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    • just to be clear here..... the DVLA do not send letters if a drivers licence address differs from any car's V5C that shows the same driver as it's registered keeper.
    • sorry she is a private individual, the cars are parking on her land. she can clamp the cars. only firms were outlawed from doing it bazza. thats what the victims of people dumping cars on their drives near airports did and they didn't not get prosecuted.    
    • The DVLA keeps two records of you. One as a driver and one for your car. If they differ you might find out in around a month when they will send you a reminder as well as to your other half for their car. If you receive nothing then you can be fairly sure that you were tailgating though wouldn't explain why they didn't pick up your car on one of drive past their cameras. However even if you do get a PCN later then your situation will not change. The current PCN does not comply with the Protection of Freedoms Act 2012 Schedule 4 which is the main law that covers private parking. It doesn't comply for two reasons. 1. Section 9 [2][a] states  (2)The notice must— (a)specify the vehicle, the relevant land on which it was parked and the period of parking to which the notice relates; The PCN states 47 minutes which are the arrival and departure times not the time you were actually parked. if you subtract the time you took to drive from the entrance. look for a parking place  park in it perhaps having to manoeuvre a couple of times to fit within the lines and unload the children reloading the children getting seat belts on  driving to the exit stopping for cars pedestrians on the way you may well find that the actual time you were parked was quite likely to be around ten minutes over the required time.  Motorists are allowed a MINIMUM of ten minutes Grace period [something that the rogues in the parking industry conveniently forget-the word minimum] . So it could be that you did not overstay. 2] Sectio9 [2][f]  (ii)the creditor does not know both the name of the driver and a current address for service for the driver, the creditor will (if all the applicable conditions under this Schedule are met) have the right to recover from the keeper so much of that amount as remains unpaid; Your PCN does not include the words in brackets and in 2a the Act included the word "must". Another fail. What those failures mean is that MET cannot transfer the liability to pay the charge from the driver to the keeper. Only the driver is now liable which is why we recommend our members not to appeal. It is so easy to reveal who was driving by saying "when I parked the car" than "when the driver parked the car".  As long as they don't know who was driving they have little chance of winning in court. This is partly because Courts do not accept that the driver and the keeper are the same person. And because anyone with a valid motor insurance policy is able to drive your cars. It is a shame that you are too far away to get photos of the car park signage. It is often poor and quite often the parking rogues lose in Court on their poor signage alone. I hope hat you can now relax and not panic about the PCN. You will receive many letters from Met, their unregulated debt collectors and sixth rate solicitors threatening you with ever higher amounts of money. The poor dears have never read the Act which states quite clearly that the maximum sum that can be charged is the amount on the signs. The Act has only been in force for 12 years so it may take a  few more years for the penny to drop.  You can safely ignore everything they send you unless or until they send you a Letter of Claim. Just come back to us if they do send one of those love letters to you and we will advise on a snotty letter to send them. In the meantime go on and enjoy your life. Continue reading other threads and if you do get any worrying letters let us know. 
    • Hopefully the ANPR cameras didn't pick up the two vehicles, but I don't think you're out of the woods just yet. MET's "work" consists of sending out hundreds of these invoices every week so yours might be a few days behind your partner's. There is also the matter of Royal Mail.  I once sold two second-hand books to someone on eBay.  Weirdly the cost of sending them separately was less than the cost of sending them in one parcel.  So to save a few bob I sent them seperately.  One turned up the next day.  One arrived after four days.  They were  sent from the same post office at the same time! But let's hope I'm being too pessimistic. Please update us of any developments.
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Hi I wonder if someone could give me some advice on behalf of my partner who has been fined for driving without wearing his seatbelt - forgotten about the fine, and is now being persued by Philips the Bailiffs.

 

The Original fine was for less than £50 and now stands at £300. The Bailiff will not accept part payments. He's now saying he's going to apply for a warrant to arrest my partner.

