TJ, again good advice i will be sure to mention this to my soli, and in turn she will include this request in her leter to the HCEO. Many thanks again.

good advice GR, I've been to see my solicitor today and she is writing to the HCEO, which in turn will mean that the claimant will learn (again) of my circustances. The proposal of payment of £100.00 per month is being made yet again, plus an intital first installment of £600.00. (this being now 6 months since the original proposal was put forward, i've put the money to one side for this) I hope then that they will accept this, because if they don't accept then, i will have no option but to file for bankruptcy and they are then only likely to receive maybe 10p to the £1.00, apparantly the properties that i own thast hae chrages on them are unlikely to be sold in order to recover this debt. But the as i have have alredy stated the claiment is being very malicous, and will probably take it all the way for some self peverted satisfaction in the knowledge that he has mademe bankrupt. I like to think that i have covered all bases, but you never know, it's a funny old game the legal system, one day you think it's all against you, the next it's on your side. I'll keep you posted in any case. This site is a saviour to people like me. KEEP UP THE GOOD WORK PEOPLE. p.s. Turns out that technically the bailiff can take my van, although because it is deemed as tools of my trade, they are unlikely to do so. Tomorrow, (as they say) is another day. FG

Hi GR, I am self employed. Work is intermitent at present. I have property, which the csa have charges on, and i have one property which there is no charge on, a small shop which is now empty due to the previous tennants doing a runner. My mortgage on that is around £250 per month. I sold all my vehicles (on paper) prior to the judgement being made, "sold" in as much as i am looking after them at seperate storage on behalf of the new owners. My van is the only vehicle i own at present. I reside with my partner at the house, we have a joint mortgage and we have 2 small boys together, but also have another child each from previous relationships that sometimes stay with us. I realise that i may perhaps "own a lot" but i still do not have the money to pay £5.5k in the one hit, i have no chance of getting a loan and would rather pay £100.00 per month for cash flow reasons, today i have received my tax bill for july and at present i can just about pay it...around £2.5k. I also spoke again to the high court enforcement officer today, who when i asked said he was not interested in taking cars that he was not certain belonged to me. I confirmed again that i did not own the cars. He also said he was not able to enter my prpoerty unless i invited him in. So no cups of tea for hime then. It's looking better today than yesterday, but i really would like to get the ball rolling with making my monthly payments buit if the claimant refuses what can i do? Many thanks, for your help. family guy

Many thanks for your advice, i live a basic existence, to be fair the officer sounds reasonable and i know he has a job to do, it worries me that he can visit my house (shared with my partner) when i'm not there. I have already carried out an income vs expenditure questionaire, and at the present i am just keeping my head above water, hence my proposal of £100.00 per month. Which it appears have been refused by the claimant, no advice of refusal was sent to me....the next i heard was when the court officer spoke to me yesterday!

Many thanks for your help, yes i have let things go to far, but i thought by making an offer of £100.00 per month that at least would be sufficient until i had raised more funds. When i heard nothing after my proposal, i'd assumed they'd let the claim go, I had no idea that they were taking the claim to the high court. The claimant apparently has a mailicous nature, so this would be a natural route for him to go, it's cost me an extra grand to pay for the high court officer fees, i couldn't pay the amount in the first instance, so i can't pay the increased amount now. Is there anyway in which the claimant will agree to payment by instalment?

