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    • the claimant in their WS can refer to whatever previous CC judgements they like, as we do in our WS's, but CC judgements do not set a legal precedence. however, they do often refer to judgements like Bevis, those cases do created a precedence as they were court of appeal rulings. as for if the defendant, prior to the raising of a claim, dobbed themselves in as the driver in writing during any appeal to the PPC, i don't think we've seen one case whereby the claimant referred to such in their WS.. ?? but they certainly typically include said appeal letters in their exhibits. i certainly dont think it's a good idea to 'remind' them of such at the defence stage, even if the defendant did admit such in a written appeal. i would further go as far to say, that could be even more damaging to the whole case than a judge admonishing a defendant for not appealing to the PPC in the 1st place. it sort of blows the defendant out the water before the judge reads anything else. dx  
    • Hi LFI, Your knowledge in this area is greater than I could possibly hope to have and as such I appreciate your feedback. I'm not sure that I agree the reason why a barrister would say that, only to get new customers, I'm sure he must have had professional experience in this area that qualifies him to make that point. 🙂 In your point 1 you mention: 1] there is a real danger that some part of the appeal will point out that the person appealing [the keeper ] is also the driver. I understand the point you are making but I was referring to when the keeper is also the driver and admits it later and only in this circumstance, but I understand what you are saying. I take on board the issues you raise in point 2. Is it possible that a PPC (claimant) could refer back to the case above as proof that the motorist should have appealed, like they refer back to other cases? Thanks once again for the feedback.
    • Well barristers would say that in the hope that motorists would go to them for advice -obviously paid advice.  The problem with appealing is at least twofold. 1] there is a real danger that some part of the appeal will point out that the person appealing [the keeper ] is also the driver.  And in a lot of cases the last thing the keeper wants when they are also the driver is that the parking company knows that. It makes it so much easier for them as the majority  of Judges do not accept that the keeper and the driver are the same person for obvious reasons. Often they are not the same person especially when it is a family car where the husband, wife and children are all insured to drive the same car. On top of that  just about every person who has a valid insurance policy is able to drive another person's vehicle. So there are many possibilities and it should be up to the parking company to prove it to some extent.  Most parking company's do not accept appeals under virtually any circumstances. But insist that you carry on and appeal to their so called impartial jury who are often anything but impartial. By turning down that second appeal, many motorists pay up because they don't know enough about PoFA to argue with those decisions which brings us to the second problem. 2] the major parking companies are mostly unscrupulous, lying cheating scrotes. So when you appeal and your reasons look as if they would have merit in Court, they then go about  concocting a Witness Statement to debunk that challenge. We feel that by leaving what we think are the strongest arguments to our Member's Witness Statements, it leaves insufficient time to be thwarted with their lies etc. And when the motorists defence is good enough to win, it should win regardless of when it is first produced.   
    • S13 (2)The creditor may not exercise the right under paragraph 4 to recover from the keeper any unpaid parking charges specified in the notice to keeper if, within the period of 28 days beginning with the day after that on which that notice was given, the creditor is given— (a)a statement signed by or on behalf of the vehicle-hire firm to the effect that at the material time the vehicle was hired to a named person under a hire agreement; (b)a copy of the hire agreement; and (c)a copy of a statement of liability signed by the hirer under that hire agreement. As  Arval has complied with the above they cannot be pursued by EC----- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- S14 [1]   the creditor may recover those charges (so far as they remain unpaid) from the hirer. (2)The conditions are that— (a)the creditor has within the relevant period given the hirer a notice in accordance with sub-paragraph (5) (a “notice to hirer”), together with a copy of the documents mentioned in paragraph 13(2) and the notice to keeper; (b)a period of 21 days beginning with the day on which the notice to hirer was given has elapsed;  As ECP did not send copies of the documents to your company and they have given 28 days instead of 21 days they have failed to comply with  the Act so you and your Company are absolved from paying. That is not to say that they won't continue asking to be paid as they do not have the faintest idea how PoFA works. 
    • Euro have got a lot wrong and have failed to comply with the Protection of Freedoms Act 2012 Schedule 4.  According to Section 13 after ECP have written to Arval they should then send a NTH to the Hirer  which they have done.This eliminates Arval from any further pursuit by ECP. When they wrote to your company they should have sent copies of everything that they asked Arval for. This is to prove that your company agree what happened on the day of the breach. If ECP then comply with the Act they are allowed to pursue the hirer. If they fail, to comply they cannot make the hirer pay. They can pursue until they are blue in the face but the Hirer is not lawfully required to pay them and if it went to Court ECP would lose. Your company could say who was driving but the only person that can be pursued is the Hirer, there does not appear to be an extension for a driver to be pursued. Even if there was, because ECP have failed miserably to comply with the Act  they still have no chance of winning in Court. Here are the relevant Hire sections from the Act below.
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hi

