Jump to content


  • Tweets

  • Posts

    • Thank you for posting up the results from the sar. The PCN is not compliant with the Protection of Freedoms Act 2012 Schedule 4. Under Section 9 [2][a] they are supposed to specify the parking time. the photographs show your car in motion both entering and leaving the car park thus not parking. If you have to do a Witness Statement later should they finally take you to Court you will have to continue to state that even though you stayed there for several hours in a small car park and the difference between the ANPR times and the actual parking period may only be a matter of a few minutes  nevertheless the CEL have failed to comply with the Act by failing to specify the parking period. However it looks as if your appeal revealed you were the driver the deficient PCN will not help you as the driver. I suspect that it may have been an appeal from the pub that meant that CEL offered you partly a way out  by allowing you to claim you had made an error in registering your vehicle reg. number . This enabled them to reduce the charge to £20 despite them acknowledging that you hadn't registered at all. We have not seen the signs in the car park yet so we do not what is said on them and all the signs say the same thing. It would be unusual for a pub to have  a Permit Holders Only sign which may discourage casual motorists from stopping there. But if that is the sign then as it prohibits any one who doesn't have a permit, then it cannot form a contract with motorists though it may depend on how the signs are worded.
    • Defence and Counterclaim Claim number XXX Claimant Civil Enforcement Limited Defendant XXXXXXXXXXXXX   How much of the claim do you dispute? I dispute the full amount claimed as shown on the claim form.   Do you dispute this claim because you have already paid it? No, for other reasons.   Defence 1. The Defendant is the recorded keeper of XXXXXXX 2. It is denied that the Defendant entered into a contract with the Claimant. 3. As held by the Upper Tax Tribunal in Vehicle Control Services Limited v HMRC [2012] UKUT 129 (TCC), any contract requires offer and acceptance. The Claimant was simply contracted by the landowner to provide car-park management services and is not capable of entering into a contract with the Defendant on its own account, as the car park is owned by and the terms of entry set by the landowner. Accordingly, it is denied that the Claimant has authority to bring this claim. 4. In any case it is denied that the Defendant broke the terms of a contract with the Claimant. 5. The Claimant is attempting double recovery by adding an additional sum not included in the original offer. 6. In a further abuse of the legal process the Claimant is claiming £50 legal representative's costs, even though they have no legal representative. 7. The Particulars of Claim is denied in its entirety. It is denied that the Claimant is entitled to the relief claimed or any relief at all.   Signed I am the Defendant - I believe that the facts stated in this form are true XXXXXXXXXXX 01/05/2024   Defendant's date of birth XXXXXXXXXX   Address to which notices about this claim can be sent to you  
    • pop up on the bulk court website detailed on the claimform. [if it is not working return after the w/end or the next day if week time] . When you select ‘Register’, you will be taken to a screen titled ‘Sign in using Government Gateway’.  Choose ‘Create sign in details’ to register for the first time.  You will be asked to provide your name, email address, set a password and a memorable recovery word. You will be emailed your Government Gateway 12-digit User ID.  You should make a note of your memorable word, or password as these are not included in the email.<<**IMPORTANT**  then log in to the bulk court Website .  select respond to a claim and select the start AOS box. .  then using the details required from the claimform . defend all leave jurisdiction unticked  you DO NOT file a defence at this time [BUT you MUST file a defence regardless by day 33 ] click thru to the end confirm and exit the website .get a CPR 31:14 request running to the solicitors https://www.consumeractiongroup.co.uk/forum/showthread.php?486334-CPR-31.14-Request-to-use-on-receipt-of-a-PPC-(-Private-Land-Parking-Court-Claim type your name ONLY no need to sign anything .you DO NOT await the return of paperwork. you MUST file a defence regardless by day 33 from the date on the claimform.
    • well post it here as a text in a the msg reply half of it is blanked out. dx  
  • Recommended Topics

  • Our picks

    • If you are buying a used car – you need to read this survival guide.
      • 1 reply
    • Hello,

      On 15/1/24 booked appointment with Big Motoring World (BMW) to view a mini on 17/1/24 at 8pm at their Enfield dealership.  

      Car was dirty and test drive was two circuits of roundabout on entry to the showroom.  Was p/x my car and rushed by sales exec and a manager into buying the mini and a 3yr warranty that night, sale all wrapped up by 10pm.  They strongly advised me taking warranty out on car that age (2017) and confirmed it was honoured at over 500 UK registered garages.

      The next day, 18/1/24 noticed amber engine warning light on dashboard , immediately phoned BMW aftercare team to ask for it to be investigated asap at nearest garage to me. After 15 mins on hold was told only their 5 service centres across the UK can deal with car issues with earliest date for inspection in March ! Said I’m not happy with that given what sales team advised or driving car. Told an amber warning light only advisory so to drive with caution and call back when light goes red.

      I’m not happy to do this, drive the car or with the after care experience (a sign of further stresses to come) so want a refund and to return the car asap.

      Please can you advise what I need to do today to get this done. 
       

      Many thanks 
      • 81 replies
    • Housing Association property flooding. https://www.consumeractiongroup.co.uk/topic/438641-housing-association-property-flooding/&do=findComment&comment=5124299
      • 161 replies
    • We have finally managed to obtain the transcript of this case.

