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  1. The new bailiff enforcement regulations came into effect on 6th April 2014 and a short while later an individual made a Freedom of Information request to the Ministry of Justice seeking clarification on the legal basis for court fines to be covered by the new regulations. On 1st July 2014 I posted a copy of MOJ’s response on the forum and that thread received a lot of views. Unfortunately, there continues to be significant misunderstanding about bailiff fees for Magistrate Court fine and yesterday yet another video was uploaded onto YouTube regarding a debtor who filmed a visit from a Marston Group bailiff regarding two Magistrate Court fines and where the debtor had sought advice from the Beat the Bailiffs and the Banks Facebook page that paying the amount only of the court fine to the court (minus bailiff fees) would clear the warrant (which of course it does not). For public interest sake it may assist if I post the Ministry of Justice’s response once again together with some further useful information.
  2. I parked a friends car in a private car park crossed the road to the shop to get change for the meter was gone less than 5 mins when i returned the warden had just put a ticket on the car, i explained what happened he took the ticket off and said don't worry, my friend then received a letter asking for £140. they contacted the company ANPR Ltd gave them my details, I then received a letter asking me for the money but stating they got my details from the DVLA which is not true i am not the registered keeper of any vehicle so they wont have my info Do i pay up or ignore it as other forums suggest
  3. Hi On 12th April 2013 I cheeckily parked in a zone enforced by ANPR Ltd to be for Permit Holders Only. I did not have a permit. There was a Parking Charge Notice on my car when I returned. Knowing about how private parking companies are Cowboys, that it can only be the landowner who takes you to court and how they can only claim for what they are out of pocket, I decided not to pay the £100 they were asking for. I later received a letter from them (after they got my details from the DVLA) asking for £140. I wrote back, saying something along the lines of "the charge is punitive and therefore unenforceable" Today (NEARLY TWO YEARS LATER) I recieved a letter from Expedion containing a draft court letter explaining again why they want to take me to court. After reading various threads I have come to the conclusion that Expedion is the same company as ANPR. However, as I feel I was genuinely in the wrong do I now have to pay the £175 they are asking for? Or is there a way to appeal this to get the charge reduced or gone altogether. And what hope do I have in being successful??
  4. http://www.theguardian.com/business/2014/nov/12/banks-fined-200bn-six-years-history-banking-penalties-libor-forex
  5. One of the most common enquiries that we receive relates to the subject of Magistrate Court fines and whether or not the bailiff/enforcement agent is required to have in his possession a copy of the distress warrant/warrant of control. In almost all cases; the confusion arises from incorrect (and misleading) information on a small number of websites heavily connected to the Freeman on the Land or other such movements. These websites frequently ‘claim’ that companies enforcing magistrate court fines create ‘doctored or counterfeit’ warrants and debtors are encouraged by the websites to pay a fee to download a template letter which they are told to send to various Magistrates Courts around the country. In November a debtor wrote to HMCTS regarding this subject. He received a lengthly response from them which he posted on a forum in November. The following is taken from the HMCTS reply. For ease of reference, in post number two I have broken down their response into separate headings. In this post I have extracted from HMCTS's response the relevant case law: "It is not necessary to generate a distress warrant at the time of its issue; the relevant details can be produced (and provided to the debtor) subsequent to its issue (or indeed subsequent to its execution) but such relevant details should be recorded at the time of issue" "Pursuant to section 125A of the Magistrates’ Courts Act 1980 where a warrant (whether a warrant of arrest, commitment, detention or distress) is executed by a civilian enforcement officer, a written statement indicating the name of the officer, the authority by which he is employed and that he is authorised in the prescribed manner to execute warrants, must, on demand of the person arrested, committed or detained or against whom distress is levied, be shown to him as soon as practicable. Section 125B applies to approved enforcement agencies and makes similar provision". "Part 52 of the Criminal Procedure Rules 2010, rules 52.7 and 52.8, set out the procedure for the execution of magistrates’ court distress warrants. The distress warrant must identify the person to whom it is directed, the person against whom it was issued, the sum for which it was issued and the reason that sum is owed, the court or fines officer who issued it and the court office for the court or fines officer who issued it (rule 52.7(1)". "A person to whom a warrant is directed must record on it the date and time at which it is received (rule 52.7(2)). Pursuant to rule 52.8(2), the person executing the warrant must explain to the debtor the order or decision that the warrant was issued to enforce, the sum for which the warrant was issued and any extra sum payable in connection with the execution of the warrant. In addition, if he has the warrant with him, he must show it to the debtor or if the debtor asks, arrange for the debtor to see the warrant, if that person does not have it and show the debtor the written statement of that person’s authority required by section 125A or 125B of the 1980 Act"