Few months ago we received a letter from Equita that we own around £500 for unpaid council tax.

I paid full amount same day but on the council website. Two weeks later the bailiff came to our flat and because my younger brother was not aware of that he let him in.He called me and I was trying to explain that we paid everything and we don't want pay again.

anyway,because we never had anything to do with this situation we decide to pay again to give us some time to sort out this "misunderstanding"

Next day we called council to check our balance which was £50 cr and then we've cancelled credit card payment.

I thought that it has been sorted but few days ago we received another letter form Equita saying that we still own some money ( no amount on the letter) and that they will take our staff without even asking us.I called them to check whats going on and to find out how much we own them. "Nice" Lady told me that it's £240 and all this money is their Fee.When I asked to send me brakedown she refused and told me that it is to late for that and if I not pay NOW someone will come on Saturday to take my goods.I told her what I think about all this situation and hang up.No one came on Saturday

but today I found another letter with the 24H notice that they will remove my goods even in my absence!!!.

I went to council to talk with someone.Nice lady from council office called them to check what is it and they told her that I need to pay £240 fee. She asked for the brakedown and they said that they will send it by email in 15 minutes but it's been 6 h now and still nothing.

Do you think I need to be worried that someone will come and break in to my flat when I'm at work?

please help.

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I would e-mail the CEO of your local council explaining exactly what has been happening, how you've paid the debt twice and yet for some reason are still running up fees. Ask if s/he will recall the debt from the bailiffs pending an investigation of your complaint and tell him that the bailiffs have refused to give both you and the council a full breakdown of fees. Until you get those fees which you are legally entitled to I would not pay the bailiffs anything. To put your mind at rest , they cannot use the original liability order to break into your house to levy against items so they can collect their fees.

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Thanks.i will do.

I was just thinking, why he came today and left this letter without even checkin if anyone is at home??? to charge even more for each visit?

I don't wont to find out soon that from £240 it can be £340 and then....etc

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Am I right in thinking that you've paid off your council tax in full? If unsure, phone them and ask how much of the actual council tax bill remains outstanding. As long as there is a CT debt outstanding, the bailiffs fees can and will keep rising.

 

If on the other hand all you owe is the bailiffs fees then don't rush into anything. Give me a minute and I'll post up what they are legally allowed to charge. From that you can work out exactly how much you owe them. that is what you then pay them and they can whistle for the remainder.

 

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Fees for Council Tax are listed in Schedule 5 of The Council Tax (Administration & Enforcement) Regulations 1992 as amended. This does not mean to say that Bailiffs strictly adhere to this and if they think you don't know they will try to screw you for as much as they can - simply put do not believe a word they say. Incidentally how old is your younger brother?

 

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Am I right in thinking that you've paid off your council tax in full? If unsure, phone them and ask how much of the actual council tax bill remains outstanding. As long as there is a CT debt outstanding, the bailiffs fees can and will keep rising.

