NOA ? Is that Notice of attendance ? They haven't been here..... yet ! As for the LO details, I have requested them from WODC, but not heard anything yet, I'm sending a reminder today or tomorrow. I'm running completely blind on this at the moment as I've never received anything to do with it before last week.. Do you think it might be worth me contacting Breathing Space in the meantime as well ?

On 3rd April I received 3 letters in the mail, a CT bill from WODC was dated 26th March, two begging letters from BS dated 25th March. WODC claim that I owe outstanding CT for an address I left almost 4 years ago (9th July 2020). I don’t dispute this as I have now checked with the agent I rented through and was told that CT was not included in the rent, though I was definitely under the impression at the time I lived there that it was. I lived there from 20th March 2020 until 9th July 2020, and I was never contacted about CT whilst at that address. I have since been living in the same WODC area continually, with 2 changes of address, and had 2 later CT accounts (no problems with these) they have my details and address on record and have had since 10th July 2020 when I filled in the forms at my next address with my new landlord. WODC claim that I owe £501.45, (email reply to my first query) though they only sent me a bill for £351.05 (1st April 2020 to 9th July 2020), the remaining £150.39 is supposedly for the 12-day period 20th March 2020 to 31st March 2020, this figure seems to be excessive, as I have not seen any paperwork regarding this I have had to roughly recalculate the figure based on the 2020/21 charge minus the 4% increase from 2019/20. By my calculations, 12 days of council tax should have been approximately £40.44. £1281.36 / 104 * 100 = £1232.07 (to back-calculate the previous years CT) £1232.07 / 366 = £3.37 (daily CT amount, 2020 was a leap year) £3.37 *12 = £40.44 Giving a total owed of (approximately) £391.49. It looks like they have mistakenly charged me from 20th February 2020. BS sent me a “Notice of enforcement” the day before I was even sent a bill by WODC !!! In it they claim that I owe WODC £870.06, though they give no explanation of how the increase of around £475 came about ! They then add on a “compliance” fee of £75, and magically make the total £1180.06….. Try as I might, after many attempts to work this out, I can only make their figures add up to £945.06….. I think someone there needs to go back to school and do basic maths over again ! They also state that there was a Liability order made on 3rd November 2023, though they give no details of where it was obtained. I have since received threatening SMS messages from them, but to date, I have completely ignored them. I know they have no power of entry so the bluff and bluster can be ignored (the adrenalin still pumps though whenever the doorbell rings), but I am worried about mine and my wife’s cars, as they are parked outside with nowhere to move them to. I’m almost sure that I remember reading somewhere that there is a lower limit on the value of the car they can take, and if it is below this they are not allowed to take it, I think this was somewhere around £1350, but I am not sure…. can anyone here verify this or am I imagining it ? My car, a 20 year old Toyota Yaris valued at about £650, is my sole means of getting too and from work (34 miles a day) as public transport (3 busses and a train at £26 per day) would take me more than 3 hours each way. The other car is registered in my wife’s name, and her name is NOT on the bill or the BS letters. I have written to the council informing them that I am not attempting to avoid payment of the genuine arrears, and I have asked to see documents showing the accurate amounts and any extra charges applied, plus unredacted copies of all previous communications from WODC to myself concerning this account and anything concerning any Liability order. I also informed them that as I am not legally obligated to do so, I will not engage with BS in any way, they will not be allowed into my home, and I will not be paying them anything, all payments will be made direct to WODC once the dispute has been settled. I also asked them to contact BS and instruct them to immediately cease all action and return all documentation. Since 4th April, I have heard nothing back from WODC, but I have received another SMS from BS. I am going to contact my local councillor by email later today, giving him all the details I have outlined above, and I am also going to send a reminder email to the CT department of WODC and CC the council leader and other “high up” members. Am I handling this correctly ? can anyone suggest anything else I can do as well.

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Put the kettle on, and have a nice cup of tea and a biscuit. then; Sit back and relax and keep shtumm, until such time as they ever find you.

Yes it is

I've recently been bankrupted here in Norway, and they allready have charges over all my belongings and my half share in a house here. I have just received an email from the bankruptcy lawyers asking about my house in the UK where my (soon to be ex) wife and children currently live, and I have a feeling that they might try and force a sale of it. Can anyone advise on this at all

BTW, If you really would prefer to pay them and just get rid of the hassle, here are their details on the official Norwegian register of businesses: http://w2.brreg.no/enhet/sok/detalj.jsp?orgnr=974782766

This is a private parking company, and here in Norway have similar rights to what they they do in the UK, so if you were dealing with them yourself, you could just ignore them and they'll go away... BUT, You're not dealing with this yourself, and no matter what you tell them or write to them, Hertz will pay the "fine" for you and they will bill your card. So, as Notts_Phil wrote, Cancel your card. Do it right now, and inform your card issuer NOT to make any payments to Hertz without your express permission. Been there, done that, and had to fight like hell to get it back.