  6. http://www.insuranceage.co.uk/insurance-age/news/2379614/fca-fines-and-bans-three-former-swinton-senior-executives?utm_term=&utm_content=FCA%20fines%20and%20bans%20three%20former%20Swinton%20senior%20executives&utm_campaign=IA.Daily_RL.EU.A.U&utm_medium=Email&utm_source=IA.DCM.Editors_Updates "Ban follows enforcement action in 2013 and Halpin, Bowyer and Clare have been barred from senior roles at FCA regulated firms. The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has fined three former senior executives of Swinton Group a combined total of £928,000 and banned them from performing various roles at financial services firms. The FCA's action follows previous enforcement action taken against Swinton in 2013 when the company was fined £7.4m after it adopted an aggressive sales strategy that resulted in mis-sales of monthly add-on insurance policies. A culture of pushing for high sales and increased profit without regard for customers had developed at Swinton according to the regulator. Peter Halpin, former chief executive of Swinton, was fined £412,700 and is banned from acting as chief executive of a financial services firm. Anthony Clare, the former finance director, was fined £208,600 and is banned from performing significant influence functions at financial services firms. And the same ban has also been placed on Nicholas Bowyer, former marketing director, who was fined £306,700. Competence All three have been banned on the basis of showing a lack of competence in their respective former roles. Tracey McDermott, director of enforcement and financial crime at the FCA, said: "A culture was allowed to develop within Swinton that pushed for high sales and increased profit without regard to the impact on the firm's customers. "We expect firms to put customers at the heart of their business. These three directors should have recognised the risk to customers and redressed the balance so that the drive to maximise profits did not jeopardise the fair treatment of customers. "Those with significant influence within firms are responsible for setting the tone and the culture; they set the example that others will follow. Action "Today's enforcement action should serve as a timely reminder to those at the very top of firms that the FCA is determined to hold individuals to account where they fall short of the standard we require." A statement from Halpin reads: "I sincerely regret any possible unintended detriment suffered by customers. "I acted in good faith at all times and it is of some significant comfort that the Regulator did not impugn my integrity, nor find that my conduct was improperly motivated by incentive arrangements". Swinton was also fined £770,000 in 2009 for failures in its sales of PPI"
  7. Hery everyone. I'm not sure if I can post this if not sorry. but I wanted your opinions as to whether the RPI done the right thing. http://www.suttonguardian.co.uk/news/10721808.Bus_inspector_fines_young_girl_even_though_she_had_mum_s_Oyster_card/
  8. Hi I am just writing on this site to warn people about a debt company called IRCAS. They send out letters to people who have had a penalty fine and have been a victim of fraudulent activity, I received a letter from this company to say that they had not recieved my £18.50 fine for a train ride my son did in August, and are trying to take another £35 from me for the privilage of their administration fees, I wrote to them twice to explain that i had actually paid the fine as soon as my son bought it home, with the original fine notice slip, but they did not listen or bother to acknowledge this letter and information given to them, and so after another letter from them to say they would not accept my cheque unless i paid them £53.50, they would taken further action, I advised them that i had contacted my solicitor of their actions and what they were trying to do to me, but still they wanted to steal more money from me, In the end i had to give in and pay what they demanded, just for them to stop harrassing me, So just a warning to other people who have letters from IRCAS , The Administrators name is Miss S Jakeman If anyone receives a letter with Miss Jakeman at the bottom of it, go straight to your solicitor or police as i have, if you believe you are in the right of your complaint, Sue
  9. Many drivers face a fine of £1,000 if they fail to update their photo-card driving licences, according to the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency. It started issuing photo-card licences 15 years ago and more than 30 million drivers now have one. These are usually valid for 10 years and there is a legal requirement for drivers to renew the photograph at the same time as they renew their licence. However, two million drivers have failed to do this. And this means they could be fined up to £1,000 should they be pulled over by the police, who then discover that the photo and licence is out of date. Even failing to notify the DVLA that you have changed address could be costly. Photo-card driving licences are set to become mandatory in 2015, when new paper licences are officially phased out. Link