 

If on the other hand all you owe is the bailiffs fees then don't rush into anything. Give me a minute and I'll post up what they are legally allowed to charge. From that you can work out exactly how much you owe them. that is what you then pay them and they can whistle for the remainder.

 

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Hi Tingy

 

I suspect what has happened is that the OP has paid at the same time the Council has passed it over & the Bailiff is chancing his arm!

 

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Are you sure the actual Council Tax debt is settled? If unsure phone them tomorrow and ask how much of the actual CT debt (excluding bailiffs fees) remains to be paid. Hopefully you'll have a zero balance meaning all that's owed is bailiffs fees.

 

These are quite simple as they're down in law. Here they are:

Council Tax

 

Fees

 

For each liability order where no levy is made, £24.50 for the first or only visit and £18 for a second visit can be charged. Despite any further visits, the bailiff is only permitted to charge a maximum of 2 separate visits.

 

For levying distress, the following fees may be charged (or a lesser amount if that would be reasonable):

 

£24.50 for the first £100

For the next £400 - 4%

For the next £1,500 - 2.5%

For the next £8,000 - 1%

For any additional sums - 0.25 %

 

Charges

 

Walking possession------------------------------ £12.00

Attendance with vehicle/removal/storage ---------Reasonable costs and fees incurred.

Valuation --------------------------------------- Reasonable costs, but no charge can be made unless the debtor has been advised of the charge and the manner of its calculation, beforehand.

Sale --------------------------------------------Reasonable costs and fees incurred.

Where sale does not take place ------------------£20 or actual costs up to 5% of the amount of the liability order (whichever the larger sum).

You can now work out easily what you owe the bailiffs (or shout if you need help). There is no rush over this. They are not allowed to add to them and it is important to pay only for what they have done. If they visited your house they should have left paperwork. Every visit there should be a paper trail. If that is not there, you don't pay it, simple as. They won't like it. They'll phone and make all sorts of threats, but as long as your CT bill is clear there is absolutely nothing they can do about it. I'm in the process of doing it with a bailiff firm local to me from 3 years ago before I knew any better and just paid as I was terrified. I've already claimed back over £500 and have today sent an invoice to my council for just over £200 of fees they cannot prove.

 

So, step 1 check CT is clear.

Step 2 Work out what you think you owe, either post up here or pm them to me and I'll check them

Step 3 Pay what, if anything, remains.

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I've checked three times.Last time today was in my council office.I have £42 credit which I leave for the next year...just in case...

How do I know how many times they've been here.

I received first leter 6 months ago ,then I paid full amount...

week ago another letter ( from the bailiff's office)

and today the last one (from Mr X)

is that mean that it will be 3 visits?

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I've checked three times.Last time today was in my council office.I have £42 credit which I leave for the next year...just in case...

How do I know how many times they've been here.

I received first leter 6 months ago ,then I paid full amount...

week ago another letter ( from the bailiff's office)

and today the last one (from Mr X)

is that mean that it will be 3 visits?

 

No. A visit means they come to your home and leave a slip of paper saying they have called.If you have proof you paid the full £500 on that day, you owe the bailiffs not one penny. Ignore them, refer them back to the council. Complain to the council they are still harassiing you illegally for fees which are fabricated as they have never visited your house while you owed the council any money. They cannot claim a payment for visiting to collect a debt of £0.00. Send all this to the CEO, ask he calls the bailiffs off immediately as his council is vicariously liable for the behaviour and charges of their appointed bailiffs who are laying the council open to litigation. Personally I would do this via e-mail direct to the CEO, nobody else and await the reply. As long as what you have said is accurate you owe the bailiffs nothing. If they do come don't let them in, but ask for a breakdown of fees (point that bit out to the CEO as well).

 

Let us know how you get on.

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That what she've send me.

 

Stage

Amount

Debt

£414.23 ---- That was paid before the first visit!!!!

