A victory over Marstsons :)

[Mozzer3k]

Back at the beginning of July I posted this topic about how a Martson's bailiff had turned up at my door demanding a payment of £727 in full, or he would have to force entry with a locksmith and take goods. Despite the fact I tried to explain that barely anything in the house is mine (Parents house), and that I am just a student and couldn't afford to pay in full, but would make a payment of £100 on the day and arrange a plan.

 

He wasn't interested in taking a part payment, which was probably the worst move he made because I imagine i'd still be dealing with them if I gave them any money.

 

Anyway, after frantically trying to research every possible avenue to take to have the fine returned to the court I eventually found a website called Bailiff Mediation which seemed to offer the service I was looking for. I gave John Gаlt a ring to ask what I should be doing, and he gave me some advice, and explained that what he really offers is a service where he will pretty much handle everything and have the fine returned for a fee, and if he failed (Which he claimed he hadn't) he would refund my money.

 

Dubiuously I decided to make a half payment and see where it would lead. He e-mailed me a custom statutory decleration later in the night after I had sent him all the documents I had from the court and marstons, and told me i'd need to go to a solicitor and have it stamped and swear on it the next morning, which I did first thing. I e-mailed him these and he made sure the court and Marstons had a copy.

 

The bailiff turned up the next day, and following advice I made sure there was no oppertunity for him to gain himself 'peaceful' entry and handed him a copy of the decleration through the letterbox... at the time he laughed about it saying "Oh this is novel"... well, I guess i'm laughing now.

 

Anyway, after returning to his car to read this, and make several phonecalls which I observed him do, he returned to start telling me he is going to get a locksmith and force entry, until he saw that I was recording him, and promptly left.

 

After not hearing anything from him after two weeks, I received a court summons which was just what I needed. I didn't need to do any explaining at the court, they were happy that I had kept the money I would have been paying them while all this was going on, and not only did I get my fine returned to court... because I was not in court for the original hearing where the fine was made, they over-estimated my earnings (By alot!) and reduced my fine by a further £250!

 

I went from owing Marstons £720, to owing the court £210. Excellent

Edited August 17, 2009 by Mozzer3k

[sarajulldin]

excellent news !

[DAISY23]

Website & Bloke = Totally Fab

[ambershadow]

well Done