  10. Motorists could demand the refund of more than £100m in parking fines, after what experts described as an “explosive” tribunal ruling left local government traffic officials in “absolute panic”. Councils have handed over parking management to private companies, but in many instances have also asked them to handle any appeals against penalty charge notices (PCNs). This process is supposed to be handled by councils, partly because it would be a conflict of interest for a company to examine its own possible mistakes. The Traffic Penalty Tribunal is the second point of appeal and an adjudicator, Christopher Nicholls, has spelled out that council contractors must not be left to process PCN objections. His ruling stated: “I find that no reasonable local authority could have concluded this contract met the terms of its regulatory and public law duties.” As a result, 13 motorists in Gloucestershire were awarded their parking fines and costs after their initial appeals were turned down by the county council’s contractor, Apcoa. The motorists were repaid sums ranging from £42.50 to £155.67. The decision has widespread implications for people who may have been incorrectly fined. http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/drivers-may-reclaim-millions-in-unfair-parking-fines-9746466.html
  11. I was in Court today as an observer. This was in the fines Courts, This is where many defendants had defaulted with the repayments that were due to the Courts in the way of fines. I do not normally attend these as a matter of course, but had decided to on this occasion, this is due the new TCG regulations, the Bench was minded to impose an amount of variable orders to recover the amounts that was owed, instead of issuing plenty of Warrants of Control, this Bench had decided to use the AoE method of recovery. Not only that but they insisted in making the AoE order to be made a "Priority" debt. (see attachment) This method was used on every defaulter that was in work or had an income, those that were on Benefits had the same order imposed at a lower level. Those of them that did not pay or offer an valid reason had their cases adjourned to the afternoon sitting, this in its self was unusual, but all were informed that they may face a custodial sentence in lieu of payment that was due. This seems the be the preferred method for those that wilfully refuse to pay in this area, setting an example for those to follow. The bench made it abundantly clear pay up or go to jail. Three were jailed before the Bench retired for lunch. Those who had an AoE will now have the salary docked for the amount due, whether or not they are paid weekly or monthly. Plus the employer will be allowed to deduct a fee of £1-00 for their administrative costs, I will attach the PDF from the HMCS website so you can see how the fees and amounts that can be deducted, also there is shown that the employee will have a "protected" amount that they must be paid, if there is not enough money the balance of what was due will be carried over to the next pay day until it is recovered. For those in the know you will remember that a priority AoE from the Magistrates Court has priority over civil debts and according to the Clerk even those from a County Court? Is this method going to take some work away from the EA because of the pro-rata that currently exists? The reason behind this is the question that should now be looked into are the HMCS going to try to do the work via this method instead of farming it out to the EA's that get money that should go to the Courts instead of the EA? If HMCS decide to use this method instead of using the EA how many Courts will follow this example and get the money that is due faster and more reliably? This method is also a much cheaper option than having an EA dealing with it as the employer will deduct £1-00 instead of £75 and other fees (£225.00) (£335.00) I for one would choose an AoE for £1-00 Your thoughts please
  12. http://www.fca.org.uk/news/fca-fines-rbs-and-natwest-for-failures-in-mortgage-advice-process
  13. Hi I'm self employed and have had "sole trader" status since 2012. Prior to that I was in a business partnership. My business partner was responsible for the financial side of things. He "resigned" in 2012 and I discovered he'd left everything in a right mess. He took all the money from our business bank account, hadn't paid suppliers or the VAT. It took me a while but I sorted all of those issues out and now the business is back on an even keel. I also discovered that he hadn't submitted HMRC tax forms. I submitted all the ones that I could, paying 100 fines for lateness etc. One form that they would not let me submit was the 2011 tax form as I "wasn't the nominated tax partner." I tried getting my ex business partner to submit it and got the usual lies about it "being submitted years ago" etc HMRC fines grew to £1200 for the overdue form. In desperation I submitted the form anyway. and wrote to HMRC explaining what had happened and asking what I was supposed to do, as I was in the surreal situation of being fined thousands for non submittal of a tax return that I was not authorised to submit. I received a reply from HMRC saying that as I had submitted the tax form I could now be considered as the nominated partner and could now appeal against the fine. I duly wrote and sent off my appeal to HMRC. A month or so later I received a letter from HMRC saying that they could not accept my appeal as it had been made after the 30 day limit of the original tax fine and that I had to write another appeal to appeal their decision not to accept the appeal! I wrote the appeal of the appeal and sent it off. Then I head nothing for a while, then they went back to demanding the fine payment. I wrote to them saying that I was appealing and got a letter back saying they had no record of my appeal of the appeal and as over 30 days had now lapsed I couldn't submit it again. They've now passed the fine to a debt collection Agency by the name of Akinika. What do I do now? What do I tell Akinika and how do I proceed with HMRC? The whole thing is rather surreal and doesn't seem reasonable or fair at all!
