plymouth city council accepted payment but are still sending bailifs

h00vertime · 20th August 2007, 12:38

i sent a payment to them for a ticket for £60 wich they accepted and was debited from my account however they claim it got their to late (wich it shouldnt have i posted it on time) and demanded a further £30 wich i have refused to pay.

shouldnt they have flat out refused the cheque for £60??

green_and_mean · 20th August 2007, 14:12

Did you send them £30 or £60 the first time? You say £60 which is the full amount if so why are they demanding further payment?
If the payment was £30 and you missed it by just a day or so write a polite letter explaining you did try to pay promptly enclose any proof such as cheque stub with the date, proof of posting etc. Ask them for proof it was not received on time most mail received by councils is recorded which hopefully they will not have.

h00vertime · 20th August 2007, 15:12

it was 30 then went to 60 so i tried to get it there before it went to 90 they say it got there 2 weeks late!! i havt got n e proof of posting

green_and_mean · 20th August 2007, 20:12

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Originally Posted by h00vertime

it was 30 then went to 60 so i tried to get it there before it went to 90 they say it got there 2 weeks late!! i havt got n e proof of posting

You have lost me? You get a 50% discount if paid in two weeks the Council website says Plymouth charges are £60 making the discount £30. It does not go up again to £90 if it was £90 the discount would have been £45?

How much did you actually pay by cheque?

patdavies · 20th August 2007, 22:34

I suspect that the Charge Certificate was issued and this prompted payment. Unfortunately, too late to avoid the 50% surcharge.

H00vertime, we need to see a timeline. eg

Date of PCN
Date of NtO
Date of posting payment
Date of charge certificate
etc.

Do you still have the paperwork? if so, scan, remove personal detail and post for us to peruse.

h00vertime · 20th August 2007, 23:19

thanks for your replys guys,no idea were they are now lol the original date of the contravention is 22/06/2006 think all iv got now is bailifs letters, but i def know before equita got involved it was def £30 or £35 and now someones been round wanting £310

buzby · 21st August 2007, 14:31

That's why the increase is so abrupt, you've probably also got a CCJ and the court and bailiff fess have now been added.

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