Do's & Don'ts help needed re: Equita Bailifs

**Skip 1** · 4th December 2007 13:55

Hello to everyone,

I wish that I joined this group before giving my money away to equita icon

!

First letter from equita icon

received on the 20th Nov-07 (dated 12th) for £183.99 (Unpaid Penalty Charge Notice).
I called equita icon

on the 30th Nov and they gave me the Bailifs number as the debt was forwarded to the Bailif - Mr Brown.

Mr Brown said he had been around looking for teh car a week earlier - which is a lie, the car has not been moved for at least two weeks.
He also agreed that I would pay half by 4th Dec and the other half by the end of that week. He had come round this morning and clamped the car while my pregnat wife and 1 year old doughter were outside teh house.
After a long dispute with him over teh phone I had to pay £535 or he will take the car.

There is no justification for the amount of £535 - What are the Do's and Don'ts of complaining to Equita initially?

Thanks
Abi

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ChloeJane · 4th December 2007 19:10

DO put everything in writing.

DO send off for a Subject access request.

DO NOT speak to them via the phone.

DO NOT accept their excuses for extortion in fees.

First - send a Subject access request icon

- you then know what you are challenging.

**PizzaMaker** · 4th December 2007 19:58

Originally Posted by Skip 1

First letter from equita icon

received on the 20th Nov-07 (dated 12th) for £183.99 (Unpaid Penalty Charge Notice).
I called equita icon

on the 30th Nov and they gave me the Bailifs number as the debt was forwarded to the Bailif - Mr Brown.

Mr Brown said he had been around looking for teh car a week earlier - which is a lie, the car has not been moved for at least two weeks.
He also agreed that I would pay half by 4th Dec and the other half by the end of that week. He had come round this morning and clamped the car while my pregnat wife and 1 year old doughter were outside teh house.
After a long dispute with him over teh phone I had to pay £535 or he will take the car.

There is no justification for the amount of £535 - What are the Do's and Don'ts of complaining to Equita initially?

Thanks
Abi

Can you let me know what council the parking fine icon

is with as it seems the fine is £125?

Did the bailiff icon

post the letter or was it postmarked on the envelope? This is important!

**Skip 1** · 5th December 2007 10:41

ChloeJane - I made the payment yesterday, so I will send the Subject access request icon

today, I spoke to them once and they gave me the bailiffs icon

number and hanged up the phone on me while I was asking them questions - thanks

PizzaMaker - here is the sequence of events:
1. Newham Council issued the ticket £40, I disputed and it was passed on to the Parking Adjudicators, my case was declined (ticket is £80).
2. I did not receive the confirmation from the Parking Adjudicator and requested a Statutory Deleration - Unpaid Penalty charge from Northampton Court, I did not return this within the time limit and my debt was passed on to the bailiffs icon

.
3. The Equita Bailifs letter was posted as normal but I did not keep the envelope! I spoke to the bailiff icon

last Friday and he said that he has been around already and could not find the car - this is a lie.
The cost on the only letter of communication I had from them is £183
4.The only other time he came around was yesterday when he clamped my car front of my pregnant wife and 2 year old doughter - I had to pay £535 or he would take the car.
5. When I asked for Breakdown icon

he could not give me an answer.

Thanks for your help
Abi

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