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    • Dear all, some information/advice required please.   I recently received a Further Steps Notice about a fine from 19/03/2018 which I knew nothing about. It was regarding a vehicle parked on the street without tax ( It was covered up and there because the only key to it had been stolen, I had been away from home  and I was having trouble getting a new key cut and coded to the vehicle )  I had not made a change of address to DVLA which would be why I knew nothing about the fine until receiving the final steps notice dated 29th April 2024 and giving me 10 working days to pay, although the notice did not arrive till May 9th 2024. I emailed the London Collection and Compliance Centre on May 13th 2024 asking for any information and they sent me a copy of the original fine. It is for  £390 back vehicle tax, £85 cost and £600 fine.  I now have received a Notice of Enforcement dated 7th June 2024 demanding payment ( total £1036)  or an arrangement by 6am 15th June ( tomorrow )  My question is is it tool late now to question the £600 fine part of the total amount to be paid ? That amount seems punitive.  Would making a statuary declaration regarding having no knowledge of the original court date apply ? And any other advice gratefully received. I am on Universal Credit and apparently they have already taken £177 via benefit reductions which I wasn’t aware of, but does make it seem strange that they were also unable to contact me.    Many thanks for any assistance 
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    • Would this be OK to send or is it too much detail already ?   "In response to your letter dated  xxx Intention of Prosecution reference xxxxxx I would like to advise that no collision / accident took place at the given date / time / location. There was however an altercation with the driver of a commercial vehicle who punched and kicked my car, verbally abused me when I stopped and acted in a distinctive threatening and aggressive manner. I advised I would be reporting him to his company for threatening behaviour and vandalism for punching and kicking my car whilst driving past in the road. When I tried to take a photo of his number plate, he came towards me in a further aggressive and threatening manner, so I decided to retreat into my car and lock the doors before he could reach me, as I was frightened he may assault me. I drove off and when I checked my phone later , the photo was regrettably unusable, as the camera couldn’t focus properly when I rushed back to my car. So I decided not to report him for his threatening behaviour and actions, as at the time I believed he would be untraceable anyway. So I am not sure if the accusations against me are in relation to this altercation, but no actual collision took place at this time , date and location as alleged in your letter"  
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    • 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.

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

       

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That's great news :) congratulations

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Thank you, I was getting worried now I have reached the big 60, I thought I may never work again. I have been told that companies are getting between 20 and 30 CV`s these days. I have a sneaky felling that this job was created for me but I wont let them down. I was getting stalled off being at home never mind missing the money. Not a lot more cleaning you can do to a spotless house! I must have gone round every nook and cranny 15 times! Still it kept me off the streets. lol

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The same thing happened to me a while back Hills. I actually left though in the first place because they were treating me like crap, and I was working all the hours God sent for no extra pay. After a couple of years, I was approached by the MD and he begged me to come back. I ended up accepting but my wages were very reasonable this time as I was taken on a Supervisor. On my first day, I noticed he had hired 5 other people over the last 2 years to do the job that I was doing alone before I left (and their wages were far more attractive than what I was getting before I left). He tried to make me sack them all one by one as they were rubbish, but he thought I would then carry on doing all the work myself. After getting rid of the first one I confronted him to find that this was indeed his plan. He then said that he no longer neede me as Supervisor but I could still work there on a comission only basis.

 

So, I just walked again.:oops:

 

I can't believe it, but he has since asked me to go back a third time.........I don't think so.

 

Does this man have no shame?

 

 

If all else fails, kick them where it hurts and SOD'EM;)

 

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well that job did not last long, it went from being full time to part time to 6 hours a week! I had not even started there! Told them to stick it. I was supposed to sit waiting at the end of the phone waiting to be called in as and when needed!

 

I have another interview tomorrow, so fingers, eyes and toes crossed. Onwards and upwards

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Thought you'd got a cushion when I read your thread title.

 

Sorry the job didn't work out. Their loss methinks. :wink:

 

Fingers crossed for good news on Monday!

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Excellent news! Well done :)

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I Wish you everything you wish yourself.

 

NatWest Claimed £1,639. Accepted £1,344.

Natwest Paid me again as GOGW £1,656. Yes they can have it back if they say please.

Barclays 1 Claimed £1,260. Won by default. Paid in full

Barclays 2 Claimed £2,378. Won by default. Paid in full

Birmingham Midshires. Claimed £2,122. Accepted £2,075.

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:-Dwell done

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Gone but never forgotten,Little Miss Sunshine, Alisha Marie. 15/12/2005 ~ ~ 13/02/2006

Our  beloved Dalmatian Jazz,  gone to join Wal at Rainbow Bridge, hope you are now pain free .  20/9/2005 ~ ~ 24/3/2019

 

 

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Nice one Hils! :whoo: :whoo:

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