well it seem slike it might be an expensive mistake because if my wife gets banned she loses her job because she works an hours drive away from home. If i get banned then I will not be able to look for a job because i am not currently working. Seems like we have made a major mistake here and wer enot going to be able to get out of it!!

We have both been done for speeding from static vans and have not been offered any speed school or fines, we know of people who have so im not sure if they pick and choose who they offer it to or not. We have phoned a solicitor who says it will probably cost at least £1,000 for them to represent us and take the case on. We cannot afford the fines nevermind paying a solicitor to look at the case.

I know that it is totally our fault that we missed the court case. We totally forgot about it until we got the letter through telling us of the fines. I know that we cannot use the excuse that we were on holiday. Perhaps we thought that we had complied with them enough and put it out of our mind, I dont know. I am asking for any advice that might help me, I feel daft enough by getting the points and fine I do not really need to be told that the letter tells me what I had been done for. Just looking for a little help thats all.

We are appealing the sentence and the fine. We agree that it was totally our fault to miss the court date but we think that the fine that they have given to us is extremely harsh given that we had complied with all of the letters that they had sent to us and gave them all of the information that they requested. The exact same thing happened a few months later where they changed the speed limit on a dual carriageway that we drive along all the time from 70 to 50 and then put static vans on there everyday. We wrote to them and asked for the photo and it was my wife so she paid the fine and had the points no problem. If the photo is inconclusive and we give them all the evidence that we can how can they impose such a fine and so many points to us both?

We both said that we could have been the drivers and it was definitely one of us but we didnt know which one hence asking for the evidence photo.

We both responded asking for the evidence to be sent to us. We told them that we didnt know who was driving. They asked us for th einformation on who else could have possibly been driving. I gave them my wifes details, my wife gave them my details. They sent us both letters and we both asked for the photo. We have given them all of the evidence they asked for yet they have given us the fine and points for both not supplying the evidence of who was driving.

when you say complain about a solicitor who has worked for someone else what exactly do you mean? What do I complain about? They are charging me their fees as I have agreed that I owe the money. I am upset about the fact that since I have agreed their fees have shot up and added a load onto the amount that I owe.

My wifes car has been caught doing over 30 mph by a static van witing around a corner on a main road. We are both insured on the car and we are not sure who was driving on the day it was pictured. We wrote off asking for the photograph so that we could admit who it was who was driving. When we received the photo it showed the car but the windscreen was totally black and we could not see who was driving at the time. We sent a few letters back and forward to say that we werent sure and if they had any other photos and then heard nothing until a few months later when we received a letter asking us to attend court. The next we heard we had been tried in our absence and both fined £800 and 6 points each on our license for failing to provide information relating to a traffic offence. We forgot about the court case and it was a few days after we got back off holiday. We have appealed the fine and have to attend crown court on 20th December. Can anybody give me any advice as to how to present my case or if there are any ways i can get this reduced. If we knew who was driving then we would have admitted it straight away and taken the 3 points and fine so we were really shocked to hear of the fine and points for us both. We both already had 3 points each so we are now 3 points away from a ban. Any help would be appreciated.

My only problem is that as I have agreed to pay the fee so the solicitors acting for the company chasing the debt are charging me for every letter and phonecall they make at astronimical hourly rates. Can they do this after I have agreed to pay the lesser amount?

I have been taken to court by a management company for ground fees that I have owed over the space of 2 years. I had a visit from a person from a company called High Court Enforcement LTD based in Wales. They said they wanted to take my car. I phoned them after and asked if there was any way that I could pay in installments. The solicitors dealing with the case are called Aaron and Partners. I asked for the total amount owed last week and they told me there was a writ of Fi FA of £3,505 of which I beleive £709 is the charges from High Court Enforcement LTD with £0.87 interest accruing per day. They told me last week that their fees were £892.50. We have tried to get the original company that we owed the money to to agree to take the fees from the sale of our property when it sells which they refused to do. We have now fortunately sold the house and have told the solicitors that if they contact our solicitors dealing with the sale then we agree to let hem have their payment before we get anything from the equity in the house. We cannot sell the house without the authority of the management company as it is a private estate and we have an agreement with said company. I have received an e mail today from my solicitors saying that their fees are now £1,142 with another £190 work in progress! I have e mailed the solicitor to ask why these extrotionate charges are being added and why costs have gone up so much in the last week but have nad no reply yet. Can they keep adding charges like this? Is there any way i can challenge the charges or get them to stop adding these ridiculous sums. Our payment is going to be well over £5,000 for a £2,000 debt if this carries on. Any help or advice would be greatly appreciated.

My wifes car has been caught doing over 30 mph by a static van witing around a corner on a main road. We are both insured on the car and we are not sure who was driving on the day it was pictured. We wrote off asking for the photograph so that we could admit who it was who was driving. When we received the photo it showed the car but the windscreen was totally black and we could not see who was driving at the time. We sent a few letters back and forward to say that we werent sure and if they had any other photos and then heard nothing until a few months later when we received a letter asking us to attend court. The next we heard we had been tried in our absence and both fined £800 and 6 points each on our license for failing to provide information relating to a traffic offence. We forgot about the court case and it was a few days after we got back off holiday. We have appealed the fine and have to attend crown court on 20th December. Can anybody give me any advice as to how to present my case or if there are any ways i can get this reduced. If we knew who was driving then we would have admitted it straight away and taken the 3 points and fine so we were really shocked to hear of the fine and points for us both. We both already had 3 points each so we are now 3 points away from a ban. Any help would be appreciated.