that's what i thought after reading through comments but wanted to be sure they just like to think they are clever and that if they make threats or make it sound like they are bailiffs we will bow down to them - not this person, i Will report them,

i am also being harassed by JOL (or JOL Court Bailiff Limited as their logo is on letters). it all started when onecall said they were doubling the cost of our insurance for apparent non-receipt of no claims proof; this led to a complaint as had been sent to them - 3 complaints later they finally acknowledged our complaint, then cancelled our insurance while investigating complaints. we disputed amount owing and have referred complaints to FOS. JOL are now threatening Court Action which they say may result in an attachment to earnings or warrant of entry to seize goods. They can't do this can they? think this calls for further details to be added to FOS complaint and contacting OFT about their name - would you agree?

thank you so much fork-it. as I/my flatmate didnt receive a responce when asking them to confirm their charges and that they are lawful what would you suggest? I'm split between giving them a chance to confirm that they are / remove the charges or just report them under the fraud act? Thanks again.

Can anyone else offer any advice? want to try get this all sorted asap. Thanks

Thank you dx, i will look through the stickies properly. He still has the payment details for the court so will make payment at the weekend when he gets paid. I wasnt sure if we could revoke them coming round, but thought it was worth putting in in case. If anyone else can give any advice we would really appreciate it.

Thank you for your reply Leakie, moral support is greatly apprieciated

Hello all, I'd really appreciate some help as I dont know what to do. Apologies for the length but I want to be sure I fully explain the situation so you can help me / us. My flatmate has received a fine for criminal damage in 2008, due to moving house at that time he didnt have all of the details to pay it and forgot about it too. Since we have been living together we managed to get all the information required and have been making payment, to begin with he was not working and so agreed to a benefit deduction of £10 every 2 weeks, he received a letter 'Application for benefit deductions' which I notice states 'If this order fails, you must must pay the outstanding balance yourself as directed. You will be given notice when these terms come into effect' in the time it took the courts to get that together he started working and so he started paying £10 every week (more than agreed), we didnt hear anything from the courts / enforcement centre or this notice their letter states. He lost his job (he's a chef and the restuarant closed suddenly so received no redundancy pay) and had to put these payments on hold, he did write to the courts, but just sent the letter in the standard post (stupid man), surprise surprise the enforcement centre say they havent received his letter and so have now passed his fine onto Marston Group. The first we knew of it being passed on was after receiving a letter from Marston demanding the full payment (plus their £75 fee) within 7 days or they will send a bailiff out. I sent them an email on 8th June explaining that he does not own this property, nor is he on a tenancy agreement, nor does he own any of the goods in the house (the house is owned by a family member of mine and all the furnishings / goods are either hers or mine all he has here is clothes), revoking license under Common Law for them, or their representatives to visit at the property and using the template from consumeractiongroup.co.uk/forum/showthread.php?229873 Today we received a letter from Marston, where they have acknowledged receipt of our 'letter/enquiry', demanding the full payment (including their £75) within 28 days, but no mention or answers to the information we asked them to confirm (as in the template). Again they state they will send an enforcement agent out if its not paid and this will 'incur additional fees' and goods may be at risk. He is not in a position to pay the full amount, and cannot borrow off anyone, we are already struggling with the bills from when he was out of work. He is willing to pay the fine now that he is working again but there is no way he can do this in 28 days. We dont know what to do, as they have not answered our previous correspondance in confirming about their fees being lawful etc (although they have stated additional fees will be incurred) do I report them under the 2006 Fraud Act and the Proceeds of Crime Act? Is there any way we can get this back with the courts who were willing for him to make payment in installments? or can we make marston set up an affordable payment plan? Thank you in advance for your help, A worried and confused mess