 

we have spoken to the court and they say that they have given the Bailiff a clamping order, that the Bailiff has been instructed not to levy on goods or anything similar. That it is just a clamping order.

 

The court wants £145 and we offered to pay them directly but they won't accept the payment. We tried to make the £145 payment to Philips and they won't accept it either.

 

My OH is at work now, and I'm home alone with my young child, and I'm really nervous if I'm honest. What shall I do?

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It is for a clamping order on your partners car yes? Has he got the car with him at work? If a bailiff turns up tell him that your partner is not home and to please leave the property quietly.

 

I am sure that someone more up to speed than I am will give you clearer guidance soon, please try not to worry.

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Well my OH just had a long chat with the court and it turns out that Philips only had until the 12th of February to collect the fine, since then it has been returned to the court.

 

The only correspondance we've had with Philips is in the past 2 weeks.

 

The court are going to contact the Bailiffs this afternoon and tell them to stop persuing the fine.

 

I'm wondering now if the Bailiffs have infact acted illeagally seen as the fine wasn't with them when they tried to collect it. Also, they posted 3 letters through our door without envelopes which I'm lead to believe isn't allowed.

 

Also, the Bailiff has left several messages on our answerphone saying that they have a warrent out for our arrest, and will come to our home, and then if oh is not there, will come to arrest him at work. Court has confirmed that that is certainly not the case

 

I think we perhaps look into complaining.

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Have a look at this from bailiifs advice online

 

I am Self Employed…and I need my car for business.

It is important to note that under Section 54 of the Magistrate Courts Rules it expressly prohibits bailiffs from removing a vehicle used in the course of employment.

If you require your vehicle for business, our advice, is to write to the bailiff with proof of self employment…..a note from an accountant, if possible should be provided. A business card etc could also be sent as additional proof.

A word of warning however, is that: in order to qualify for exemption from seizure for “business use”, the vehicle must be for your use “personally” in your business.

It is also worth noting that the strict interpretation of the wording of the legislation concerning "tools of the trade" is not synonymous with business, occupation or employment and includes only the occupation of either a mechanic or someone who works at manual labour with the aid of tools.

There is relevant Case Law from the Court of Appeal on this very matter, and you will find details of two such examples in the Legal Cases section of our Downloads area.

You will also see in the Letters section of our Download area that we have provided a letter that can be adapted to suit your own particular case that can be sent to the bailiff informing them that your vehicle should be exempt from seizure as it is required for business use by you “personally” Always ensure that the letter is sent by registered post.

 

I know what you mean about the hassle with fine payments.

My husband paid his directly to the court, after it had been passed to bailiffs but before they called round, and even though the court hasn't refused the payment they haven't told Marstons we've paid so they are still insisting on payment in full, which incldes a visit frr of £175 which they made after the payment!

 

I can't remember where I saw it, but you can apply to the court for more time to pay, which if the court accepts, then the Bailiff has to as well

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Form 4 Complaint now!!!!!!

 

What utter scumbags, make sure you keep the messages on your phone as those threats will mean a lot of trouble for them.

 

As for the letters, I'm sure under data preotection they need to go in envelopes due to the nature of what's on them.

 

Good luck, you go get 'em and make them pay for this!

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Ha!

 

I've gone from being nervously sitting at home with the curtains closed, to quite cross now really

 

I wonder what the Bailiffs intention was to repeatably ask for money that wasn't their responsibility to collect.

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Ha!

 

I've gone from being nervously sitting at home with the curtains closed, to quite cross now really

 

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Hi folks

 

I've just the Form 4 complaint form sitting in front of me now - so I wondered if anyone could give me some idea what I should write!

 

Looking at the paper work that the Bailiff has shoved through the door, it's actually really hard to make out the name of the Bailiff! It's written in 'scrawl' So finding which court to complain to is going to be hard! unless I just ring the number and ask for his name? he may be reluctent to tell me.

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