As a current resident of Norway, and one that has just been made bankrupt himself, I would advise you to do at least one thing; make sure that you were not made bankrupt in your absence. If you were, you will need to take action against it. The laws here are far worse than the UK, for one thing, you will never be discharged from bankruptcy until the debt is paid, and they will come after any property you have in the UK if they find out about it. I am currently trying to find out more information regarding their rights to take my house in the UK, which is difficult considering the only access to communication of any sort that I have is the internet, they even had my phone disconnected and are re-routing all my mail to them first !

RWR, atom02 states in post 12 . . . http://www.consumeractiongroup.co.uk/forum/show-post/post-2752110.html . . . that the judgement was obtained while he/she was out of the country, this is exactly what they did to me, knowing full well that I was unable to defend ( I had told them on the phone that I was working abroad) as I had no idea it was happening. They then rammed the CO through the court within 2 weeks, I was only aware of this the day before it was heard, and had no chance or time to prepare a defence. I too want to fight them, but it's made much more difficult for me because I no longer live in the UK, and have been led to believe that it might be an impossible task to beat them now given the time scale (about 4 years), I shall be watching this thread with very intense interest. BTW, MBNA have stalled me all along the way, and have never produced a copy of my original agreement, only a particularly bad copy of a card application form.

Don't go taking time off work unless you specifically have to, you don't stand much chance of claiming the loss of earnings back without court action. Just about everything you need to do for now can be done by post. Get that letter sent off ASAP, recorded (preferably) or otherwise.

I noticed that as well . . . . If the charges were dropped, surely there should have been no fine to pay

I used to keep a battery powered angle grinder in the boot of my car in the UK. I have been clamped 3 times, Tesco car park Farnbrough, where I also released another car at the same time, Bristol Temple Meads station, Met Police near Earls Court, I cut the clamp off each time and took it away with me, and I was never persued for anything. Whenever I visit the UK now, I make sure that the grinder is the first thing I load in the boot of the car, and I would not hesitate to use it again, NO MATTER WHAT THE CIRCUMSTANCES. STUFF THE CLAMPERS

Of course it does, if they're not legally allowed to work in the UK, then they are not allowed to issue PCN's. If anyone decided to contest the legality of their particular PCN, they would have the right to know the details of the person issuing it, and if it turns out to be one of the "illegals" . . .

Here's a very interesting article I just read in the Telegraph On-Line: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/2988949/Lambeth-traffic-wardens-quit-over-immigration-row.html Now then, a bit of lateral thinking comes up with . . . Surely, if a PCN is issued by someone that not only had no right to be employed as a Parking Attendant, but also had no right to even be in the country, then that PCN would in itself be unlawful issued ?? So, do I sense the potential for a costly refund of tens of thousands of PCN's issued by people with no right to do so

I've just had a quick read through this topic, and I noticed that the OP stated at the beginning that the account was over 7 years old, as is shown on the "alledged" agreement. No further mention has been made of this... SO, when was the last payment ?? Have you actually made any payments to them ?? Maybe the agreement is irrelevent, the account could turn out to be statute barred ??

What a change in a person. Sunflower, you've come on a long way since your initial post, and you certainly come across now as calm and confident. How does it feel to eventually be able to sit back, relax, have a nice cuppa (when the new kettle arrives), and laugh at DCA's instead of worry about them BTW, keep on to the DLA people, trust me, it doesn't take too long to get it sorted, and it's well worth it in the end. One thing I would add, if you get a nice lump sum of arrears from DLA, like we did, DON'T use it to pay any DCA's, take a nice holiday instead, you deserve it

I'll do it for you: http://www.consumeractiongroup.co.uk/forum/bailiffs-sheriff-officers/158328-rossendales-threats-please-help.html

If you are absolutely certain that it was the first visit, write to the baillif company immediately, giving them 7 days to refund the unlawful part of their charges in full or be hauled through the courts with no further notification.

A lot depends on what kind of debt it is. But from what I remember of other cases similar to this in the past on this forum, Link can't really do much !! They certainly can't take you to court in the UK as you are not resident there. As for the Canadian DCA's give them exactly the same run arround you would give Link, you can insist on all the same docs etc as usual, because it's a UK debt, that'll confuse the hell out of them

Sunflower99, just a quickie for you to maybe give you more confidence in the council benefit adviser. I have a disabled daughter, and also have my disabled mother in-law living at my house as well. My wife was getting all the benefits for her mum sorted out when the adviser saw our daughter at one of the meetings, she is not "highly visible" as disabled, it just shows up sometimes in her actions and the way she talks. We had been refused DLA for her in the past, and thought it was pointless trying again. We were immediately and strongly advised to apply for DLA + others for her as well, and the adviser insisted on handling the case, and after 2 months we had it all granted, plus 5 years backdated money, that came in very handy. My daughter was 12 years old at the time, and if we'd seen the adviser sooner, we would have had a full 12 years back money, but unfortunately they had changed the rules only a few weeks before we made the successful application. Go for it, you know it makes sense

We won't hold our breath while waiting