Oh, and thanks for all the advice everyone has given me, it's helped a lot.

Sorry, I didn't reply to this, I never saw it until I logged in just now, but for the record I completed it the day the bailiffs came, several months after the alleged contravention. Anyway, I went to court today and explained the following "vulnerabilities" in my address ... 73 flats in the same block all sharing the same postcode. 2 different door numbers, one for the flat, one for the building Postal strike causing the PO to use casual labour Extensive building work causing the block to be like a building site Front door hidden behind the bank The magistrate accepted the appeal on both tickets with the comment "if it's happened once, it's entirely feasible to happen twice". He's wound back the clock for me So, I'm happy for today, the bailiffs are off my back at least ... next phase is to get them cancelled completely.

My N244 court appeal date came today - 11th May. Is there anything I can do beforehand to help me win this?

I've been getting letters from Ruthbridge lately ... I thought I'd have a laugh and give them a call - I told them I have no recollection of any credit, and all my debts should have been cleared years ago.So, I've asked for a copy of the original credit agreement so I can see what I am supposed to owe. They then told me it was from the year 2000 ... I asked why they were still chasing a debt that was that old and they said that "they can carry on asking for it, but can't take legal action" They then went on to say that the default notice was given in April 2004 which is less than 6 years ago so they can still chase it up ... except it might take 6 weeks to get the original agreement sent to me. They're funny

I think I made a mistake in sending it to the appeals departments rather than the main office ... Gonna think of a suitable follow up though.

Well, I wrote a 10 page letter to Tower Hamlets. I explained their Data Protection Act contravention. I explained their markings contravention. I requested a copy of the Warrant of Execution. Today I received me the following for each of the two tickets: Which makes it look like they didn't even read my letter

Fair-Parking .... I recognise your user name from your similar email address, I think it's your advice I've been following on this issue anyway. Letter sent of to Tower Hamlets today by recorded delivery - asking them to explain their illegal actions and to cancel the tickets before the hearing - in the meantime I'm still keeping my mind open to all other suggestions ... so, fingers crossed.

Phoned the TEC, and they informed me that the warrant was issued on the 17th August 2009 but they couldn't tell me the address. I phoned Tower Hamlets Parking and they told me the paperwork was submitted to bailiffs on 6th September 2009. The bailiffs visited on 3rd December 2009 claiming they had made numerous attempts to contact me According to Parking Services, my name and address were correct.

Oh, and apologies for hijacking someone else's thread. It seemed the best place to start, but if a mod wants to split me off then I have no objections.

Yes I wrote to the TEC telling them about Tower Hamlets failure to register. They received that letter on 4th Jan. Tower Hamlets corrected their entry on 4th Jan (I have this confirmed by the ICO) ... strange coincidence I think not and probably the best case I've got in my favour The only fear I have with bailiffs is them removing my van again. The van is going to be sold soon anyway, so that would mean them entering my property to levy goods, which I don't think they can do unless they don't break in ... so, as long as the courts don't impose any fines on me as a result of a failed appeal the bailiffs will be a relatively minor worry. I'll give the TEC a call in the morning.

Yeah I know .. and while true I can see it being difficult to explain as I can't explain it myself and can't think of any other way to work it out apart from incompetence from the local authority or someone having it in for me. I can use the Data Protection Act information and lack of marking compliance as evidence of general incompetence. Out of interest, do you know what happens if they don't accept my appeal?

It's quite common in this block for mail to not arrive, but that's been going on for years ... I think that's more a fault with the postal service ... this is a flat within a block and therefore it has two numbers i.e. Flat 2 Blahblah house, 16 Doodoo Street, London ... and mail has been known to go to alternatives of the correct address. However there was also some extensive building work going on around here last year, which turned the building into a complete mess for around two months. This might also have contributed ... but I also never received the actual PCNs, so it wouldn't surprise me if there was more to it than this. It's worrying as I don't know how to prove not receiving something, and it almost points the finger of blame in my direction. They (Tower Hamlets) were not registered to process parking tickets and had no entry in the ICO data register. I even reported this to the TEC and the day my letter arrived, Tower Hamlets coincidentally corrected the entry in the register .... I have clear evidence of this through the freedom of information act. The markings are also non-compliant (two transverse lines at the end of a complete row). I have a letter prepared to send off to the Local Authority; I'm just hoping that this is enough to get it cancelled before the court date ... but considering the amount of time since the alleged offence I'm not holding out any hope. As you can tell, I've been busy

I'm in a similar situation here, although I never changed address ... I simply never receieved 2 NTO's and knew nothing of the issue until a bailiff turned up on my doorstep. I have no idea why this was the case, but in my research I have discovered that the Local Authority were not registered as Data Controllers for the administration of parking services through the Information Comissioner's Office. Considering the above, are my chances of this still reasonably high even though I never moved and the address is the same? I have sumbitted N244's and am awaiting a hearing date ... Does this mean I can stop hiding my van and it is currently safe?