Hi all-my noob post
Today I had a very rude baliff on my doorstep hunting 2005 council tax arrears.......
To be fair, I had forgotten totally about the debt...which was £109.00.
He wanted £295.00 :o
I had set up a payment plan (with a debt collector/baliff firm) alongside paying my new Borough CT (no arrears), but simply never switched it to my new bank account.
Ho hum. I have received no letter 14 days before a baliff called (should I have?) and have had no dealings with the baliff/debt collectors for 9 months!
I forgot-did they?
Anyhow-crux is:
He wanted £290.......
I have 130 quid in bank, which I phoned thru to his company in my drive..
This is more than my original debt.........
He handed me a WPO for my old car (which I explained I need to get to work-35 miles away/I work nights/split shifts). I refused to sign it, citing that I cannot (as he said) use Public Transport at 4am
He was not even interested about coming in my house-prob because of the huge dog 'willing' me to open the door
Now, after he left, insisting I have 5 days ONLY to pay the balance OR my car is gone, I rang the Council concerned and explained.....
The guy said he would ring the balliffs, but has not got back to me in 4 hrs.....
I told the council I wanted ONLY until payday at the end of the month to pay-reminding him that he has got HIS money today already....
Did I do right?
And the balliff cant take my car right? 1996 Accord to boot!
What letters can I send them/the council? You think the Council may have success in holding them off until end of month?
BTW-it's an old fav of this site-Rossendales.....
Their guy was INCREDIBLY obtuse, made NO option of payment plan and tried to be intimidating......
He was a big dood-but not as big as me
If they try to take car-should I 'physically' stop them??
Should I park elsewhere?
I have noted 2 witnesses details/got statements from them that he never entered my house-but he was looking through glass to get an idea of the layout... Will my statements help?
Hmm I have to go to work tonight at 9pm......I'm concerned now