  14. Rail commuters are hit by up to 40,000 bogus parking fines: 'Pirates' accused of demanding money from commuters using the wrong law £100 fines handed out when drivers outstayed permitted period at car parks belonging to Chiltern Railways MET Parking Services was using the wrong law to issue the parking tickets Company also issues fines on behalf of McDonald's car park users Firm, which manages car parks on line between Marylebone and Birmingham, admitted that 1,025 tickets were incorrectly issued DVLA earns £10m a year from private parking firms for right to access its database Parking ‘pirates’ are accused of issuing thousands of bogus penalty notices to travellers using railway station car parks on a busy commuter line. Fines of £100 a time were handed out when drivers stayed beyond the permitted period at car parks belonging to Chiltern Railways. But MET Parking Services was using the wrong law to issue the tickets, and is now accused of demanding money under false pretences from as many as 40,000 commuters. http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2716193/Rail-commuters-hit-40-000-bogus-parking-fines-Pirates-accused-demanding-money-commuters-using-wrong-law.html
  15. Rogue claims companies that provide bad service and bombard people with nuisance calls face fines totalling hundreds of thousands of pounds under new plans. Those who use information gathered by unlawful unsolicited calls and texts, waste people's time and money by making spurious claims or use misleading marketing could be fined up to 20% of annual turnover, justice minister Lord Faulks said. Fines will be based on the turnover of the company and the nature of the offences, meaning they could potentially stretch to millions of pounds in some cases. Lord Faulks said: "No longer should claims companies be able to plague hardworking people and waste everyone's time. "The scale of these fines shows just how serious we are about stopping them. "This is also good news for the reputable firms in this industry, as it will boost confidence in the services provided by the sector." The fines, due to be introduced later this year, will be brought against companies which break rules set by the Claims Management Regulation (CMR) unit at the Ministry of Justice (MoJ). CMR head Kevin Rousell said: "Again and again we have seen examples of bad practice from claims management companies (CMCs) that continue to plague the claims industry and bother the public. "We already take tough action against companies which break the rules, but now these fines will help to drive malpractice out of the industry and improve the reputation for those who do follow the correct procedures." The unit already has powers to vary, suspend or cancel any firm's licence to operate in the claims management sector. In April last year, a ban was introduced on referral fees in personal injury cases. Latest figures show that the number of CMCs registered to handle personal injury claims has fallen from around 2,300 at the start of last year to 1,200 at the end of May, the MoJ said. https://uk.news.yahoo.com/rogue-claims-firms-face-fines-232355951.html#XuEncTV dx
  16. Hello, I'm a motorist in a seaside resort and I live in the town center (of a small town), where around my home for 2-3 miles all of the roadside parking is zonal parking. This means I must display a valid "visitors" permit (which you must purchase for £10 for a book of 10), or a valid "residents" permit, for the zone of which you reside (zones are A or B), from my local council. Parking is an issue. I have had threatening letters placed on the windscreen of my car previously for legally parking in the zonal area showing a permit. My car is taxed, has a valid MOT and is insured all above board, and even at this point I displayed a valid "visitors" permit as I refuse to pay £25 per year to park in a town that receives money from myself and my family by way of council tax. It's becoming a seriously sore point among motorists and locals, to the point where more and more tickets are being issued. I'm now getting bailiffs at my door, making threats to seize goods and gain access to my property with or without my presence, the lot. What I'd really like to know is, is there anything that says that I'm obliged to pay these fines? I constantly see commercial vehicles without the proper "contractor" permits displayed, parking in loading bays and disabled bays (of all places) day in day out that don't get ticketed. The tickets are the windscreen ones, that offer a £25 fine if paid in 2 weeks, or it escalates to £50. Please also note I have chased this up at so called "head office" to which they provided me with no telephone number, or address, to which I could make contact with any form of Parking Enforcement department for my local council (East Riding Council). Any and all help is much appreciated. Thanks