My first posting so here goes, (have already posted in the bear garden, now found this place to post, fingers crossed!) today i received a call from a high court enforcement officer, looking to seize 1 or 2 cars that they believed i owned in order to secure a now total debt of around £5.5k. How i came to be in debt in the first place? i'll explain in brief. approx 18 months ago, i arranged for a local garage to carry out works on a car that i had recently imported into the uk. I have a provisional quotation for them for the works to be carried out, total costs around £1100.00, works to take approx 2 weeks. Great i thought! Much time and chasing later, approx 9 months later, i am told the car is ready and that the total bill is now £4k. I was gobsmacked, but rather than have a row, i thought the best thing to do would be to pay the bill by cheque, collect the car, and then cancel the cheque the following day, and follow that up with a letter explaining why the cheque had been cancelled but also enclosing a cheque payment for the original provisional quotation amount. This of course was the wrong thing to do, i have since learnt! In due course legal paperwork was sent and ignored by me. I have never have been very good with paperwork, my failing of course, but then judgment was made for the full amount £4k plus costs etc. Finally i received a summons to attend my local court to access my income and expenditure, a proposal was then put forward to the claimant that i could afford to pay £100.00 per month. (bearing in mind that i already owe the CSA over 30K and have agreed with them to pay £100.00 a month this seemed reasonable. That was a few months ago, and i have heard nothing since until today. The high court enforcement officer called believing that i still owned the car/s and was looking to secure the car/s against the debt, which now stands at aound £5.5k. The break down being approx. £4k original judgement, £25.00 interest, £100.00 costs, and £1200.00 charges of the authorised high court enforcement officer. I explaind to him that the car/s was sold prior to judgment being made so it seems that i am off the hook for now. But surely he'll be back? Can they then come into my house? Can they take the car anyway? (i am looking after the car/s on behalf of the owner) Can they take my van? (which i use for my work, i am self employed) Can the claimant refuse my offer of payment? How can i turn this situation around so that i end up paying the proposal amount of £100.00 per month? (The original fact that i have been overcharged in the first instance cannot be resolved until the judgment is settled, i have been advised, is this correct?) I live at home with my partner of 5 years and have 2 small children, the last thing i want is her or my 2 wee boys being upset by some gorilla. I am a fair and reasonable man, but i own nothing to the value of £5.5k, apart from my van which i bought for my work use after the original judgment was made...Can anybody please help me?

My first posting so here goes, today i received a call from a high court enforcement officer, looking to seize 1 or 2 cars that they believed i owned in order to secure a now total debt of around £5.5k. How i came to be in debt in the first place? i'll explain in brief. approx 18 months ago, i arranged for a local garage to carry out works on a car that i had recently imported into the uk. I have a provisional quotation for them for the works to be carried out, total costs around £1100.00, works to take approx 2 weeks. Great i thought! Much time and chasing later, approx 9 months later, i am told the car is ready and that the total bill is now £4k. I was gobsmacked, but rather than have a row, i thought the best thing to do would be to pay the bill by cheque, collect the car, and then cancel the cheque the following day, and follow that up with a letter explaining why the cheque had been cancelled but also enclosing a cheque payment for the original provisional quotation amount. This of course was the wrong thing to do, i have since learnt! In due course legal paperwork was sent and ignored by me. I have never have been very good with paperwork, my failing of course, but then judgment was made for the full amount £4k plus costs etc. Finally i received a summons to attend my local court to access my income and expenditure, a proposal was then put forward to the claimant that i could afford to pay £100.00 per month. (bearing in mind that i already owe the CSA over 30K and have agreed with them to pay £100.00 a month this seemed reasonable. That was a few months ago, and i have heard nothing since until today. The high court enforcement officer called believing that i still owned the car/s and was looking to secure the car/s against the debt, which now stands at aound £5.5k. The break down being approx. £4k original judgement, £25.00 interest, £100.00 costs, and £1200.00 charges of the authorised high court enforcement officer. I explaind to him that the car/s was sold prior to judgment being made so it seems that i am off the hook for now. But surely he'll be back? Can they then come into my house? Can they take the car anyway? (i am looking after the car/s on behalf of the owner) Can they take my van? (which i use for my work, i am self employed) Can the claimant refuse my offer of payment? How can i turn this situation around so that i end up paying the proposal amount of £100.00 per month? (The original fact that i have been overcharged in the first instance cannot be resolved until the judgment is settled, i have been advised, is this correct?) I live at home with my partner of 5 years and have 2 small children, the last thing i want is her or my 2 wee boys being upset by some gorilla. I am a fair and reasonable man, but i own nothing to the value of £5.5k, apart from my van which i bought for my work use after the original judgment was made...Can anybody please help me?