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don't waste your time answering them , throw it in the bin straight away . these debt collectors for the supermarkets do not have a court order so why stress yourself . Read the bailiff do's and do not's you will find out how much they cannot do don't be conned by them I never pay them , the bailiff will lie just to get his commission. 47 pcn's council =0 bailiff = 0 me = 47 I also have reported one to the Information Commisioner and that could result in him serving 6 months in jail

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don't answer them I throw these thing straight in the bin .I have had loads of these and all I ever get is letters. I had 47 at one time from the council and never paid one even when the bailiff's came Don't be intimidated by debt collectors , if anyone knows of a supermarket taking a consumer to court please post.

when the bailiff called last time I asked him for a form as I thought he should carry one and he told me to go to the council to get one . Ask Neil Herron for more details he is a great mind of information I have learnt much from him Tell him steve from carmarthen sent you

If you have not recieved the notice to owner and are now questioning these tickets you need to file as the others have said a stat dec with the court I think it is here as you might possibly have had a letter from them before they bailiff was sent maybe not. Northampton County Court Bulk Centre 4th floor, St Katharine's House, 21-27 St Katharine's Street, Northampton Northamptonshire England NN1 2LH DX 702885 Northampton 7 This is where the councils send the PCN'S after non payment . I had a bailiff come round for £900 a month or so back , I said what are they for he got clever I said Stat Dec ,he went off with his tail between his legs. If you do this it returns to the original stage and no bailiff costs if you then pay when requested. You can also if you want look up online the 1689 arguement I did and brought it up with this court and the Judge sent it back as he could not make a ruling on it ,he did not have the power he told me to go back to the council. Never heard anymore. I hate parking fine robery and bailiff bully boys theycon people into paying,just watch them on tv "can I come in to sort it out for you " NO YOU CANNOT . They con people into letting them in and once in you cannot stop them .Do not let them in if its raining all the better

where was the ticket supermarket or what . you can bury them in paperwork i.e who owns the land ,did they buy it is it council owned and they have a lease . In our town a number of years ago a supermarket put up a sign saying free parking for 2 hrs and then £50 fine after that and the council made them take it down as the land was council owned and they were leasing it and it was not part of the leasing agtreement many of these are a bluff thats why they send debt collectors not bailiffs as they have not gone through a court Tell the supermarket if thats what it is that you will go to their rival supermarket to shop if they persue you

put up a sign BEWARE OF DOG I doubt if they would come in, if he does you have done what you can to warn him ,if he then goes in he is negligent in not looking after himself and I bet his employers insurance would have something to say about it

I have had parking tickets from all over London ,York, Blackpool and never paid one .Challenge any pcn in the St Kathrines court Northhampton I did with the 1689 bill of rights asking the County court Judge what juristiction he had because of the 1689 bill of rights and he said to go back to the Council and see them I had 47 local ones and they never came for the money Advice was from Neil Herron

I helped a woman challange a pcn and NPAS threw it out before the appeal the council did not even have a say in it thanks neil herron

I live in west wales and I know Neil Herron I have had 47 pcn's and never paid one of them thanks to Neil Herron

droddis each magistrates court will have a office and if they get complaints about a bailiff as they did where I live they remove the bailiff firm from their list. You should complain I fit happens again do not deal with the bailiff at all ,after 3 months but i thinkit either is or has changed to 6 months and the bailiff has not collected the fine it will go back to the magistrates court who will send you a date to appear in court for not paying the fine ,THIS is now the time to run down and pay it will be the original fine with no bailiff costs , so as I did last month you make them run around for nothing.If everyone did this we would close them down as they only get paid if they collect.