1st Visit

£24.50

2nd Visit

£18.00

Levy Fee

£38.00

Attendance/Enforcement Charges

£160.00

Card Payment Fee

£1.00

Total Balance

£655.73

Payment Received

-£655.73

Refund of debt amount as per your instructions due to direct payment

£414.23

Chargeback by defendant

£241.50

Balance Outstanding

£241.50

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That what she've send me.

 

Stage

Amount

Debt

£414.23

1st Visit

£24.50

2nd Visit

£18.00

Levy Fee

£38.00

Attendance/Enforcement Charges

£160.00

Card Payment Fee

£1.00

Total Balance

£655.73

Payment Received

-£655.73

Refund of debt amount as per your instructions due to direct payment

£414.23

Chargeback by defendant

£241.50

Balance Outstanding

£241.50

 

 

did they give you the dates these fees were charged

did they leave you a notice of seizure listing the goods levied

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Didn't read the rest properly, do not put the date you paid on here as you never know who else is watching & although I'm positive they would never do it they may make the dates fit otherwise.

 

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Unusually I'm not sure I agree with you. If the OP is sure the payment was made in full to the council before the bailiffs' first visit and this can be proven. It is not his duty to inform the bailiffs the debt is settled, it is the councils.

 

Why then can he not write to the bailiffs (copy to the CEO of the council) along the lines of:

 

Dear Sir,

 

Thank you for your recent breakdown of fees. They were to say the least vague as they contained no detail of dates etc.... However, I believe this does not matter.

 

As I had already paid the council in full before your first visit, please could you inform me why you made that and any subsequent visits? What debt were you collecting? As far as I am aware there was no debt to collect.

 

If the council who employ your services failed to mention that to you, with respect that is not my problem, it is the council's problem. May I respectfully suggest therefore that instead of pursuing myself for fees, none of which could be legally applied as there was no debt for you to collect, you pursue the council who employ you.

 

I trust this resolves the matter and that no further correspondence will be forthcoming.

 

If you do write again and I have to reply, please find attached a letter outlining my fees for time taken responding to and administration of your correspondence.

 

Yours sincerely,

 

 

 

LETTER 2

 

Account No: 1234 1234 1234 1234

 

I write with reference to the above numbered account. I would like to point out that this account is formally in dispute with (insert company name) and has been since they failed to acknowledge my Consumer Credit Agreement (CCA) Request, in line with s.77-s.79 of the Consumer Credit Act 1974 (CCA1974).

 

As you are no doubt aware, your continual harassment not only breaches the Consumer Credit Act (1974), but also the Data Protection Act (1998-), the Consumer Protection From Unfair Tradinglink3.gif Regulations (2008-) and the Office Of Fair Trading's debt collectionlink3.gif Guidelines. Being that the Original Creditor is now in default of my CCA Request and OFT Debt Collection Guidelines, I consider this account to be in serious dispute, especially due to the fact that whilst my CCA Request remains in default (outstanding), enforcement action is not permitted in line with s.127(3) of the CCA1974.

 

Consequently, any legal action you pursue will not only be fully and vigorously defended, it will also be averred as both unlawful and vexatious. As such I respectfully suggest that this account is returned to the original creditor for immediate resolution prior to my seeking legal advice; due to the fact you cannot lawfully pursue any enforcement activities as the account was already in dispute at the time you became involved.

 

If (insert name of company) has chosen not to advise you of a dispute then that is between you and them. The OFT advise in their guidelines that you should ensure that there is no dispute before embarking on your collection activities.

 

I accept that this matter has now reached an impasse with both parties apparently having equally strong views about the merits or otherwise of the case.

 

Therefore, other than a summons, or your appropriate response to this complaint indicating the immediate closure, if you contact me again on this matter then I will invoice you £35 administration fee for my time-consuming response. This fee will be applied for every letter written. Any pre-litigation action including issuing an N1.

 

Should you fall outside of my fourteen day terms of settlement of such an invoice then I will seek remedy in the small claims court against you, without further notice where any further costs incurred will then be claimed.

 

Yours faithfully,

 

 

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