yea, I saw you could send them stuff through a form but I need to email attachments and such. Thanks, will go with the info one unless anyone has anything specific. Cheers

I would like to deal with Equita by email, specifically karen fowler, but they wont give me an email address on the phone (can only talk to people who can take payments). Dealing by letter will take so long and I want it out of the way so if anyone can give me an email address I would greatly appreciate it!

sorry to post many times in a row but: if the first letter was SENT on the 13.05.09 and I was charged for levying distress on the 20.05.09 thats only 7 days after the letter was sent - obviously unless it was delivered instantly its impossible that I had 7 days to deal with it. Is there a minimum time period after sending the first letter that they can levy?

also I heard they cant apply VAT to letter fees and attendance fees, is that correct?

Ok so that didnt display very well but the main points IMO are: 12 May 2009 all 3 PCNs were sent to Equita together. 13.05.09 They charged me a first letter fee 3 times (one for each) of £12.88 (which is slightly more than they can charge anyway). 20.05.09 they charged me a "Bailiff called to levy, no contact made" fee 3 times, again one for each PCN - but the same attendance. Fees seem to have been two £32.20 (£92.88 PCN debts) and £39.10 (PCN debt £122.88 ). Again all are a bit more than the amount they are allowed to charge for a single levy. 24.06.10 "Enforcement attendance made" on a single PCN of £125.08 (after their applied charges). Fee charged: £211.60 So my questions are: Can they charge me 3x for everything as it was 3 seperate PCNs (they were given them all at once)? And wtf is that £211.60?? I must be able to get that back. Thanks for reading.

Ok, i finally got a breakdown of my charges - this is sent from the council, as what they received from equita:

Phew.. I was only thinking that if they havent charged anything untoward its not worth delaying for their fee breakdown just to get stung with more attendance/van fees in the meantime. So how exactly is it not harrassment? On my parents I mean. Repeatedly attending an address which I dont live at, and havent for years, when the residents have told them not to come back? Thanks for the help, I will post the breakdown when I get it.

Just one more question - say I want to pay this guy, and just get it over with. What can I do? Im in a different city to him and Equita wont take any payments - they will only put me through to him.

sorry, I mean the amount the bailiff should be asking for now, after I have made payments on what went to them originally. I was pretty sure I only owed them £75 after the £291 I have already paid.

i have phoned them, and they say it needs to be requested in writing. Equita wont even tell me how much I had left to pay wheni t was sent to the bailiff..

Sorry for multiple posts, just to clarify, its my parents address and I dont live there. I have told them many times I dont live there, my mum has told them i dont live there too. Can they charge me for attending an address which they have been informed is not mine?

It seems wierd that he can pick a figure that I owe him and I have no grounds on which to dispute that. Except by post while in the meantime my debt is increased...

Last time I spoke to him he said the £120 is an attendance fee, van charge and admin fee or some such crap. Can they really charge all of this?

They have made visits in the passed before I was paying them back. I dont have a vehicle or own anything at the address, its my parents address. They have never levied anything. I read elsewhere that they have to give 7 days notice that someone will be attending my address, to give me a chance to settle, is this not the case? Just frustrating that they said they would call every month, and they did at first so why would I look into the legality of it... Also he is saying that I owe more than I think I do anyway. Does he not need any proof of the amount that I owe? Querying this with them means he will keep attending and adding charges until they get back to me. If im wrong (I dont think I am) thats £100s of pounds more. Just to get confirmation..

I dont really have any problem with my fines being raised to £375, thats why I was paying them off. My problem is with the last payment I had to make. They didnt call, or send a letter saying it was oweing. It was 3 days late, and they sent someone round and charged me an extra £120 on what was an outstanding debt of only £75.