail showing how you have tried to resolve the matter.

[LesleyDeacanjason]

hi falcon. many thanks. will give it a try. hopefully they will understand. will keep you posted. again thanks
lesley

[TheRealAvengers]

I would telephone TEC. Northampton County Court Bulk Centre, otherwise known as TEC.

As you say the council has refused parking permits etc and if you can prove that you live in the area and are entitled to it, then they have a case to answer.

The phone number for TEC is - 0845 7045007

The Council obviously appear unreasonable and you have a right to contest the fine being with Bailiffs if you have already tried to negotiate with the local authority.

TEC states -
If you wish to appeal against the registration with the Court
If a correctly completed Statutory Declaration is filed with the TEC within 36 days of registration, the Court registration will be revoked (cancelled). This does not cancel the original penalty charge. The matter is referred back to the local authority to decide what action they wish to take next.

They will then get you to fill out a stat dec -

Traffic Enforcement Centre

It will suspend the warrant and force the local authority that gave you the ticket to answer to a court why they allowed it to go to bailiffs and answer why you are not entitled to a permit.

The process suspends the warrant - you can in the meantime, save for the extra bit to be paid! you have about 14 days - 21 days from the date TEC accept this.

Good luck!