  17. The following story is posted on SCOOP today and is vitally important for all debtors with severe financial difficulties who may be struggling to pay Magistrates Court FINES. The story is from the website of Tax Payers Against Poverty which is run by the Reverend Paul Nicholson. On a separate matter, he currently has an ongoing Judicial Review application pending in the High Court regarding an application for a Liability Order (full details of which are featured on this forum). The Reverend lobbied MP's and Peers for an amendment to be introduced into the Legal Advice Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Act 2012 to allow for cases to be referred back to the Magistrates Court in the following cases: Where the person was not in court when fines and has a disproportionate fine. Where there is a change of circumstances after the Magistrates original decision. Where there is financial hardship. It would seem that Magistrates Courts are failing to abide by the amendment. The article can be read in full here: http://www.taxpayersagainstpoverty.org.uk/law-allowing-magistrates-to-reconsider-fines-unpaid-due-to-hardship-ignored-by-fines-officers-and-bailiffs/
  18. Hello, For the past nine years we have had trouble with different baliffs collecting on behalf of train and tram companies. It started with a baliff collecting for many unpaid tram fines in my husbands name in 2007. My husband did NOT accumulate these fines and had no idea where they came from. We had no correspondence of the orginal paperwork. Just what the baliff had in his hand. He suggested my husband do a stat dec on them and was very understanding. A few were actually referred back to court. My husband attended court and once the description of the person fined was read out it was quickly dismissed. The description however was the exact match to his brother His brother admitted using my husbands name and address on many occasions. We thought it was all over. We moved address and didnt think anymore of it. But Its been years and these baliffs kept coming. Some we paid as they didnt give enough time to complete a stat dec others gave us time to complete it. Its been nine long years of just wondering when the next door knock will come. This morning a baliff arrived stating he wanted £825 for avoidance of fares relating to 2005 and 2007. He has given us 24hours and if we do not pay hell be back with the police and a locksmith. We are at our wits end. Again its another day off for my husband and another day of ringing around courts. Is there anything we can do to stop this baliff and the locksmiths as we really do not have the money this time to stop them and not enough time to complete a stat dec. (Although my husband is trying) thank you
  19. The subject of Magistrate court fines and in particular, the matter of bailiff fees for enforcing such criminal fines has been the subject of much debate on this forum for a very long time ( this will no longer be the case from 6th April when the new fee scale is implemented). Sadly, there are a handful of websites (known to this forum) that are known for providing misleading information to debtors and in doing so, the websites encourage debtors to either take court proceedings against either the bailiff companies, the Ministry of Justice or the Police. For a 'fixed fee' the website even offers to 'draft' the relevant claim forms on behalf of the debtor. It should be noted that to date, the websites in question have failed to provide any evidence of a successful court action. It would seem that yet another debtor (by the name of C.L.Miller) has been misled by the advice that he received on the internet and accordingly, made a Freedom of Information request to the Ministry of Justice in December. The link below is to his question and the official response dated yesterday. https://www.whatdotheyknow.com/request/bailiff_actions
  20. Every day I receive endless enquiries from debtors regarding the subject of Magistrate Court FINES and the matter of bailiff fees for enforcing the Distress Warrant. This is a subject that seems to provoke a great deal of interest in particular given that there are a few websites available which “claim” that bailiffs charging such fees are committing “fraud”. Such sites routinely encourage visitors to go to the court and pay the fine only in cash into a machine in the foyer in the mistaken belief that the court will accept payment and cancel the Distress Warrant. WRONG. The websites fail to tell the unsuspecting debtor that the courts forward the payment to the bailiff company and they will then write to the debtor to inform them that they are still liable for the bailiff fees. Over the next few days I will be adding to this thread to provide as much information as possible on this subject.
