My daughter received a notice of enforcement yesterday dated 6 October wanting £280 by next Wednesday. This relates to an old liability order and she had entered into a payment arrangement with the council whereby the original amount owed was added on to this years bill and weekly payments were to be made. This problem arose when the bank cancelled the DD in error and 2 payments have been missed. She rang the council to explain the situation and to request they take the debt back. She said she would pay the 2 arrears with next weeks payment on Monday via the post office (approx £45). She also reminded them that she was a single parent on a zero hour contract and couldn't pay what she didn't have. The council employee told her she would "try and get the debt back" and went to call Jacobs. After the call she said that they wanted £100 and the council couldn't make them change their mind. I advised that she should ring the council back and remind them that they were in charge of Jacobs and not the other way around. She followed my advice but got nowhere. She spoke to someone else who stated that Jacobs dealt with all arrears anyway (presumably without liability orders also) so it was up to them how much they could ask for. My daughter said she would not pay £100 because she didn't have it, but would bring the payment plan up to date and would pay the council direct. Later today I intend to email the council on her behalf with details of the conversations so she has a paper trail. However, I'm concerned that they're just trying to obtain more fees and will slap the next stage fees on because she won't give in to their demands. Any advice on this would be appreciated