Also, to be fair we believed we were paying before we had any issues with a bailiff! This was their reply today..... ” When the accounts come onto our system, you incur the compliance stage fee of £75. This is the legislated fee that will not be removed therefore, your outstanding balance is £75 that remains due and payable.”

It’s Whyte & Co. Regrettably we are both self employed and work can be irregular. It was literally the last 2 payments that were due but because of late payment some months lost the right to instalments! I agree......yes, we often struggle with essential bills, but to be fair we did really well this year to almost keep on top of it! Thank you got you advice...

Hello! After some advice please. Council obtained liability order, which gave them the option of enforcement. I paid the council tax on 23rd March in full before any further communication was received. i received a letter on 4th April (dated 2nd April) demanding full amount plus compliance fee of £75 I emailed them advising it had been paid few weeks previous & nothing outstanding. They replied saying the council confirmed this, however, their charge was raised on 22nd March and when was I going to pay it. Can they enforce this fee? Seems strange it was raised and chargeable day before I paid but no letter sent until April! looking for some guidance please....... Thanks in advance

I contacted the Council who told be to file a TE7, howver, I have done this before and the council just start again. The debt is nothing to do with me but they just ask for proof I didn't own it/park it there! It's a van that has never been registered in our name or at our address. How do I prove I did not park it there!? It's getting to the point where I think I may have to just pay it to be honest or it will never go away.

Hopefully this will make sense! We got a penalty notice from Derbyshire, where we have never visited for a parking ticket. Been trying to fight this for nearly two years. The van was never registered at DVLA to us or to our address. The parking ticket was issued in a company name that does not exsist, although contains our surname. The registered keeper provided our address and the company name to the council involved. I don't seem to have got a warrant of execution notice from the courts. I have filed every form going with no joy......now I have a demand for £125 to be paid in 7 days from Marstons. Is there anything I can do? Any help or thoughts greatly appreciated.

Just had an email from the court and they have revoked the court order. Obviously the charge is still between me and the Council involved. Is there anyway I can fight this or am I fighting a losing battle?

If he had sent off the V5 we would have got a log book. He did give us a V5c. The person we brought it off didn't get the parking ticket the person we sold it to did, so reverting it to whom we brought it off isn't right either. If I knew the persons address I sold it to I would have forwarded but I don't unfortunately. The Council weren't interested in V5 proof anyway as isn't proof of ownership of a car......any letter/document stating name of keeper was enough evidence I just don't have it.....stupid I know....I always normally keep written proof just can't find any for the one vehicle that gets a ticket. Just frustrating when it's not my parking fine. I am sure the road of the parking offence is the road the new owner has a shop...bit drastic to drive hundreds of miles to find him tho. Guess it seems I will just have to pay it then, been trying to fight it with no luck!

I can only assume the person we brought the van off gave them our address!!! As I definately have a pcn for the van.

We got a parking ticket through from Derbyshire County Council from December 2010. We never got the parking ticket as were not the vehicle owners nor the in that area on that day. live over 100 miles from there n it was my birthday so know where I was that day!! Tried to appeal as not owner but been unable to prove this for the following reasons: Hubby brought van without a V5 as owner didn't have it we re-sold few weeks later and still had no V5...therefore no dvla letter saying we no longer the owner As far as I am aware vehicle has never been in our name....never had tax reminder etc..... Sold via an online website and we are no longer registered users so can not access sale details A mess I know!! PCN is in a company name that includes our surname but is not our trading name. Been unable to file TE9 as has be be signed by the name on the PCN, they have sent a TE7 to file out of time.... I think we may have filed the first appeal online which automatically stated the company name on the pcn...we just got tick box happy to try to resolve quickly...arrrgghhh What do I do?......any help greatly received! Really don't want to pay £112 for a ticket that's not mine......but would rather pay that than bailiff costs!!!! Can they enforce a ticket that is in a company name...certainly there are no vehicles we own registerd in that comapny name ......nor us related to that company name...if that makes sense!

Email to my MP seems to have helped. It would appear the CEO passed it over to head of revenues (as you said PT) who then passed itto the person I had been trying to deal with anywaythe taxation manager, but this time he was more agreeable. I had a call from the Council today. They said that the bailiff was replying to my letter regarding charges and the complaints procedure. Council was also replying to my letter, however, he confirmed on the phone that they have not signed the citizens advice protocol. The council told me the bailiff had done a walking pocession, I said I had no seizure notice and no one had been inside my property so it must be invaild. He went on to say it was on a car that did not belong to me and therefore the fees had been removed! He said the only fees were for 1st and 2nd visits for the first liability and 1st visit on the 2nd liability total of £67. I didn't dawn on me until after the call that the bailiff has never called for the second liability and has only sent a letter via the post......so another invalid fee to sort out. I kept the envelope. The Council told me the bailiff had agreed to £25 weekly to be paid by direct debit to the bailiff. I said I was unwilling to pay the bailiff direct as I did not want to risk the payment plan failing and that I would continue to pay the Council directly via the online system. He said it was easier for them and the bailiff to pay the bailiff directly but if I wished to pay that way it was fine and they would notify the bailiff each week that it had been paid. I said I was concerned that if it was still with bailiff they would still call if I paid directly to Council. The Council said if I wished to pay that way it was fine and no bailiff would call if the agreement was maintained. He said they needed to keep bailiff options open in case of default. Should I have this in writing? He did say that I have his direct number and any problems I could call him directly. So other than being charged £24.50 too much it seems to be resolved................hopefully.....or am I being naive?! Should I still continue with the complaints procedure or is it pointless now the fees have been removed? Thanks for the continued support xxx

Thank you PT for your input. The bailiff didn't seem to realise the 2nd liability order had been passed to them, but they are now aware of this fact. The 2nd liability had been passed to Chandlers bailiff who I had the mis fortune to open the door to and was very friendly until I refused to sign his walking pocession on the door step......that he tried to make be believe was an installment agreement. He become even nastier when I then refused him entry and he walked away saying I had made matters worse and that I would regret it. Following an email to the Council they passed the 2nd account to the bailiff that was dealing with the 1st liability order. I have all the paperwork for the liability orders and the Council have confirmed what is outstanding. However, I really need to sort everything into date order and cross check all payments/ figures, make sure I know exactly what has been sent and when & that I have every piece of correspondence accounted for. I do not have a notice of seizure from the bailiff. Is it a fairly simple procedure to apply for a Reg 46 Complaint to the Magistrates Court? I have not contacted the local councillor, however, I believe my MP was a former councillor until 2009. I will contact the current councillor(s). I will sort out doing a complaint to the CEO and send on Monday. Thank you

My MP has contacted our Councils CEO..............amazingly quick reply to my email, within an hour if not sooner! He hasn't forwarded a copy to me so no idea what he has said, but will await the outcome.

Thanks for finding the time to confirm that, they are covered by business insurance. Email has now been sent to my MP. Windows and doors still firmly locked whilst I await replies from everyone and/or a bailiff visit. Hoping I can finally get this sorted as it's going to take the rest of this year to clear this debt unless business improves........another year of trying to keep these bailiffs out isn't the best thought of the day.

Sorry I was a little vague in my previous post, the business is my husbands as he is a sole trader and vehicles part of his business as such they are in our name.........does that still make a levy on then invalid? I should have made that more clear really.

I have emailed the council today requesting that information & I will email my MP today aswell. Our cars are business cars so if they levy them I assume it will be invaild. Not sure there is much more I can do but wait to see what happens next & continue my weekly payments. Thanks again for the support.