You do not have to let a bailiff into your home. Bailiffs cannot use force to gain initial entry to a property; they can only use 'peaceable means'. Walking in through an unlocked door or climbing in through a window, in such a way as long as they cause no damage, is acceptable. Forcing their way past someone at the door is not. (The only exception being that bailiffs acting for the inspector of taxes can apply for a warrant to force entry on a first visit, but this is very rare). A bailiff who has gained peaceful entry can use force to open internal doors and cupboards, and will be able to return to the property in the future and if peaceful entry is denied they have the power to break in. Bailiffs seizing goods Once the bailiff has gained access they can seize any goods which belong to the debtor although there are some general exceptions: tools, goods, vehicles and other items of equipment as are necessary to that person for use personally by him in his self-employment, business or vocation' and 'such clothing, bedding, furniture, household equipment and provisions as are necessary for satisfying the basic domestic needs of that person and his family'. What goods can Bailiffs take from my home? The bailiff is not allowed to take goods that do not belong to the debtor or are subject to hire purchase or conditional sale agreements. The bailiff can also take goods which are jointly owned by the debtor and another person, but if they are eventually sold they must pay the other person their share of the money. If the bailiff gains peaceful entry they will make a list of all the goods that have been seized. The bailiff can remove goods immediately, and will usually do so where the goods in questions are vehicles. More commonly however, they will leave them on the premises and ask you sign a 'walking possession agreement'. A walking possession agreement means that the bailiff is now in control of the listed goods but is leaving them on the premises for you to look after and continue using. If you sign the walking possession the bailiff can usually charge an additional fee. You will have a short period of time to come to an agreement to pay the arrears (usually 5 days) before the bailiff can return with the intention of removing the goods to sell at public auction. Complaints about bailiffs Occasionally, the bailiff may do something wrong or act beyond their powers. When this happens there are various avenues for making a complaint. In the first instance, you should try complaining to the bailiff's firm. If this does not remedy the matter you can take the complaint to the creditor as the bailiff is acting as the creditors' agent. Check to see if the creditor has a formal complaints procedure and any codes of practice. Bailiff organisations If the complaint is still not resolved you can take the matter to the bailiffs' professional or trade organisation. All have the power to discipline the bailiff including exclusion from membership and they can award compensation. If this is a route you want to pursue it may be advisable to contact your local free advice centre for assistance. You may consider taking action against the bailiff in the county court. Sometimes the issue of a Claim can prompt the bailiff into settling without the need and expense of actually having to attend court.

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I spoke to my solicitor today , explained it all to him , he said that I paid them what they asked for and did nothing wrong and to send a letter for me to pass on to him if they have a greiveance . I also spoke to the finance company and told them and they said I paid what they asked for and it was not a police matter they would not be interested. They did the deal and if what they say about the car is right they should have checked it out first. We will wait and see what they do next . Threats probably

they are saying they will put a security alert on the ehicle and contact the police

they are a car supermarket ,buy cheap in auctions give it a super clean then sell for huge profit ,it was £7500 for the car that I have found is only valued at £5300 in glasses guide

I gave them the details ,reg number and mileage 24 hours before i picked up the new car .They looked at it when I brought it up and agreed that the price they offered me the day before was correct .

i had an iva £1000 per month for 60 months ,it would have been cheaper to go bancrupt .I had a house I wanted to protect but in the end I had to pay £12,500 on top because my house went up in value so I sold it anyway. The girl i presume works for an iva practitioners who if they are like the one i had will take most of the money is fees . Out of the 60,000 48,000 went to them so you can see why they were keen. The people you owe money will get pence in the pound. I would not do it if you own nothing you probably don't want to get credit anyway and you will be clear in 12 months. you are making things hard for yourself and putting money in the pockets of the practitioners

hello my 12 year old son was having a peoblem like this but he was the recipient . In Nat West someone kept paying £600 every couple of months into his account .We told the bank and they could not trace what was going on. It sat there for months and then it happened again so we told them again .The money was sitting there not being touched by us but in the end they found out that whoever was putting the money in was one number different on their account .Nat west asked our permission and we aggreed to take the money out and return it . The bank can sort it out provided reciient is not a crook and spent it.

On Thursday 3/4/08 I went to a car trade center to pick up my partners new car. While waiting for them to give her the paperwork and keys I wandered round and the salesman as they do follow you round pushing you to buy something. I looked at a Toyota Avensis and he pressured me to look more at it . It was nice and I said I had a Toyota Yaris that if I were to buy I would part exchange. He went to the floor manager and said they would give me £5000 for it in part exchange.I did not have the car with me but they pushed me to buy. I told them I did not have any money on me for a deposit but they said come to the office and sign and the car was mine. I went in to the office and gave them my details and the registration number of the yaris and the estimated milage .The sales manager went out of the office to another one and came back They said I would need £2500 to change I went up the following day about 6pm and the car was ready I had to wait over an hour for them to do the paperwork .I gave them the car the log book and the £2500 in cash ,they gave me the avensis and I went home , On Saturday at 4.20 PM I had a phone call from the garage saying there was a problem with the yaris .They said they did a HPI check and apparently it had been subject to and insurance claim in 2005 by a previous owner and had been classed as a category d insurance claim . I did not buy the car until July 2007 so the insurance claim had nothing to do with me.When they sold my partner her car they did a Hpi check while we sat there and watched it only took 30 seconds. I would have presumed they would have done it on this car also they had the registration on their order form that I had to sign for over 24 hrs and it took another day for them to do anything. They are now saying that they want £2000 from me as they are not happy with the car or bring my car back or they will get me finance on the £2000 . I have been and taxed the car on Saturday morning and the log book has gone off to the dvla. I borrowed the £2500 from a finance company and have the loan secured on the car. Can they make me pay more ? What should I do ?