      The judge's reasoning is very useful and will certainly be helpful in any other cases relating to third-party rights where the customer has contracted with the courier company by using a broker.
      This is generally speaking the problem with using PackLink who are domiciled in Spain and very conveniently out of reach of the British justice system.

      Frankly I don't think that is any accident.

      One of the points that the judge made was that the customers contract with the broker specifically refers to the courier – and it is clear that the courier knows that they are acting for a third party. There is no need to name the third party. They just have to be recognisably part of a class of person – such as a sender or a recipient of the parcel.

      Please note that a recent case against UPS failed on exactly the same issue with the judge held that the Contracts (Rights of Third Parties) Act 1999 did not apply.

      We will be getting that transcript very soon. We will look at it and we will understand how the judge made such catastrophic mistakes. It was a very poor judgement.
      We will be recommending that people do include this adverse judgement in their bundle so that when they go to county court the judge will see both sides and see the arguments against this adverse judgement.
      Also, we will be to demonstrate to the judge that we are fair-minded and that we don't mind bringing everything to the attention of the judge even if it is against our own interests.
      This is good ethical practice.

      It would be very nice if the parcel delivery companies – including EVRi – practised this kind of thing as well.

       

      OT APPROVED, 365MC637, FAROOQ, EVRi, 12.07.23 (BRENT) - J v4.pdf
        • Like
  • Recommended Topics

Advice on Council Tax Attachment of Earnings Please?


style="text-align: center;">  

Thread Locked

because no one has posted on it for the last 4621 days.

If you need to add something to this thread then

 

Please click the "Report " link

 

at the bottom of one of the posts.

 

If you want to post a new story then

Please

Start your own new thread

That way you will attract more attention to your story and get more visitors and more help 

 

Thanks

Recommended Posts

Hi guys, i was redundant for a few months and was unable to pay my bills so i have a few arrears. I recently had a job and been working since. In May i received a court summons from my local council tax office for non payment of council tax. I called them immediately and set up an arrangement with them to pay monthly since i had an income. I paid in June and missed July because of a massive drop in income as my wife went on maternity with our second child. I called the council and told them that we had had a change in circumstances and that we could not afford to pay the monthly council tax arrangement as agreed. They then sent me a change of circumstances means statement to fill in which i did and returned with an offer of £50.00. Then i paid the £50 in August as soon i got paid. I later received a letter saying that the offer was rejected and that the full arrears was now outstanding for last year and the arrears for this year so far. My wife and i agreed that we will pay £200 today to the council, so i called on my way to work looking to pay the £200 as we agreed only for them to tell me that a judgement had been given and that they were going for an attachment of earnings on my salary. I dont understand as i am a money advisor myself and i have advised several people on such issues. What i know is that they are supposed to issue a summons and then if i do not attend then judgement will be given and then i should have been sent a liability order and a form from the court informing me of a an attachment of earnings order which includes a statement for me to fill in my income and expenses and then tick the option to ask for the order to be suspended followed by an arrangement based on my affordability. It seems that they have skipped all of these procedures and i do not know what to do now. Please i need some further advice on what i can do to suspend this order as i do not think i have been treated fairly at all. Thank You and appreciate your comments in advance.

Link to post
Share on other sites

About to go out, but name this local authority? they need a damn good shooing, I am amazed that LA's think they can act this way......enter into their complaints procedure and exhaust it, this is NO WAY for a corporation to act, if they still mess about then you can seek advice from the government ombudsman.

 

http://www.lgo.org.uk/

 

How can they have a judgement if they didn't take you to court?

Who ever heard of someone getting a job at the Jobcentre? The unemployed are sent there as penance for their sins, not to help them find work!

 

 

Link to post
Share on other sites

Thank you all for your quick resposes. This is what i am concerned about. I asked them when the court date was and they said that the court date was in May. In May? Yes i did receive a summons but i made an arrangement to pay and that was agreed and i was told to ignore the summons as the recovery process was stopped. This is so unfair.. its funny how you dedicate your life and time advising people and now i know just how my clients feel. Its a horrible feeling!

Link to post
Share on other sites

Ok i did not receive any liability order to start with as the court session never took place because i made an arrangement. So it seems they may have gone to court but i was never notified of the date and no liability order has been served.

Link to post
Share on other sites

at the point that you made an arrangement to pay, did the council actually agree to withdraw the summons?

or did they just tell you not to worry about the summons as you had made an arrangement?

 

most councils that i know of will not normally withdraw the summons unless you clear the full balance for the year

 

when they advised you that recovery had been stopped, they may have meant that they would not take any further action beyond the summons/liability order on the condition that you maintained the payment arrangement

If you have found my post useful, please click on the star at the bottom of my post and add some reputation points.

Link to post
Share on other sites

I agree with id6052 - that;s pretty much how most councils work (I'm a council tax recovery officer)

 

Once a summons has been issued then standard practice is to still obtain the Liability Order and hold any further action on the basis that payment is made.

 

As you don't have a formal arrangement with the council there would be no problems with them issuing an Attachment of Earnings Order.

Link to post
Share on other sites

  • Recently Browsing   0 Caggers

    • No registered users viewing this page.

  • Have we helped you ...?


×
×
  • Create New...