I unfortunately got a couple of tickets in my partners vehicle. She's been away for the past 6 weeks and hasn't been able to deal with the letters that have come in and have now received 2 notices of enforcement from Newlyn stating that we need to pay a total of around £350 or items will be taken from our home.

After reading tons of stuff on these guys I'm worried about my situation and what I can do.

I rang Newlyn today to set up a payment arrangement. They said I would have to pay 50% of the debt today and the other 50% of the debt by the end of the month, money I just don't have. I offered to pay £50 a month until the debt is cleared but to no avail.

I want to pay off my debt but am not able to pay it off completely and now I'm worried our vehicle will be clamped or items taken. Without my vehicle we cannot work.

I just want to know if there is anything I'm able to do to get out of this immediate situation.

Any help greatly appreciated.

Thanks,

Dennis

Are these Council Parking Tickets?

Are these Council Parking Tickets?

Thanks for the reply, and yes correct. Council tickets.

Which local authority is this for as I am surprised at the short repayment terms being offered? Offering a payment of £50 against a debt of £350 will not be generally accepted as this would mean that it would take 7 months to pay back. Most local authorities allow a payment proposal over 3 months and some as much as 6 months.

It's not the council that's chasing me now but Newlyn. When I made the £50 offer I did ask what is the minimum they would accept and they mentioned the above. I would need to pay half the debt up front and the other at the end of the month, which is something I just cannot afford right now.

Sorry if I forgot to mention that this is for 2 tickets, not just 1. So 2 separate debts of around £160. Which they put into a total debt.

Sorry for the confusion. I am aware that the debt is now with Newlyn but I was interested to know which local authority have instructed Newlyn as most LA' that I know of allow their bailiff provider to accept a payment proposal over 3 months (or even slightly more in some cases). My personal view is that you will struggle to get a proposal accepted over more than 3 months (which will mean you would need to pay £120 per month).

I understand, the Council is Bournemouth.

Should I get back in touch with the council. As Newlyn are quite difficult to deal with, rude over the phone and not really willing to help at all.

What date is the Notice of Enforcement dated and when must payment be made by?

One of them was today the other is the 12th. Unfortunately my partner the owner of the vehicle has been away for 6 weeks so haven't actually seen the letters until this weekend which I explained to them as well.

Does anybody have any more advice for me?

Thanks again for all the help.