  21. I have two PCN's from the local council, which apparently have been handed over to a company named EQUITA which keep sending me threatening letters concerning removal of my car and other goods. This has been ongoing for a while now. The notices are being sent to my old address, and according to the letters, the bailiffs have been to my (previous) address on numerous occasions to remove the car! Today I received a letter with "BAILIFF REMOVAL" printed in red ink and large letters and asking me to contact them (on an 0870 number!) and make arrangements to pay this debt now. I have not been able to pay the fines off because of unemployment over the last two years. However, I am in a position to pay the fines now; but I do not want to pay all the excessive bailiff fees that these agencies add on! My questions are: 1. Can I make payment without giving out my new address? 2. I have not changed my address with the DVLA, but am planning to send the form out tomorrow. ( Four months late! :-/) Will this have any backlash? 3. The bailiffs notices do not indicate how much I owe (except one which has a little red box at the bottom left corner stating "You must pay: £95.44") 4. When I call them, am I required by law to disclose my new address? 5. I've read about others in my situation filing a ?Statutory Declaration and ?Witness action. How do I do this? How much does this cost? What are my chances if I pursue this route? Thank you for your replies. Sorry for the long post!
  22. Today I had a visit from Whyte and Co bailiffs. Unbeknowst to me I had a pcn stat declaration rejected by Northampton county Court. They wanted £517.84. they gave no breakdown. They never sent any letters, claiming I had lost my right to any notification of rejection or correspondence from them as I appealed. I paid them all I had (£600, and they are returning every Friday for £100 until the balance is cleared. I had to pay them as they were threatening to clamp my work van. I am being sent an N244 form by the court, but am sure they have not behaved in accordance to rules. Any advice would be greatly appreciated. Thank you.
  23. Sorry to repeat this subject again, but we have been given a fine by DVLA, now being dealt with by the Enforcement Centre. Here is our story.... Dates are approximate...... We sold our old car to a friend (22 Dec 12). The following day, we sent our doc for change of ownership and the new keeper sent the Sorn. The tax was due at the end of Dec, but as she was having an extended stay with family she sent the sorn. A day or 2 later the new keeper goes away and we do our thing.......... Then out of the blue, around the 20 Feb, we receive a fine for failure to declare or tax the vehicle. On enquiring about the vehicle and this particular subject, niether DVLA or the enforcement Centre can share any information. So we challenge using the appropriate area on the penalty letter. A week or so later, mysteriously the new log book arrives at the new keeper.... But it takes around 5 days for us to receive our acknowledgement. Only last week on the 21 Mar we received a rejection of the appeal saying we can still pay at the reduced rate if done before 20 Mar..................... Yeah, check the date.... Even if we did want to pay. They printed/ wrote the letter on 13 Mar and the post date on the envelope was 18 Mar. Great system!! On another enquiry at this stage, DVLA stated they do not record when Docs are received, but should... "should" be processed within 20 days. But how can they audit this then? My wife has worked in a legal system and I in a place requiring proof of stuff also for legal reasons. Surely they should date/ time stamp things otherwise have no case? Part of their rejection states that we did not notify them.... Yeah we did. By post. As too did the new owner. Because they owned the vehicle. But DVLA also say we should have sorned the vehicle or tax it as it was our responsibility until the acknowledgement was received. This is actually my wifes car/ excar so its actually all her paperwork etc. But am I right in saying we are correct to fight the fine witha chance of being successful. £40 half price, £80 even would bankrupt us, but I'm not in the habbit of paying fines for things I haven't done..... Or in this case subsidising improvement to a poor DVLA system. MY wife requested another complaint letter today, which is quoted on the back of the letter from the enforcement letter as being processed within1 day of request. But the person on the phone quotes we'll get it in 7-10 working days. Further more evidance that These departments rules/ guidelines/ regulations/ procedures are all a bit willy nilly to say the least and don't tie together. Should I/ we dispute this again with the letter I've seen on another post from May 2012 "failure to notify?
  24. New powers come into force on Friday that could lead to millions of fines handed out to motorists by police for committing driving offences they did not know existed !!! http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2391203/Millions-motorists-face-fined-range-sweeping-new-police-powers-tackle-careless-drivers.html
  25. Today, I started a new thread entitled: HMCS Forced Entry Protocol for use by bailiffs enforcing Magistrates Court FINES Given the importance of this subject the moderators have put the thread as a STICKY (link below) http://www.consumeractiongroup.co.uk/forum/showthread.php?407528-HMCS-Forced-Entry-Protocol-for-use-by-bailiffs-enforcing-Magistrates-Court-FINES(22-Viewing)-nbsp If anyone has any questions or comments can they make them on the forum and not on the Sticky. I will do my best to answer any queries that you may have. Tomtubby PS: I would like stress that the "exceptional" right to force entry is ONLY applicable to bailiffs enforcing a Magistrate Court FINE ( which are referred to a criminal offences).
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